Dr. Maria-Carme Torras i CalvoChair, IFLA Information Literacy Section

Dr. Sharon MaderSecretary, IFLA Information Literacy Section

Global Partnerships for Information Literacy

•IFLA & UNESCO: a history of collaboration since 1947

•IFLA as the global voice, with the experts & the audience, and UNESCO as the global authority, with influence & infrastructure

•Mission of the IL Section: to create a worldwide network of library professionals who can work together across boundaries to advance the information literacy agenda globally

•IL Standing Committee: 20 members from 17 countries•Conferences, satellite programs, train the trainer workshops, website, projects to advance research & best practices•A focus on linguistic diversity, with translation of documents, resources, presentations to foster global sharing & capacity

IFLA & the IL Sectionas valuable partners

The IL Logo – Global Recognition

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Addressing the Multilingual Challenge

Collaborative MIL initiativesIFLA IL Section and UNESCO IFAP - working together to promote media and information literacy (MIL) worldwide:

MIL recommendations

International Conference: Media and Information Literacy for Knowledge Societies (Moscow, 24-28 June 2012)

Moscow Declaration on Media and Information Literacy

UNESCO MIL Curriculum for Teachers

Developing MIL indicators

IFLA MIL Recommendations

• Collaborative work initiated in 2010– Recognising the need to raise MIL awareness among governments

and other stakeholders.– Agreement to draw up international recommendations on media

and information literacy.

• Prepared in consultation with UNESCO and MIL experts from around the world.

• Endorsed by the IFLA Governing Board in December 2011.

• Presented at the nineteenth IFAP Bureau meeting.

• Endorsed by the Intergovernmental Council for IFAP (Paris, April 2012).

IFLA MIL RecommendationsIFLA recommends that governments and organisations:

•Commission research using MIL indicators as a base

•Support professional development

•Embed media and information literacy education in Lifelong Learning

•Recognise media and information literacy and Lifelong Learning as key elements for accreditation

•Include MIL in the core and continuing education of professionals & educators in all sectors;

• Implement MIL programs to increase the employability and entrepreneurial capacities of women and disadvantaged groups;

•Support thematic meetings within specific regions, sectors, and population groups.

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Next step: UNESCO endorsement

• To raise awareness of governmental and civil society institutions

• To develop comprehensive MIL programmes at all educational levels

• To advocate and implement MIL actions worldwide

• To foster international cooperation on actions, with the use of indicators and observatories

Media and Information Literacy for Knowledge Societies

Moscow, 24-28 June 2012

Source: UNESCO

MIL for Knowledge Societies Raising awareness of the significance, scale and

topicality of the tasks of MIL advocacy among information, media and educational professionals, government executives, and the public at large.

Identifying key challenges and outlining policies and professional strategies.

Improving international, regional and national response to MIL issues.

Moscow Declaration on MIL (2012) 1st working definition of MILA call to action for all stakeholders

UNESCO MIL Curriculum for Teachers

International Expert Meeting organised by IFAP (Moscow, 12 December 2011)

Round table at MIL for Knowledge Societies Conference

MIL IndicatorsDevelopment phase Implementation phase

Source: UNESCO

Working Groups at Moscow Conference & WSIS

The way aheadImportance of partnerships & joint initiativesFurther collaboration

MIL Recommendations: Need endorsementMIL Indicators: development & implementationCapacity building initiatives worldwide: train the trainers in all sectors (teachers, students, media professionals and librarians), using experts from across disciplines and professionsConferences & thematic meetings to reach both wide audiences and specific regions &populationsDevelop e-learning tools such as OER’s to make sure they include MIL resources

Librarians & IFLA as UNESCO’s strategic partners

Library professionals and IFLA, as the global voice of libraries, as key stakeholders to engage with other

partners (UNESCO, NGOs, governmental institutions, other professional groups) to promote MIL

worldwide.

Thank you