Information Literacy

[NIRANJAN MOHAPATRA]

Dear Professionals,
Please tell me more about "Information Literacy"

My Quries..........

1.What is an "Information Literacy"?
2.What skills do they process?


waiting ur reply....

with best regards,

NIRANJAN

[NIRANJAN MOHAPATRA]

Ok mam...thanks for ur inf.

 

[Krishna Chandra Mishra]

Information literacy is the ability to identify, evaluate, organise and use the information judiciously. According to American Library Association "Information literacy as a set of abilities requiring individual to recognise when information in need and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information". Information literacy is the survival skill in the information age.

There are many methods to provide Information Literacy to citizens by the library or through librarian which are given following:

* through orientation programme

* through instruction method

* seminars and demonstrations

*Online course and tutorials

 

Skills required for the processing Information literacy programmes:

*Training to the end users of the library

* Information Communication Technology skills (ICT)

*Communication Skills and teaching skills

* printed guides and newsletter

[NIRANJAN MOHAPATRA]

Thank you Sir.....

a lots of thanks for the answers of my questions