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World Library and Information Congress,
72th. IFLA General Conference and Council
Seoul, Korea, August 20-24, 2006
Jesús Lau, Ph.D.
jlau@uv.mx / www.jesuslau.com
Director, USBI-VER Library, and Coordinator, UV Virtual Library
Universidad Veracruzana / DGB
Veracruz, México
High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
UNESCO - IFLAUNESCO - IFLA
Information Literacy Section ContributionsInformation Literacy Section Contributions

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Main
Contributions with UNESCO funding:
1. International Directory. International Information
Literacy Resources Directory
2. World Report. International Information Literacy State-
of-the Art Report
3. Book. A monograph that will include international
information literacy experiences
4. International IL logo. A contest to select an
international visual branding for information literacy
5. Guidelines on Information Literacy for Lifelong
Learning

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We request your collaboration:
1. International IL Directory
• Record your information resources in the
directory
• More than 20 categories of resouces: courses,
pedagogical tools, conferences, tutorials
• Give visibility to your work and share your
experiences with your peers around the world
• www.uv.mx/usbi_ver/unesco

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2. International IL State-of-the2. International IL State-of-the
Art ReportArt Report
• Write a report about the state of information
literacy in your country
• Or, send us a bibliography of your national
publications
• We will do the literature review and include it
in the report
• www.uv-mx/usbi_ver/unesco

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3. Book: International IL3. Book: International IL
experiencesexperiences
• Contribute with a chapter about your national
or institutional experience
• Recommend a paper that covers well your
country´s activities in Information Literacy
• Deadline is October 1, 2006

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4. International IL Logo4. International IL Logo
• Promote the participation of librarians and graphic
designers in your country
• Give us your national library association endorsement
• The Logo selection process will be ready for the Durban
IFLA Conference
• Once the logo is ready, we would like you to use it

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5. Guidelines on Information
Literacy for Lifelong Learning
• Help us to translate the guidelines into
your national language
• Download them from the IFLA website
• Use them
• You can adopt or adapt them

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ConclusionsConclusions
• We will welcome your collaboration
• Become a member of the section
• We need representatives from the
different regions of the world
• A big thanks for UNESCO funding!