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Media and Information Literacy - Resources
Last update:5 February 2024
Publications
Resolutions, recommendations, and declarations
- UN General Assembly Global Media and Information Literacy Week Resolution A/RES/75/267
- General Conference Global Media and Information Literacy Week Resolution
- Evaluation of UNESCO's work in the thematic area of media and informationl literacy (MIL)
- Belgrade Recommendations on Draft Global Standards for Media and Information Literacy Curricula Guidelines
- Youth Open Letter to Heads of International Development Organizations and States to Act on Media and Information Literacy
- Global Framework for Media and Information Literacy Cities (MIL Cities)
- Riga Recommendations on Media and Information Literacy in a Shifting Media and Information Landscape
- Fez Declaration on Media and Information Literacy
- Beacons of the Information Society: The Alexandria Proclamation on Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
- The Prague Declaration: "Towards an Information Literate Society"
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Visual and audio resources
Resources developed by partners
- International Media and Information Literacy Institute Feasibility Study Report
- Teaching and Learning Through Twitter
- Understanding Media and Information Literacy in the Digital Age
- Marketing, Communication, Technology and Innovation in the MIL Cities
- From Smart Cities to MIL Cities: Metrics inspired by the vision of UNESCO
Documents
Media Literacy Series
- Approaches to Development Communication
Jan Servaes (ed.); 2002; 571 p. - A Survey on National Cinematography (English | French | Spanish)
Survey Report; March 2000; 38 p. - Youth Media Education
The Seville Seminar, February 2002; 261 p. - Youth and Media Globalisation
The UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Youth and Media, Goteborg; 236 p. - Promote or Protect? Perspectives on Media Literacy and Media Regulations
The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media Nordicom, Goteborg University; YearBook 2003: 261 p.
Other documents
- Aspects of Literacy Assessment: Topics and Issues from the UNESCO Expert Meeting
Paris, France; June 2005; 45 p. - IFLA Off-Site Session - IFLA Information Literacy Section/UNESCO: Media and Information Literacy Indicators and Government Action Recommendations (Programme)
August 2011; 1 p. - Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers (Brochure)
2010 - Teacher Training Curricula for Media and Information Literacy
Background Strategy Paper of the International Expert Group Meeting
Paris, France; 16-18 June 2008; 31 p. - The Global Literacy Challenge: A profile of youth and adult literacy at the mid-point of the United Nations Literacy Decade 2003 - 2012
2008; 81 p. - The Literacy Decade: Getting Started; 2003-2004
2004; 86 p. - The Plurality of Literacy and its Implications for Policies and Programmes: Position Paper
2004; 32 p. - Towards Media and Information Literacy Indicators: Background Document of the Expert Meeting
Bangkok, Thailand; 4-6 November 2010; 53 p. - UNESCO Information Literacy Indicators: Validation Report
Prepared by Ralph Catts, University of Stirling, United Kingdom; February 2010; 33 p.