InformAll - changes at the Research Information and Digital Literacies Coalition

Research Information and Digital Literacies Coalition (RIDLs) has re-cast itself as InformAll, with clearer objectives, better defined benefits of joining the organisation and a remit that goes beyond the realm of higher education. InformAll exists to provide 'a collaborative, multiagency focus for promoting the relevance, importance and benefits of Information Literacy in the lives of individuals as they progress through education and beyond', whether or not they all call it information literacy. This could include various professional groups other than librarians, including teachers, trainers, data managers, information scientists, researchers, professional bodies, career advisers, employers, trade unions, policy-makers and the not-for-profit sector. The uniqueness of InformAll is that it brings together interested partners from different backgrounds, providing a means of working collaboratively to capitalise on the perspectives, outlooks and expertise of the different groups of players, and brokering creative relationships between them. It also offers a rounded view of information literacy that helps capture these various perspectives.