Information literacy training as a part of university degree programs: the case of the University of Tampere

Information literacy (IL) training has gained more visibility in Finnish higher education institutions during last decade. The Finnish university libraries had a joint project during 2004-2006 to enhance the role of IL in higher education. In the 2000s several university libraries have strongly developed their own IL-training programs. Due to the Bologna process and its standards for academic degrees, IL training has become compulsory for some disciplines. This article describes the latest developments of IL-training in relation to the educational reform in the higher education institutes which took place in 2010-2012. As an outcome of the reform IL training has been integrated into all new degree programs at the University of Tampere.