La alfabetización informacional desde una perspectiva global : el desastre agudiza nuestras mentes

Information literacy is crucially important for all peoples as has been dramatically demonstrated in times of disaster as well as in more normal times. Its many dimensions have been much discussed in the library and information literature and have been defined in standards in a number of countries. Putting those concepts into practice presents a logistical and resource challenge, a challenge to which we much rise if we are to support a fairer and more empowered global information society. Text presented at the Joint Nordic County Libraries Conference, Malmö, January 2005. Translated by Cristóbal Pasadas Ureña