Document Type
Article
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Information Science, Library science
Abstract
The Working Group on Information Literacy (WGIL) was established by the Library Association of Ireland (LAI) in January 2006 to recommend strategies for the development of information skills at both a theoretical and practical level in the Library and Information Services sector in Ireland.
From the outset, one of the key objectives established was that the work of the WGIL would be approached on a cross-sectoral basis.
Membership of the group comprises ten members from across the range of LIS (Library and Information Services) sectors in Ireland. These include academic, special, schools, public, health and university sectors, and also a representative from the Department of Library & Information Studies (DepLIS), University College Dublin (UCD).
This article outlines the initial work of the group as they progress information literacy education in Ireland.
Recommended Citation
O’Brien, T. & Russell P. (2007) The Irish Working Group on Information Literacy (WGIL): A cross-sectoral approach. SCONUL Focus, Summer/Autumn 2007, Issue No. 41.
Publication Details
Sconul Focus 41, Summer/Autumn 2007.