INFORMATION LITERACY: from origins to trends

Information literacy is presented, a theme considered important for contemporary society, from some historical and conceptual aspects that involve its origin and the main changes that it has undergone throughout its history. We highlight the different factors that contributed to its consolidation, highlighting its role at the international level and its emerging situation in Brazil. The purpose of this article is to contribute with a theoretical description from a selective bibliographic review on the theme, offering an overview from its origins to the main trends that may contribute to Brazilian society, as a movement of citizenship and lifelong learning thatitis vitally important for every one to have access to and make intelligent use of information and to build knowledge applicable to issues of sustainability, social development and innovation in the context of ongoing changes.