Information Literacy among the Students in the Electronic Environment: A Case Study of Punjab and Chandigarh

Abstract

The paper aims to explore the status of information literacy skills of students of universities of Punjab & Chandigarh, their information seeking strategies and ability in acquiring, organizing, evaluating and using the information effectively. A well-structured questionnaire was designed to collect data for the present study. Responses were gathered from 908 students and research scholars of five universities. The results of the study reveal that information literacy level of the students and researchers in the universities under study does not comply with Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education formulated and reviewed by the ACRL Standards Committee. On the basis of the findings, some suggestions have been put forth. The assessment of information literacy competency of students will go a long way towards creating an information literate society. It will also provide some insight to researchers for future evaluation and planning.

Keywords: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Digital Literacy, Information Skills, User Education

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