Postman, N., & Weingartner, C. (1969). Teaching as a subversive activity. New York: Delacorte Press, p. 23.

Information Literacy lies at the core of lifelong learning. It empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. It is a basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion of all nations.

Lifelong learning enables individuals, communities and nations to attain their goals and to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the evolving global environment for shared benefit. It assists them and their institutions to meet technological, economic and social challenges, to redress disadvantage and to advance the well being of all.*

*SOURCE:  The Alexandria Proclamation, High-Level Colloquium on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, November 6-9, 2005, Sponsored by UNESCO, NFIL, and IFLA, 2005, p. 2.