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““Advocacy in Action”Advocacy in Action”““Advocacy in Action”Advocacy in Action”

2008, Lana W. Jackman, Ph.D.

Alexandria Proclamation 2005

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““Beacons of the Information Beacons of the Information Society”Society”

• InformatioInformation Literacyn Literacy

• Lifelong Lifelong LearningLearning

Source: National Forum on Information Literacy. (2003). The Alexandria Proclamation Source: National Forum on Information Literacy. (2003). The Alexandria Proclamation http://www.infolit.org/2005.htmlhttp://www.infolit.org/2005.html

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• Mission Mission – – mainstreaming mainstreaming information information literacy and literacy and lifelong learning lifelong learning philosophy philosophy worldwide.worldwide.

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Advocacy in ActionAdvocacy in Action

Boundary Boundary Crossing Crossing

LeadershipLeadership

The California Endowment

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• American Library American Library Association (ALA) Association (ALA) Presidential Committee Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: on Information Literacy: Final Report – 1989Final Report – 1989

• National Forum on National Forum on Information Literacy - Information Literacy - 19891989

• 1998 ALA Progress 1998 ALA Progress ReportReport

• Prague Declaration – Prague Declaration – 20032003

• International Alliance on International Alliance on Information Literacy - Information Literacy - 20042004

• Alexandria Alexandria Proclamation – 2005Proclamation – 2005

• U.S. Information U.S. Information Literacy Summit Literacy Summit – – 20062006

• National ICT Literacy National ICT Literacy Standards – 2008Standards – 2008

• 93+ U.S. Members and 93+ U.S. Members and the International the International AllianceAlliance

Milestones

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Information LiteracyInformation Literacy lies at the core of Lifelong Lifelong LearningLearning.

“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.” (The Alexandria Proclamation 2005)

Information Literacy: Asset Based Information Literacy: Asset Based Approach to Life Long LearningApproach to Life Long Learning

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• define define • access access • evaluateevaluate• manage manage • integrate integrate • createcreate• communicate communicate

((NICTLPC, 2008)NICTLPC, 2008)

• a person must be able to a person must be able to recognize when recognize when information is neededinformation is needed

• have the ability to locate, have the ability to locate, • evaluate, and evaluate, and • use effectively the use effectively the

needed information needed information (ALA, 1989) (ALA, 1989)

Information Information LiteracyLiteracy

ICT LiteracyICT Literacy

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Citizens of the WorldCitizens of the World

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2121stst Century Teaching and Learning Century Teaching and Learning UniverseUniverse

• Formal and Informal Formal and Informal • ICTsICTs• Diverse Learning StylesDiverse Learning Styles• Cultural CompetenceCultural Competence• Communities of Communities of

PracticePractice• Economic and Social Economic and Social

Well BeingWell Being• Government PolicyGovernment Policy• Habit of Mind – Habit of Mind –

Lifelong LearningLifelong Learning

Information Literacy

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EducationEducation BusinessBusiness NGOsNGOs GovernmentGovernment

Information LiteracyInformation Literacy

Lifelong Lifelong LearningLearning

Information and Communication Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)Technologies (ICTs)

CompetitivCompetitive e

AdvantageAdvantage

Toffler’s 21Toffler’s 21stst Century Third Wave Century Third Wave

Toffler, A. & Toffler, H. (1994). Creating a new civilization: The politics of the third wave. Atlanta: Turner Publishing.

HealthHealth

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• Evidence Based ResearchEvidence Based Research• Boundary Crossing LeadershipBoundary Crossing Leadership• Community Based Participatory Community Based Participatory

ResearchResearch• Diffusion StrategyDiffusion Strategy• National ICT Literacy National ICT Literacy

StandardsStandards• Enhanced Forum NetworkEnhanced Forum Network

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Boundary Crossing LeadershipBoundary Crossing Leadership

• Rooted in Social JusticeRooted in Social Justice• Seeks to address Seeks to address

isolation, fragmentation, isolation, fragmentation, and systemic inequitiesand systemic inequities

• Pro-active social change Pro-active social change agentsagents

• Foundation – Foundation – inclusiveness and inclusiveness and coalition building.coalition building.

The Alexandria Proclamation Team, The Alexandria Proclamation Team, http://www.infolit.org/2005.htmlhttp://www.infolit.org/2005.html

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2121stst Century Century Third WaveThird Wave ParadigmParadigm

2121stst Century Century Third WaveThird Wave ParadigmParadigm

NGOsNGOs

BusinessBusiness

GovernmentGovernmentEducationEducation

HealthHealth

ICT ICT UniverseUniverse

Information Literacy &Information Literacy &

Lifelong LearningLifelong Learning

Information Literacy &Information Literacy &

Lifelong LearningLifelong Learning

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Community Based Participatory Research Community Based Participatory Research Model (CBPR)Model (CBPR)

Source: The Wing Institute Source: The Wing Institute http://www.winginstitute.org/http://www.winginstitute.org/

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Turning Information into Knowledge and Turning Information into Knowledge and Putting Knowledge to Work.Putting Knowledge to Work.

Information Rules…Information Rules…

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What’s next…What’s next…

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Thank You!Thank You!National Forum on Information National Forum on Information

LiteracyLiteracy www.infolit.orgwww.infolit.org

Dr. Lana W. Jackman, Co-ChairPrincipal

Mélange Information Services, Inc.359 Walden Street

Cambridge, MA. 02138, U.S.A.617.354.6269

lj@melangeinfo.comlj@melangeinfo.comwww.melangeinfo.comwww.melangeinfo.com