Information Literacy Projects

Information Literacy

The British Library of Development Studies (BLDS) has been developing an information literacy programme in collaboration with partners within a developing country context. The target audiences are information intermediaries, including librarians, researchers, and development NGOs.

The programme includes the co-development of a scalable, enquiry-based information literacy programme; a monitoring and evaluation toolkit to measure the impact of information capability interventions; and regional workshops to share best practice approaches to stimulating demand for research knowledge.

The four major components of the BLDS’ programme are:

The Information Capability programme is part of the DFID-funded Mobilising Knowledge for Development (MK4D) project. For more information see our contacts page.