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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
National Information Literacy Awareness Month
October 2009 is National Information Literacy Awareness Month, according to a proclamation statement issued on October 1, 2009 by President Obama. The President specifically calls people "to recognize the important role information plays in our daily lives, and appreciate the need for a greater understanding of its impact."
Excerpts from the proclamation:
Though we may know how to find the information we need, we must also know how to evaluate it. Over the past decade, we have seen a crisis of authenticity emerge. We now live in a world where anyone can publish an opinion or perspective, whether true or not, and have that opinion amplified within the information marketplace.
An informed and educated citizenry is essential to the functioning of our modern democratic society, and I encourage educational and community institutions across the country to help Americans find and evaluate the information they seek, in all its forms.
Read the complete proclamation: The White House -- Proclamation