The Internet is a global technological and communicative phenomenon that in complex ways pervades social change. The period of global internet expansion begins in the nineties of the twentieth century. At the beginning of the 21st century, the expansion takes place in the context of development of the social media and so-called social media. of the other network period (Web 2.0). Correlation of information literacy and education has been strongly influenced by the articulation of the 21st century education goals. The new goals were a major departure from the educational standards set in the past, reflecting the expectations of today's societies, the labor market, scientific institutions or industry. One of the fundamental changes is seen in the philosophy of traditional education, which never came from the premise that a human species can create more information than an individual can adopt. Nowadays, an educated person can not expect to adopt all the information within a particular area, which is why he primarily aspires to the concept of learning-how-to-learn. Higher education institutions in a new and competitive environment want you to have a curriculum for the 21st century, ie such study programs that will attract the critical mass of users. Information literacy with its capacity to create future employees who will know how to learn throughout life, solve problems and use information sources available, and ensure that information flow within the organization fully fits in the visible aspiration to achieve transformation. Today, the concept of information literacy, directly or indirectly, occupy a stable place in the discussion of education and consideration of the basic competencies needed by modern man. Through the use of information and communication technology in education, numerous new opportunities for delivering teaching content and communicating participants in the teaching process have been opened. Education can now take place remotely, via the Internet, without time and space constraints.