Information Literacy Skills and Competencies among University Students: A Pilot Study at Tumkur University, Karnataka
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Library and Information Science - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to assess and determine the information literacy skills among the postgraduate students of Tumkur University, Karnataka. The present study has made an attempt to study the skills and the competencies required in locating, searching, evaluating and in the ethical use of information among the postgraduate students of Tumkur University. Structured questionnaires were randomly distributed among the students of postgraduate departments which are located in the Tumkur University Campus, Tumakuru. The postgraduate students of the academic year 2015-2016 were considered for the study. 300 filled questionnaires were received and same has been recorded in MS Excel for data analysis. The paper reveals that, very less number of postgraduate students are looking information to be familiar with the current developments in their subject and Searching techniques and search approaches are exists among them. But the study has evidenced the poor level of skills and competency in locating, evaluating and in the ethical use of information among the postgraduate students of Tumkur University. The paper suggested to practicing library and information professionals of Tumkur University to strengthen their efforts to educate the postgraduate students on the skills required for them to locate, search, evaluate and use information ethically, which is essential for their academic activities.
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Hemavathi B. N
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