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Special Presidential Committee __________ Community Partnerships Initiative |
How does one advocate for information literacy? |
| The American Librarian Association is committed to advocacy and to
training librarians, friends and trustees how to advocate for libraries
and librarians. Advocacy is critical to the success of libraries and this
success can be seen annually as the numbers of library supporters across
the country grow and as advocates reach out to speak for and educate the
general public, the profit sector, other non-profit environments as well
as local, state and national legislative bodies.
One can advocate for libraries and librarians in general, for the importance of libraries in a democratic society, and for access to resources and materials, to name but a few areas and issues, however, there is a growing need to advocate for importance of an information literate populace. The American Library Association as created two tools to assist advocates in preparing for this advocacy. Visit the documents linked below for general information about the importance of and a "how to" for library advocacy in general (Library Advocacy for 21st Century) and for a document that provides specificity for advocacy for information literacy. (Library Advocacy Now! Building Communities) These documents are designed to prepare partnership organizers and partners in preliminary partnership training. The documents provide messages for general training (and can be used
in their entirety) and can be used to provide content for letters of invitation
to partners, press releases, sound bites, and speeches to entice and educate
partnerships. Additional documents, including benchmark and model documents
will be added as the Community Partnership website grows with the process.
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Advocacy for 21st Century
The ALA Special Presidential Committee on Information Literacy and Advocacy is focusing on building public awareness on literacy and the 21st Century. This website provides a wealth of tools, tips and techniques to help public, school, special and academic librarians. ALA @ your library TM The American Library Association's new "@your library"TM website provides additional tools and opportunities for your library. |
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