Políticas de formação para a competência informacional: o papel das universidades

Abstract

This work aims to study the importance of updated inquiries regarding issues of information literacy in universities. It discusses the concept of information literacy in the scope of society of information, taking in consideration aspects of complexity of using information in a technological society, however with actions that are daily concerning the valuation of multicultural reflections, the respect for differences, social and digital inclusion. It presents a brief study about policies for the development in the use of information in institutions of superior education, from the research carried through in the École de Bibliothéconomie et des Sciences de l’Information, Université de Montréal.