When the library steps in

Abstract

Media and information literacy (MIL) was recently introduced in the Philippines although it has been thetalk of the town since the Grunwald Declaration on media education in 1982. De La Salle University (DLSU) Librariesis an active partner in promoting MILanddecided to supportthisas part of its information literacy campaign.This project report provides anoverview of a seminar-workshop programme on MILconducted at DLSU Libraries for public school teacher-librarians. The programmeis based on a United Nations Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organization(UNESCO)publication entitled ‘Pedagogies of Media and Information Literacies’which has five modules: Understanding media and information literacy; Young people as global media audiences; Media cultures and technologies; How to interpret media; Cooperation and sharing ideas.The project report acknowledges how the participants were able to grasp and understand the MIL values and how they were able to apply these values in their own workplace.Finally, the report shares analyses of the participants’ reviews of the programme.