Information Literacy from the Public Library

Abstract

The present article addresses the development of information competencies from the public library. This comes as a result of an investigation related to the construction of an Information Literacy (Alfin, for its initials in Spanish), a proposal that fits the needs and demands that society has placed on the public library, regarding the qualification of citizens in different competencies to access the information and use it to face problems or daily needs. In consequence, the proposal is a methodological contribution in planning, implementing and assessing this type of programs from the public library. First, there is a theoretical review of concepts related to the development of Alfin, especially in the field of the public library; then, there is a review of the methodology implemented in the investigation, which allowed recognizing the elements that make part of the elaboration of the Alfin Program (context, structure, bases and methodological proposal). Finally, the results of the investigation are related to an information literacy proposal that allows developing competencies in the management of information generated in the public library.