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Disaster Communication And Information Literacy Of Mothers In Facing Flood Disasters In Banjar Regency, Yuanita Setyastuti, Lalita Hanief, Nur Mahmudi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to analyze disaster communication literacy in mothers in dealing with floods in Banjar Regency. This study is qualitative research and uses a case study type. Data collection techniques using semi-structured interviews, observation, and documentation. Informants in this study are mothers who have children and live in the Banjar Regency area. Supporting informants are BPBD as an institution involved in flood disaster management. Data analysis in the form of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and concluding/verification.

Based on the results of the study, it was found that the literacy of maternal disaster communication in Banjar Regency was …

Information Literacy Among Research Scholars Of University Of Jammu In An Electronic Environment: A Case Study, Arun Gupta, Sangita Gupta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy refers to the abilities of an individual in identifying, retrieving, and utilising appropriate and required information. The present study attempts to examine the information literacy skills of the research scholars of University of Jammu. For data collection, a well semi-structured questionnaire was framed and distributed among 270 research scholars of the University of Jammu. Out of 270 questionnaires, 236 were received back from 90 male and 146 female research scholars respectively. It is observed that majority (81%) of the research scholars have knowledge of simple search techniques compared to the other search technique. Based on the findings, necessary …

‘The Sconul Seven Pillars Of Information Literacy: Core Model’ To Test The Skills Of Lis Students, University Of Jammu, India, Ravi Shukla

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article represents the level of information literacy of students in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Jammu using latest attributes and abilities mentioned in SCONUL’s core model of information literacy. This paper attempts to analyze the effect of demography and the various attributes on their information literacy level. This study used a survey method, with 48 students enrolled in both the courses of the department. Information literacy calculated, have a significant difference with Pillar 3: Constructing strategies for locating information and data, Pillar 4: Reviewing the research process and compare and evaluate information and data with …

Digital Literacy And Reading Habits Of The Central University Of Tamil Nadu Students: A Survey Study, Subaveerapandiyan A, Priyanka Sinha

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The study attempted to understand the University students' digital reading habits and their related skills. It also has a view of students' preferred sources of reading, whether physical or digital resources. For this study, we conducted a survey study with students and research scholars of the Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. The instrument was a structured questionnaire distributed with various modes. The result found that the majority of the students are well known about digital tools and usage, most of the students are excellent in digital literacy skills and other findings is however they are good in digital literacy …

Assessment Of Information Literacy Skills And Competencies Among The Undergraduate Students Of Kuvempu University: A Study, Umesh M, Sujatha H.R.

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Information literacy is the set of skills that allows users to find, evaluate and use information. This study assesses the Information Literacy Skills and Competency among undergraduate students of Kuvempu University, Shivamoga, India. A structured questionnaire was prepared based on the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) standards of Information Literacy Competency for higher education and the sample size was calculated as per the Taro Yamane Scientific formula. About 847 (76.30%) responses were received from the respondents, highest response was received from the Under Graduate Students of the Government Colleges ie, 411 (91.33%), majority of the respondents were female …

Evaluating The Scholarly Literature On Information Literacy Indexed In The Web Of Science Database, Ikram Ul Haq, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Tanveer

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to extract and scrutinized the scholarly literature on Information Literacy indexed in the Web of Science database.

Designed/methodology/approach: Bibliometric approach was brought in use to get the publication data on Information Literacy. A retrospective method of data was used to extract the required dataset from the Web of Science database. The dataset was retrieved on 4th January 2021 at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Saudi Arabia. The word Information Literacy has been written in inverted commas in the Basic Search option and select “Topic” in the subsequent box. Timespan box …

Open Access And Free Resources On The Internet: Awareness And Use During Covid-19 Pandemic, Prayangi Vishal Matonkar Ms, Keshav R. Dhuri Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Internet is a huge source of free and openly available information. However, the awareness about open source information amongst faculty and students is not known. The objective of this study is to explore the awareness and use of open access resources (OARs) by Faculty and students of Ponda Education Society’s (PES’s) colleges. A questionnaire-based survey method has been used in this research. A questionnaire was designed in Google Forms and was sent to 400 library users. A total of 278 (69.5%) library users filled in the form. The findings shows that 110 (39.6%) of respondents are not aware of …

An Appraisal Of E-Health Information Literacy Of Students, Gurpreet Singh, Preeti Sharda Dr., Sanjay Chandwani, Nirmal Singh

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Health Information Literacy (HIL) is the competence to make sound health decisions in context of everyday life, which is pivotal in abridging illness and wellness. While the emergent Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have facilitated access to information to users’ palms, the bewildering nature of abundance of information available makes it difficult for users’ to decide which information is to be trusted and which is to be ignored. Thus, HIL in contemporary electronic era assumes more significance to have a healthy global society. The present study was conducted for desideratum of e-Health Information Literacy skills of college students, to …

Defining Information Literacy Amid 21st Century Socio-Political Barriers, Alicea Peyton

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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Measuring Information Literacy (Il) Skills Among University Research Scholars: A Case Study Of Gc University Lahore, Khurram Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Khan Dr.

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ABSTRACT

Purpose:

The major goal of this study was to measure the Information Literacy (IL) skills of Research Scholars engaged in research-based tasks at GC University Lahore (the most historical educational institution of Pakistan).

Design/Methodology/Approach:

A survey method was applied in this study. The population of the study consisted of the students of the Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Life Sciences, and Languages Sample of the study was based upon only those students who were doing research-related activities in Hons., Masters, M. Phil., and Ph. D. Programs. The purposive Sampling Technique was applied to gather data from the participants. …

Digital Information Literacy Among The Faculty Members Of Gujarat Adani Institute Of Medical Sciences, Nisha G. Maharaj Ms, Prayatkar Khimjibhai Kanadia Dr., Ritesh J. Tandel Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study is to expect to explore and investigate the interpretation of faculty on digital information Literacy (DIL) and their skills and competencies in using Digital Information in GAIMS in the state of Gujarat. This study has informs various types of DIL skills and capability required for Faculty members of ICT, constraints affecting related skills, competencies and suggested suitable measures to meet the challenges in GAIMS and also help to set a standard for academic library professionals to project and outline the digital literacy plan as per the requirement of institution. Notably assist the administrators of institution …

Assessment Of Information Literacy Among The Students Of Pes's Rajaram And Tarabai Bandekar College Of Pharmacy, Ms. Prayangi Vishal Matonkar, Mr. Munesh Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the age of information communication technology, information has become one of the daily needs. Most simply, the information requires at every walk of human life. For both sender and receiver, the piece of information is to be structured and consistent for its right impact. In informal communication, unprocessed and unstructured information gets delivered, which required to be analyzed and processed with a set of skills to obtain the unique meaning. This paper studies the information-seeking behaviour, processing of the information, and information literacy of PES's Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy at Ponda Goa. This paper aims to …