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Information Literacy Skills Among The Postgraduate Students At Aligarh Muslim University, India, Shamim Aktar Munshi, Priyanka Nagar
Information Literacy Skills Among The Postgraduate Students At Aligarh Muslim University, India, Shamim Aktar Munshi, Priyanka Nagar
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The purpose of this study is to examine the information literacy regarding the library resources among the postgraduate students at Aligarh Muslim University, and to know their basic needs of information and information search strategies in the library as well as in web based resources. The present study selects the descriptive survey method and covers 329 postgraduate students of five selected faculties e.g. Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Social Science at AMU. The questionnaire discusses their information searching strategies on OPAC, their search engine preference, awareness of e-resources, level of information …
Information Literacy Among Post Graduate Students Of The University Of Ghana., Selikem Sebuava Dorvlo Mrs.
Information Literacy Among Post Graduate Students Of The University Of Ghana., Selikem Sebuava Dorvlo Mrs.
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Information has become so important for decision making in today’s world. The problem of information used to be scarcity of information but in the current century it has become abundance of information. This is as a result of the development of various media of information, for example information from books and the internet. The development of information communication and technologies has escalated the problem of information that is, too much information for people to choose from for decision making. Information literacy is the surest way of helping solve the problem of choosing the right information from the abundance of information …
Teaching Information Literacy Via Social Media: An Exploration Of Connectivism, Natalie Burclaff, Catherine R. Johnson
Teaching Information Literacy Via Social Media: An Exploration Of Connectivism, Natalie Burclaff, Catherine R. Johnson
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Connectivism provides a promising theoretical understanding of how libraries can use social media to engage in intentional information literacy education. The purpose of this paper is to review research in support of this claim and situate information literacy instruction through social media in connectivism’s theoretical framework. Using this model, those intending to use social media to teach information literacy must model good behavior, facilitate network growth, and help students build the capacity to consider a source's context and evaluate information critically in order to be successful. Theoretical challenges and potential for future research is included.