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ALA Task force seeks comments on digital literacy draft report 
Today, one group of literacy experts is asking library professionals to help 
them answer the question: what does “digital literacy” look like in a library 
context?The Digital Literacy Task Force – a group spearheaded by the American 
Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy – is now seeking 
comments on the preliminary report “Digital Literacy, Libraries, and Public 
Policy.” The document  seeks to provide a broad overview of libraries and 
digital literacy and discusses the current policy context, including digital 
inclusion, education and lifelong learning, and workforce development.
The Task Force (pdf) is made up of literacy experts from school, public, and 
higher-education libraries and represents a wide range of ALA units.  The Task 
Force addresses issues and questions related to digital literacy and national 
policy conversations. The report will serve as a launching point for the 
development of a set of recommendations to the Association and the broader 
library community to continue and expand libraries’ engagement and leadership to 
effect meaningful and sustainable change in our communities. The Task Force will 
develop these recommendations as a companion piece to this report.
The public comment period is open from September 18, 2012 – October 19, 2012. 
Commenters are asked to focus their feedback on substantive issues and the task 
force specifically asks representatives of each library type to consider how 
their library is portrayed.  Report andcommentinstructions can be found 
here: http://connect.ala.org/node/187923
Julie A. Walker
Executive Director
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
50 E. Huron
Chicago, IL  60611
1-800-545-2433 x4388
Direct:  312-280-4388
FAX:  312-280-5276
www.ala.org/ala/aasl
  
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