New Skills Bring New Opportunities. A case study on information literacy at the University of Zimbabwe

Abstract

Information Literacy is, in a sense, learning to learn. It has been seen as a vehicle for the empowerment of individuals. In 2004, the University of Zimbabwe embarked on an information literacy programme with the aim of empowering students so that they would be able to transform information and create knowledge to solve problems. One of the key aspects was the University's inclusion of information literacy in the curriculum. This case study examines the successes and challenges of implementing an information literacy course