The Role of Information Literacy in the Learning Resource Centres

Author(s): Papanna V

Abstract:

This paper mainly focused to the role of information literacy in the learning resource learning centres such as Public Libraries, Academic Libraries and Special libraries. Information literacy is to produce users who are actively literate in their learning, innovative and research activities. Who are able to take the techniques useful in one environment and apply them to unfamiliar environments. In other words Information Literacy aims at the creation of critical thinkers. Developing lifelong learning is central to the mission of higher education by public libraries, special libraries and higher education institutions. In this way special and public libraries, academic libraries should provide the foundation for continued growth through–out their careers. The Information revolution has greater impact on the world than the earlier two revolutions of cultivation and industrial revolutions. The emergence of Information and Communication Technology and innovation of digital system paved a way to a revolution that has fundamentally changed the way of life of the people. Their behaviour, communication system and even live hood. The one who acquires the skills for searching, evaluating, analyzing, integrating, managing and communicating the information in an effective way are successful in solving problems, providing solutions and producing new ideas for future endeavours which is a continuous process of learning. This is how one becomes Information Literacy.

Keywords: Public Libraries, Special Libraries, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, IT Skills, Information Skills, World-Wide-Web

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