(Must we call it) Information Literacy

As you know, 'Whittaker' is a champion of digital information literacy - no-one's going to get far if they're not web-savvy these days.  But is it just me, or is the term 'information literacy' a bit of a turn-off for today's students?  Sure, they need what we're offering, but are we making it sexy?

Anyway, here are two thoroughly worthwhile initiatives, for educators and information professionals to engage with, while we ponder on the best way to promote the message!

• National Information Literacy Framework Scotland - from primary to tertiary level and beyond.
• And now there's another initiative - Information Skills for a 21st Century Scotland, with an aptly-named website, http://www.therightinformation.org/. (This was launched at the recent CILIPS annual conference - the Scottish part of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.)