We all know that we live in what is called the Information Age. Previously information was hard to obtain. Now there is a glut of it. Computers, mobile phones, VCRs, camcorders, pocket calculators, compact disks, faxes and the Internet enable humans to generate, communicate, save, play with, transform and transmit information easily and cheaply. Devices such as microchips, optical fibre cabling and software enable computers to manipulate that coded information at blinding speed.
Information is a vital and valuable commodity today.
Like the societal revolutions that have gone before, the information revolution is changing the way humans live, work and play. Students need not only access to information but also the ability to use it easily and effectively. This means they need to be information literate, to focus on the how of learning, as well as on the what .