This in-service course is designed for any teacher who is involved in managing their school library and establishing infrastructure to support a research culture in their school. The course covers three essential components in developing an information literacy programme in the library: (1) Understanding the importance of information literacy in the Singapore context, (2) Exploring the particular information needs of a school (3) Developing programmes for the effective use of information which support a school’s curriculum.

• raise the awareness of participants of the importance of information literacy in the context of the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) 21^st Century Competencies and the 21^st Century Libraries Framework (OER5/16LCE-Building a Reading Culture);


• provide participants with principles and tools to establish the specific information needs of their school;


• provide participants with resources to enable teachers and students to access information efficiently, evaluate information critically and present information effectively.

1. 21st Century Competencies and Student Outcomes


2. 21st Century Libraries Framework


3. Combating Information Illiteracy

1. Understanding the school curriculum in terms of information resources


2. Recognizing and defining information resources for teachers


3. Recognizing and defininginformation resources for students

1. Efficient information retrieval


2. Critical evaluation of information


3. Effective presentation of information and research