1. World Library and Information Congress, 72th. IFLA General Conference and Council Seoul, Korea, August 20-24, 2006 Jesús Lau, Ph.D. jlau@uv.mxjlau@uv.mx / www.jesuslau.comwww.jesuslau.com Director, USBI-VER Library, and Coordinator, UV Virtual Library Universidad Veracruzana / DGB Veracruz, México High Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt UNESCO - IFLA Information Literacy Section Contributions

2. Main Contributions with UNESCO funding: 1.International Directory. International Information Literacy Resources Directory 2.World Report. International Information Literacy State- of-the Art Report 3.Book. A monograph that will include international information literacy experiences 4.International IL logo. A contest to select an international visual branding for information literacy 5.Guidelines on Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning

3. We request your collaboration: 1. International IL Directory Record your information resources in the directory More than 20 categories of resouces: courses, pedagogical tools, conferences, tutorials Give visibility to your work and share your experiences with your peers around the world www.uv.mx/usbi_ver/unesco

4. 2. International IL State-of-the Art Report Write a report about the state of information literacy in your country Or, send us a bibliography of your national publications We will do the literature review and include it in the report www.uv-mx/usbi_ver/unesco

5. 3. Book: International IL experiences Contribute with a chapter about your national or institutional experience Recommend a paper that covers well your country´s activities in Information Literacy Deadline is October 1, 2006

6. 4. International IL Logo Promote the participation of librarians and graphic designers in your country Give us your national library association endorsement The Logo selection process will be ready for the Durban IFLA Conference Once the logo is ready, we would like you to use it

7. 5. Guidelines on Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning Help us to translate the guidelines into your national language Download them from the IFLA website Use them You can adopt or adapt them

8. Conclusions We will welcome your collaboration Become a member of the section We need representatives from the different regions of the world A big thanks for UNESCO funding!