The article presents the results of a survey on users' education services
and information literacy classes offered by Italian academic libraries.
The survey was conducted between June and July 2011 with a specific
questionnaire. The results of the questionnaire were then combined with
the analysis of the University libraries' websites, in order to obtain a
clear "snapshot" of information literacy in Italian academic
libraries, and to find out if these services are effectively communicated
to library users.
The research shows that only one university out
of four explicitly mentions the students' training on its website - or on
its library systems' website: although it's undoubtedly a developing
field, there isn't yet a constant and widespread offer on the subject