Information Literacy Month in the United States President of the United States has declared October as the month of information literacy, given the importance that is gaining for social and economic development of their country using information technology and communication. In early October, called on the American people to recognize the important role that information plays in our daily lives and the need for greater understanding of their impact.
In his proclamation, the President expressed the need to learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate and evaluate information for any situation. This new kind of literacy competence is also required to communicate through technology, including computers and mobile devices that can help decision making in everyday life.
national month of recognition of information literacy emphasizes the need for everyone to be experts in the skills necessary to navigate effectively in the information age. Calls
educators and educational institutions that take into account these new realities. In addition to knowledge basic reading, writing and arithmetic, it is equally important that students have the tools necessary to take advantage of the information. The ability to search, find and decipher the information is applicable to many life decisions.
This month, the United States dedicated to increasing awareness of information literacy for all citizens to understand its vital importance, since the belief that an informed and educated citizenry is essential to the functioning of a modern democratic society.
For this reason, we have implemented several procedures to exchange experiences through social networks
from which aims to bring together different professionals who are developing programs to Information Literacy to share some lessons learned and best practices that these programs have left, and as guidance for other professionals.
