%0 Generic
%A Armstrong, Chris
%A Boden, Debbi
%A Town, Stephen
%A Woolley, Marcus
%A Webber, Sheila
%A Abell, Angela
%D 2005
%F eprints3:6087
%I CILIP: Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals (UK)
%K information literacy, professional development, training, education
%N 1-2
%P 22-25
%T Defining Information Literacy for the UK
%U http://eprints.rclis.org/6087/
%V 4
%X Information literacy (IL) was adopted as the theme for the Presidential year of Professor Sheila Corrall, the first President of CILIP, in April 2002. At the end of her year as President, she called a meeting of experts and practitioners at CILIP, which concluded that the term was not understood or used consistently across all sectors in the UK. A working party was formed, charged with producing a definition, as well as supporting material such as case studies demonstrating how IL can make a difference to individuals. A definition and lists of core skills were developed.