Web literacy encompasses the skills and competencies needed for reading, writing, and participating on the World Wide Web.1 It has been described as "both content and activity" meaning that web users should not just learn about the web but also about how to make their own website.2
History
In the late 1990s, literacy researchers began to explore the differences between printed text and network-enabled devices with screens. This research was largely focused on two areas: the credibility of information that can be found on the World Wide Web3 and the difference that hypertext makes to reading and writing.4 These skills were included in definitions of information literacy and included in a SCONUL position paper in 1999.5 This paper became the '7 Pillars of Information Literacy', which was last updated in 2011.6
See also
See also
References
References
- "Web Literacy Map (1.1.0)". Mozilla Webmaker. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- Davidson, C.N. & Surman, M. "Why Web Literacy Should Be Part of Every Education", Fast Company. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- Detweiler, M. C., Hess, S. M., & Peck, A. C. (1996, October). Acquiring User-Centered Design Skills by Designing and Evaluating World Wide Web Pages. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 459-462). SAGE Publications
- Snyder, I., & Joyce, M. (Eds.). (1998). Page to screen: Taking literacy into the electronic era. Psychology Press.
- SCONUL Advisory Committee on Information Literacy (1999) Information skills in higher education: a SCONUL position paper. Prepared by the Information Skills Task Force, on behalf of SCONUL.
- SCONUL. (2011). 7 Pillars of Information Literacy Core Model Archived 2023-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 February 2015.