This Lecture is intended to highlight the important relationship between Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning which will eventually lead to a Knowledge Society. However, the KILL Acronym transmits the reality that acquiring different skills is an big endeavor.

1. Knowledge, Information Literacy & Lifelong Learning KILL

3. Is this Feasible?

4. Why Now?

5. What’s Missing?

6. Is it Necessary? Can we do without?

7. Is it related to the Future?

9. School

10. Specialized

11. Academic

13. Information Economy “Organizations that do not understand the overwhelming importance of managing data and information as tangible assets in the new economy will not survive.” (Peters, 2001 in Mosley & Brackett, 2010, p. 1; Webb, 2008, p. 28)

14. Information Ages Sumerians [cuneiform, alphabet, writing, libraries ~ Hobart & Schiffman, 1998; Casson, 2001] Printing[information explosion, books, reformation, renaissance, knowledge ~ Hobart & Schiffman, 1998; Dewar, 1998] Information Age [information superhighway ~ Hobart & Schiffman, 1998; Weggeman, 2007] (Boelens, 2011)

16. 500,000 written works

17. accommodate 5000 students at any one time[known world at that time] (Webb, 2008, pp. 20-21)

19. format in which the data is presented;

20. timeframe represented by the data; and

21. Relevance of data to a given usage.(Mosley & Brackett, 2010, p. 2)

22. 21st Century Schools “School libraries are no longer just for books. Instead, they have become sophisticated 21st century learning environments offering a full range of print and electronic resources… (School Libraries Work, 2008, p. 4)

23. 21st Century Scenario “…but only when they are staffed by qualified professionals trained to collaborate with teachers and engage students meaningfully with information that matters to them both in the classroom and in the real world”. (School Libraries Work, 2008, p. 4)

24. i2010…Lisbon Strategy “The European Parliament strongly supports an information society focusing on the citizen and the public interest”. (Com. EC, 2006)

25. i2010…Lisbon Strategy “It is well-established that information and communication technologies (ICT) are a key element for productivity growth and that their use contributes to the prosperity of modern economies. However, this finding has not been translated into appropriate action.” Is ICT KEY (Com. EC, 2006)

26. i2010…Lisbon Strategy “Recent figures show EU investment in ICT research still lagging behind our competitors. The US has consistently invested almost twice as much as the EU in ICT since 2000. (Com. EC, 2006) Are we investing Right?

27. i2010…Lisbon Strategy “…investments in broadband subscriptions… services…policies…” (Com. EC, 2006) Are we missing something

28. Updating our Understanding “The purpose of school libraries has always been to support instruction in the school; this ignores the fact that school libraries were often established for other purposes unrelated to school instruction, as, for instance, meeting the recreational reading needs of the children, or the needs of adult members of the community” (Gates, 1968)

29. Historical Background Great Britain “It is possible that little attention has been paid to the school library in historical studies because it has traditionally been seen as playing a dependent role in both education and librarianship.” (Clyde, 1981) North America “…school librarians became part of the teaching staff after justifying their programmes…These programmes resulted in Library Instruction in ‘70s & ‘80s to make students self-sufficient users of information…practitioners and scholars were interested in the concept of information handling…” (Thomas, 2004) Australia “During the ‘30s – ’50s changes in the educational philosophies created the need for general reading and information resources.” (Johnson, 1986) (Boelens, 2011)

30. What’s Up? “…there is no sign of this immense technological and social revolution slowing down.” (Abbott, 2000) “…little time to develop skills such as thoughtful concentration and reflection.” (Costa, 2001) “Digital Natives” (Prensky, 2001) “…today’s childhood is a toxic combination of TV, films, video games and the internet. (McDonnell, 2001) (Boelens, 2011)

31. What’s Up? “…the need to help children to use media and the Internet safely and responsibly.” (Willard, 2007) “Digital Natives” (Prensky, 2001) “The informal learning environment of television, video games and the internet are producing learners with a new profile of cognitive skills.” (Greenfield, 2009) (Boelens, 2011)

32. Lifelong Learning “all learning activity undertaken throughout life, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competence, within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective” (Harvey, 2004) (Boelens, 2011)

33. Lifelong Learning “…an expression indicating acquiring new knowledge considered a continuous process…does not end when leaving school or university, but continues uninterrupted even after retirement, embracing all stages of life, all social groups …thanks, to a great extent of possibilities offered by e-learning (elearningeuropa, 2009b) (Boelens, 2011)

34. Information & LLL “…the sheer volume and abundance of information does not in itself create a more informed society.” (Webb, 2008, p. 129

35. cont…LLL The Alexandria Proclamation on IL and LLL Beacons of the Information Society: “Information literacy and lifelong learning are the beacons of the Information Society, illuminating the courses to development, prosperity and freedom…” (IFLA, 2005a) (Boelens, 2011)

36. cont…LLL “IL lies at the core of LLL. It empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion of all nations…” (Boelens, 2011)

38. mathematical literacy;

39. competence in science and technology;

40. digital competencies;

41. learning to learn;

42. interpersonal, intercultural and social competencies;

43. civil competencies;

44. entrepreneurship;

45. cultural expression.(Boelens, 2011)

46. Knowledge Society… Sumerians [cuneiform, alphabet, writing, libraries ~ Hobart & Schiffman, 1998; Casson, 2001] Printing[information explosion, books, reformation, renaissance, knowledge ~ Hobart & Schiffman, 1998; Dewar, 1998] Information Age [information superhighway ~ Hobart & Schiffman, 1998; Weggeman, 2007] Netherlands (1993), “Secondary Educational reforms... New educational concepts…learning instead of teaching… encouraging students to take an active, independent approach to learning were introduced… teacher's role shifted to becoming a coach and facilitator” (Boekhorst and Veen, 1996a) (Boelens, 2011)

47. KS – KM - PSC Knowledge Society Knowledge Management People as Social Capital (Johnson, 2004)

48. Information Society Competitive Advantage Knowledge Management Information Management Information Literacy (Webb, 2008, p. 133)

49. Information Society “…IL skills are an integral part of daily work activities for many employees.” (Webb, 2008, p. 130)

50. Society…What’s out There? “Although most college faculty are aware of the problems that students encounter when conducting research using the Internet, fewer recognize why their students lack success when using the electronic databases and indexes” (Jenson, 2004)

51. “From where do you get the details for Referencing your material?” 62 61 5 33 7 3 5 19 15 7 (Laferla, 2010)

52. What do we need? What’s missing?

54. Skills Gap exists

55. New Concept for Libraries

56. New Tech…New Skills…New Possibilities

57. Born Digital = Knowledgeable about Digital Issues?

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