Library 2.013 virtual conference recordings on the following strands are available here.
- STRAND 1: Digital Services, Preservation, and Access
- STRAND 2: Emerging Technologies and Trends
- STRAND 3: Learning Commons (for school libraries and/or academic libraries)
- STRAND 4: Management of Libraries and Information Centers in the 21st Century
- STRAND 5: User Centered Services and Models
- STRAND 6: Library and Information Professionals – Evolving Roles and Opportunities
- STRAND 7: Doctoral Student Research
- STRAND 8: Library and Information Center “Tours”
UNESCO has launched its Global Media and
Information Literacy (MIL) Assessment Framework for the evaluation of
countries’ readiness to create an enabling environment for MIL. The
publication also aims to assess citizens’ competencies on MIL,
particularly targeting teachers in service and training.
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| Source: UNESCO |
"MIL is defined as a set of competencies that empowers citizens to access, retrieve, understand, evaluate and use, create, as well as share information and media content in all formats, using various tools, in a critical, ethical and effective way, in order to participate and engage in personal, professional and societal activities".
UNESCO advocates that MIL be one of the preconditions of sustainable development and that literate use of information, media and ICT tools, including the Internet, will help to ensure that everyone enjoys the full benefits of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly freedom of expression and access to information.
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