Governor John R. Kasich has proclaimed October as Information Literacy Month in Ohio. Ohio now joins 18 other states’ and national and international organizations’ endeavors to raise awareness about what it means to be information literate. Governor Kasich’s proclamation “seeks to remind all citizens of the importance of the role of all libraries and librarians—academic, public, school, and special—in teaching information literacy, which fosters educational opportunities, economic prosperity, social cohesion, democracy, and quality of life.”
Click here to read the full proclamation. (Adobe reader required)
The National Forum on Information Literacy was created in 1989 as a response to the recommendations of the American Library Association’s Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. These education, library, and business leaders stated that no other change in American society has offered greater challenges than the emergence of the Information Age society. Detailed information about the National Forum on Information Literacy and the list of the others states that proclaim October as Information Literacy Month is available on their website.
Posted by Zoe Stewart-Marshall at October 15, 2012 02:47 PM