Through a rather bizarre, and yet for this list, probably irrelevant route,
I recently happened upon the entry for Information Literacy in the
increasingly well thought of Wikipedia. (Have a look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy).
A couple of things struck me: firstly the entry is fairly current yet, from
my limited perspective, seems less than comprehensive although including as
it does some historical background; however it appears to be wholly North
American in its treatment. I presume that the rationale behind Wikipedia –
that contributions are not solicited by any editorial board – means that
such unevennesses do occur and probably prevail. What remedy, if any, would
those on this list suggest ? I have an urge to perhaps at least mention the
developments within the UK while at the same time being mindful of European
and Australian initiatives. At most I should like to suggest that
enthusiasts from this list might work towards developing a fuller (global)
analysis or explanation that could be integrated with what already exists in
Wikipedia.
Some amongst you may indeed wish to disagree with what already exists in the
entry. All comments welcomed?
Ronan O’Beirne
Principal Libraries Officer: Information.
Libraries Archives and Information Service.
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Central Library, Prince’s Way
BRADFORD BD1 1NN
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