Open AccessThe Age-Friendly Media and Information Literate (#AFMIL) City:
Author(s) -
Sheila Webber,
Bill Johnston
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of information literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 1750-5968
DOI - 10.11645/13.2.2672
Subject(s) - information age , sociology , user friendly , public relations , key (lock) , political science , computer science , computer security , law , operating system
This paper proposes a model for developing an Age-Friendly Media and Information Literate (#AFMIL) city. It starts by addressing general issues concerning ageing and ageism. Key features of UNESCO’s framework for a media and information literate city are described. The authors proceed to identify relevant international handbooks, guidelines and initiatives concerning age-friendly environments, cities for human rights, smart cities, creative cities and informational cities. Drawing on these documents, the authors outline a model for developing an #AFMIL city, centred on older people enacting three roles: their role as consumers of media and information; older people as represented in the media; and older people in their role as creators, critics and innovators. They highlight the role of librarians in this development.