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Article Name :
INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS FOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Author Name :
Ambaraya Baburao , V. T. Kamble
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
ISRJ-376
Article URL :
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Abstract :
The place of information literacy in the higher education curriculum is discussed. Problems with current practice are identified, in particular, prescriptive guidelines which encourage a surface learning approach; delivery by librarians who may lack both educational training and power to influence the curriculum; The article concludes by proposing models for the information literate student. Information literacy is the term used to describe a number of initiatives in higher education that seek to meet the broad demands of the information society.
Keywords :
  • curriculum
  • information literacy
  • higher education
  • information society