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Volume : II, Issue : XI, December - 2012 CHALLENGES IN SPREADING INFORMATION LITERACY AMONG STUDENTS PRANESH SHANTARAM Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Information unleashes our imagination and challenges our preconceptions and
thereby provides us with a pathway to personal growth and fulfilment. In this information
rich world, where the scope of available information appears limitless, there is a
growing need for students to become critical users of information. For students,
regardless of their discipline, information literacy skills enable them to master content
and give them the confidence to proceed with investigation, be self reliant and have a
sense of being in control of their learning. Information literacy is a global phenomenon
today and the critical importance of the role of information literacy is gaining increased
recognition
Information literacy means knowing information about information. It refers to
a constellation of skills revolving around information research and use. Dissemination
of information alone is not sufficient instead the user of information should be taught to
make the best use of the options provided to enhance their knowledge to perform a
particular task. The present paper tries to assess the role of the faculty members in
degree colleges located in rural areas consisting of students with least or no knowledge
of information literacy, in disseminating and introducing to the students the usage and
importance of information literacy in their academics.
The burden of introducing information literacy to the students ultimately lies on
the shoulders of the faculty members especially in the colleges located in rural areas
where the students do not have adequate access to tools of information literacy and it is
the right of every student coming from a rural background to be exposed to tools of
information literacy. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : PRANESH SHANTARAM, (2012). CHALLENGES IN SPREADING INFORMATION LITERACY AMONG STUDENTS. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. XI, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1758.pdf References : - Vandana R Shelar, Towards Information Literacy: Faculties attitude and pedagogical practises followed by science faculty members at MES Abasaheb Garware College, Goa University, Goa, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, 8th International CALIBER 2011.
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