Monday, July 01, 2024

US Government's new Information Literacy website

The USA's Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has just launched an official Government Information Literacy website with a focus on supporting library and museum professional meet local needs. It "disseminates successful practices, tools, and programs related to financial, health, digital, and other information literacy subject areas. Focusing on resources and programs delivered locally, Informationliteracy.gov supports library and museum practitioners and community-based organizations across the country in their efforts to meet community needs and provide resources and trainings on these subjects." Indeed, the panels on the home page focus on digital, financial and health literacy and the featured resources are mostly ones developed by libraries or museums.
Given the UK Government's narrower focus on media literacy, and the way in which it neglects the contribution of librarians, this website seems to me to be exciting! From a statement on the website, this follows up a requirement in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 for IMLS to support IL development (sadly, we don't have an equivalent to IMLS in the UK either).
Go to https://informationliteracy.gov/

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