The Alexandria proclamation on information literacy and lifelong learning has just been produced. This will be promulgated by UNESCO, including at the World Summit on the Information Society that takes place 16-18 November. It starts
"Celebrating this week’s confirmation of the site of the Pharos of Alexandria, one of the ancient wonders of the world, the participants in the High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 6-9 November 2005 proclaim that information literacy and lifelong learning are the beacons of the Information Society, illuminating the courses to development, prosperity and freedom.
"Information Literacy lies at the core of lifelong learning. 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."
It can be found at http://eprints.rclis.org/3829/1/alexfinalreport.pdf [url updated 3 Feb 2021 (SW)]
(Photo by S. Webber: Poppy, Sheffield, June 2005)
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Alexandria proclamation
The Alexandria proclamation on information literacy and lifelong learning has just been produced. This will be promulgated by UNESCO, including at the World Summit on the Information Society that takes place 16-18 November. It starts
"Celebrating this week’s confirmation of the site of the Pharos of Alexandria, one of the ancient wonders of the world, the participants in the High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 6-9 November 2005 proclaim that information literacy and lifelong learning are the beacons of the Information Society, illuminating the courses to development, prosperity and freedom.
"Information Literacy lies at the core of lifelong learning. 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."
It can be found at http://eprints.rclis.org/3829/1/alexfinalreport.pdf [url updated 3 Feb 2021 (SW)]
(Photo by S. Webber: Poppy, Sheffield, June 2005)