IL, as
understood by the LIS profession, currently focuses on the personal development of the
information seeker or learner, with particular emphasis on text-based information resources and
those resource discovery systems that support areas such as personal self-development, teaching
and learning and, in some cases, the successful completion of learning assignments. When it
comes to workplace IL, the focus is still on the professional development of people within
organisations, from novice to expert. It should be added, however, that this development is both
subjective and inter-subjective, with individuals developing the ability to work collectively.