The Journal of Information Literacy was launched today and is edited by Sheila Webber from the University of Sheffield. Jane Secker from the LSE is the Deputy Editor.   

Volume 1, Issue 1 is now available from the Information Literacy website:

http://www.informationliteracy.org.uk/JIL.aspx 

JIL is an international, peer-reviewed, academic journal that aims to investigate Information Literacy (IL) within a wide range of settings.  Papers on any topic related to the practical, technological or philosophical issues raised by the attempt to increase information literacy throughout society are encouraged. JIL is published in electronic format only and is an open-access title.

The aim of JIL is to investigate and to make generalised observations on how Information Literacy impacts on organisations, systems and the individual.  While recognising the firm foothold already established by IL in the Higher Education sector, the editorial board, seeks to consolidate and extend this to a wider educational audience. Furthermore the board welcomes ever-wider interpretations of IL that extend its theoretical interpretation and practical use beyond the educational arena and across national frontiers.