The European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL), organized by the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University and Department of Information and Communication Sciences of Zagreb University, will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 23-25 October 2013. Aim and Scope: Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning being the main theme, ECIL aims to bring together researchers, information professionals, educators, policy makers, employers and all other related parties from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current issues, recent developments, standards, techniques, challenges, theories, and good practices