Education for information literacy and actions performed by librarians

The objective of the research was to verify the actions that the librarians develop for the formation of skills for the users information literacy and their needs in relation to these actions. For that, it was carried out a field, descriptive, and qualitative research, with seven librarians from different types of libraries as participants. The data were collected through a focus group with some librarians to identify their experiences, actions and needs for educational practices focused on information literacy. Data analysis was based on the content analysis technique. Among the results it was possible to notice that the librarians have carried out several activities to train their users, that can contribute to the information literacy. It is concluded, however, that it is still necessary to strengthen the links between the fields of activity and educational institutions, in order to assist librarians with their needs regarding education for information literacy. Likewise, it is evident the relevance of making information literacy integrated into the process of training librarians, approaching it as a transversal content present in different disciplines, in view of training professionals prepared to seek and use information in a more critical, ethical and reflective way.