‘Difficulties in delivering anational cross-sectoral reporton Information Literacy

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Terry O'Brien, Deputy Librarian,Waterford Institute of Technology

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Jamie Ward, Systems Librarian,Dundalk Institute of Technology

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Members of the LAI NationalWorking Group on InformationLiteracy (WGIL)

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Background / context

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Work of the group to date

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Some issues

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Proposed reportrecommendations

1 - Background

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Why is there a WGIL

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LAI AGM proposed by Exec.Board

“that this AGM calls ..adopt a standard forInformation skills; lobby to ensure government ismade aware of the need for and the value ofInformation skills; lobby government to recogniseand affirm the role of Libraries in the delivery andmaintenance of Information skills”