The Importance of Addressing Accepted Training Needs When Designing Electronic Information Literacy Training

The rise of the information revolution has led to information becoming a major producer of wealth. This revolution has increased the importance of being able to access and utilize information from a variety of sources, including information published electronically. The Skills.net program was designed to increase electronic- information literacy skills by providing "free or low cost access to training in online services and the Internet for those in the community who are least likely to have access." (Cavill & Miller, 1998) This study found that the Skills.net program did increase electronic information literacy. However the program did not adequately address the accepted training needs of its participants and therefore was not as successful as it could have been.