Badke had a conversation with Paul Zurkowski, the man who coined the phrase "Information Literacy" in the 1970s, and they discussed three general topics. First, they argued that information has real value and, therefore, people should pay for it. Secondly, information should be in the hands of the private sector because it must be uninhibited and productive. Third, the population should be able to access and manage information effectively and efficiently (Badke, 2010). Badke agrees with Zurkowski that giving away information worsens its value and diminishes its quality. It costs a lot of money to produce databases and peer-review journals. However, if someone does not pay for these services, the quality will be comparable to that of the World Wide Web. In other words, the public will end up with poor-quality information. According to Badkes, it is certainly correct to say that academics and other experts launch good websites, but it is also correct that the best information is paid for, even if access will ultimately be completely free. Second, Badke believes that the government should not produce information already provided by the private sector. He also believes the government should encourage private sector companies to create information before one of its programs produces it. In other words, the government should monitor the information, but should not be the primary creator of it. Third, Badke reiterates Zurkowski's goal of teaching all people how to access and manage information wherever they are. Libraries do not need to be the primary sources of information. National databases should provide information, while libraries cannot do so. Information literacy is essential f... middle of paper......w technology, the Internet and the Web are often thought to threaten our way of life. On the contrary, for the new digital generation, technology is simply another way of seeing the world, another way of interacting with each other and another way of “going where no man has gone before”. Works Cited Badke, W. (2010). Foundations of information literacy: Learning from Paul Zurkowski.Online, 34(1), 48-50. http://www.infotoday.com/Online/Geck, Caroline. (2006). Connecting Generation Z: Teaching computer literacy to the next online generation. Teacher Librarian, 33(3), 19-23. http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/Green, G. (2007). Information literacy: is it time to rethink?. Access, 21(3), 9-11.Jones-Kavalier, B. & Flannigan, S. (2008). Connecting the digital dots: 21st century literacy. Teacher Librarian, 35(3), 13-16. http://www.teachelibrarian.com/