Where do we stand - Information Literacy European Report

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This was presented at the UNESCO-sponsored Training the Trainers (TTT) Information Literacy seminar held in Quebec City, Canada, 8-9 August 2008. The programme included presentations on information literacy developments in different regions of the world. I presented an overview of European developments.

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Where do we
stand? Information
Literacy: European
report
Sheila Webber
University of Sheffield
Department of Information Studies
August 2008
UNESCO Training the Trainers workshop, Quebec City

A varying picture: despite harmonisation
• Different educational systems and approaches
• Differing approaches to national healthcare
• Different Government priorities
• Different histories
• Different languages
• (and so forth)
• (and what is “Europe”?)

Sheila Webber, May 2008

Where do we stand - Information Literacy European Report

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