Editorial: Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning

Abstract

The term, information literacy, which means the use, evaluation and repurposing of information for a wide range of uses was coined by Paul Zurkowski (1974) and drew its initial inspiration from the American publishing industry. A key major developmental policy document was the American Library Association"s Presidential Committee on information literacy: final report (American Library Association, 1989) which emphasised the importance of information literacy, not only in formal education, but also in the workplace, lifelong learning and as a civil and civic right and that, as a concept, it extended well beyond the education sector.