Information Literacy Programmes in Higher Education in the Czech Republic: the Path of Theory and Practice

• To support activities of academic libraries in the area of information education and to improve the level of information literacy of students, faculty and library users.
• To provide background and support for the librarians who are adopting information education and to help them to design their information literacy programs.
• To share experiences in designing, implementing and practicing information education in all its formats (library tours, freshmen introductory seminars, workshops, courses, and tutorials - in both face to face and online versions).
• To contribute to the implementation of information education in curriculum and provide authority and expertise to support libraries in negotiating with university administrators.
• To cooperate in designing online tutorials for library users and to promote them as good practice and as a source of inspiration for librarians and interested faculty.
• To provide and update state of the art surveys of information education in the country and abroad.