PAPER ID: Vol. I Issue IV (Jan-March 2024 )6-14/2
AUTHOR : Smt. Basana Das
TITLE: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON INFORMATION LITERACY AMONG THE STUDENTS OF VIVEKANANDA CENTRAL LIBRARY, J. K . COLLEGE, PURULIA
ABSTRACT: Accessing right information in right time for right purpose is a prerequisite of success not only in education but also in life. The skill behind this is ‘Information literacy’. Present paper highlights its importance in higher education. The study is carried out to find out the level of information literacy awareness and skill of students of Vivekananda Central Library. It is based on the fact that information literacy instruction course is missing in the curriculum. The authors try to analyze the status of student’s information need and information gathering and utilizing the information for academic purpose. After assessment, the authors intent to suggest different remedial measures to develop IL among the college level students to face the information requirements qualitatively for their effective study.
KEYWORDS: Information literacy, higher education, Information gather and utilization, remedial measures, Curriculum, Vivekananda Central Library.
