Librarian and teaching information literacy. A proposal for action

The paper is devoted to the issue of teaching information literacy (IL ) in Polish library environments. The first part presents the state of the art, basing on analysis of Polish and foreign professional texts. Next, the origin of the very concept of information literacy and its definition, as well as models, standards, and guidelines related to it, are elaborated. Much attention is paid to the problems of teaching information skills in higher education, while stressing the special role of librarians in the process. Issues related to involving games in the teaching process and their possible modes of application are also discussed. Finally, a prototypical field game scenario which route proceeds within the Reference Reading Room of the Jagiellonian Library is presented