A structure without walls: The Welsh Information Literacy
Framework Dr Andrew Eynon WILP Project Manager [email protected]
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is knowing when and why you need information, where to find it
and how to evaluate use and communicate it in an ethical manner
Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals
(CILIP) 2004
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Internet users who say they are confident in judging whether a
website is truthful UK 74% Wales 77% I think that some of the
websites will be accurate or unbiased and some wont be UK 71% Wales
54% Ofcom. 2012. Internet use and attitudes bulletin.
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Gregynog Hall, University of Wales Conference Centre,
Newtown
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The Welsh Information Literacy Project aims to promote the
understanding and development of information literacy in education,
the workplace and the wider community in Wales
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1. An overarching statement on information literacy in Wales 2.
A web presence for the project 3. A report on information literacy
provision in across library sectors in Wales 4. An Information
Literacy Framework for Wales 5. Accredited units of learning in
information literacy 6. Advocacy for IL in schools 7. Support IL
amongst public library staff and users 8. Analysis of information
literacy in employability agenda
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1. An overarching statement on information literacy in Wales 2.
A web presence for the project 3. A report on information literacy
provision in across library sectors in Wales. 4. An Information
Literacy Framework for Wales 5. Accredited units of learning in
information literacy 6. Advocacy for IL in schools 7. Support IL
amongst public library staff and users 8. Analysis of information
literacy in employability agenda
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www.library.wales.org/information-literacy/
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Information Literacy Academic standards E-Safety Digital
Inclusion Independent learning Employ- ability Health Literacy
Basic skills Citizenship Community Bilingual access
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1. Agored Cymru 2. Levels 3. Credits 4. Qualifications 5.
Concurrent 6. Supported 7. Adding Value
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1. An overarching statement on information literacy in Wales 2.
A web presence for the project 3. A report on information literacy
provision in across library sectors in Wales. 4. An Information
Literacy Framework for Wales 5. Accredited units of learning in
information literacy 6. Advocacy for IL in schools 7. Support IL
amongst public library staff and users 8. Analysis of information
literacy in employability agenda
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1. Two pilots embedding IL framework in schools 2. Identify IL
Champions amongst each local authority library service 3. Support
IL training of public library staff in 5 authorities 4. Support the
delivery of Agored IL units to public library users in two
authorities