Aging is a process which takes place on a physiological, psychological, and social aspect, hence reflecting itself on the life quality of elderly people. Considering a large proportion of elderly people in the population, it is necessary to adapt the older people to the modern society as much as possible, with regards to including them in the digitalized and computerized society, therefore allowing them to keep pace with modern times. The term digital, i.e. information literacy implies the ability to read and comprehend the information available on the Internet or the multimedia texts. The main concern of this thesis is a theoretical view on how the elderly people collect information relevant to them, and the importance of providing them with help and support whilst doing so. According to some studies, whose results are shown in this thesis, elderly people mostly use traditional sources as the sources of information, whereas they seldom use the computers and the Internet. The main reason behind that can be attributed to the lack of understanding of technology and insufficient digital skills, which should be improved by teaching information literacy. Due to the coronavirus health crisis the elderly people are increasingly faced with social isolation, which poses an additional reason for them to develop their digital competencies, thus remaining the equal members of society.