The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue was founded in 2022 to bring together researchers, educators, and other stakeholders to develop new information literacy models for navigating the perilous world of information.

Society faces significant information challenges today, ranging from misinformation campaigns designed to confuse and disempower, to a lack of access to credible information that can have life-altering, disproportionate effects on different communities. Information literacy researchers can make a positive difference in addressing these unwieldy challenges.

The Institute creates a community of information literacy researchers whose work enables people to successfully navigate today’s information environment. The Institute supports the creation of a pipeline of professional researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates interested in developing effective information literacy strategies for countering the variety of information disorders afflicting society.