8. Within the 68th IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Berlin
2003 started a debate on the viability of developing an International
Information Literacy Certificate (IILC).
As IFLA fights for a greater presence of libraries and the LIS profession in
the UNESCO World Summit on the Information Society (2003-2005).
IFLA Information Literacy Section
9. Framework already in place for the
deployment of the IILC
• IFLA as international leader, sponsor and guarantor through an
IILC Foundation.
• Other partners include UNESCO, educational authorities,
professional associations, international agencies like IPA, ICA,
etc.
• National library associations as licensees.
• LIS professionals responsible for the delivery of modules if
licensed by the national body.
10. Teaching and learning modules
• Module 1: Basic concepts of ICT
• Module 2: Information needs analysis and different ways of meeting needs
• Module 3: Information seeking strategies and effective access and use of
information
• Module 4: Evaluation of information accessed
• Module 5: Organizing, applying and communicating information
• Module 6: Synthesizing and creating new information
• Module 7: Social and legal problems of information access and use
• Module 8: Subject-, discipline- and occupation-specific information issues
• Module 9: Specific information issues at national and regional level
• Module 10: Knowledge management and information issues in
organizations.