Given the recent changes in access to information, information and education professionals have begun to focus on skills and competencies that students need to take advantage of resources available to them and to develop habits of lifelong learning. Workforce analysts are examining the same set of skills in seeking to prepare workers to succeed in the current environment. Information literacy is the term used to represent these skills.
Information literacy forms the basis for lifelong learning.
It is common to all disciplines, to all learning environments, and to all levels of education. It enables learners to master content and extend their investigations, become more self-directed, and assume greater control over their own learning. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. American Library Association. Presidential Committee on Information Literacy.