Librarians and (public) libraries are active in promoting information literacy and (more recently) media literacy. After a brief historical sketch, this document describes how public libraries assist patrons and educational institutions in enhancing knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to critically engage with media and information. It sketches international organizations' endeavours to put media and information literacy (MIL) on the policy agenda, describes what is (not yet) known about the effectiveness of MIL programs, and offers recommendations for EU and public library policy.
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The Research Skill Development site provides numerous discipline-based applications of a conceptual framework used by academics to explicitly develop coursework student research skills.
Rückblick auf das Fachgespräch "Data Literacy – was braucht es für eine Datenkultur von morgen?" vom 2. September 2020: Um den Innovationsstandort Deutschland zu sichern, ist die Etablierung einer Datenkultur, die Schaffung eines Daten-Ökosystems und die Nutzung von Open Data notwendig.