Editorial: Information and digital literacy initiatives

Machin-Mastromatteo, Juan-D. Editorial: Information and digital literacy initiatives. Information Development, 2021, vol. 37, n. 3, pp. 329-333. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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It is a pleasure and privilege to present, for the first time, an issue of Information Development, an extended issue in this case. The term information literacy is among the classic terms in library and information science (LIS), as it was coined in the 1970s, and it refers to an individual’s skills for using information, which includes information seeking, access, retrieval, evaluation, management, reuse, and communication, often regardless of its genre or medium. Being information literate means that a person is capable of successfully interacting with information, while information literacy is often used for referring to the act of aiding people to develop their information skills, and as it defines this area of practice, it also can be used for labelling the corresponding research area. Digital literacy is a newer term, coined during the 1980s and in a similar way refers to individual’s skills for successfully using information and communications technologies (ICT) and interacting with digital information ecosystems.

Item type:	Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords:	information literacy, initiatives, programs, projects
Subjects:	C. Users, literacy and reading.
Depositing user:	Dr. Juan-D. Machin-Mastromatteo
Date deposited:	22 Jun 2025 08:48
Last modified:	22 Jun 2025 08:48
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/46305

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