2. Welsh Information Literacy Project
First steps to an
information literate nation
Cathie Jackson
Joy Head

5. Gregynog Hall, University of Wales Conference Centre, Newtown

10. A “Welsh Information Literacy Framework”

11. Project steering
group
A project post:
Information Literacy
Development Officer
for Wales

12. Welsh Information
Literacy Project
• Phase One
• Phase Two

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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. A draft information literacy framework for
information literacy in Wales

18. www.library.wales.org/informationliteracy/
www.llyfrgell.cymru.org/llythrenneddgwybodaeth/

33. March 2011
A draft information literacy framework for information
literacy in Wales that will provide notional levels of
information literacy skills and competences for all
levels of learners

36. Phase two
• .

37. 1.Further development of the Framework
2.Create accredited units of learning in
information literacy at entry levels 1 and 2
3.Advocacy bank of materials for IL in
schools/colleges
4.Analysis of information literacy in employability
agenda
5.Digital Inclusion / First Click

39. We are keen to raise the profile of information literacy

40. What has helped the project succeed?
Collaboration
Linking to current
frameworks for learning
Gathering the evidence
and selling the benefits

42. Diolch yn fawr