Information literacy is critical to any meaningful education and training programme,
especially with regard to the use of ICT. A number of models provide
benchmarks that can be used to develop and offer an effective information literacy
programme, especially in achieving the level of literacy required for the digital
economy. Such models include the American Library Association (ALA) model,
the British standard by SCONUL, the WSIS Declaration of Principles (which define
the kinds of skills needed in the digital age), IFLA (provides standards for information
literacy), and Mutula and van Brakel integrated e-readiness model with five
dimensions of e-readiness that define information literacy competencies.