INFORMATION LITERACY PLAN FOR PUNJAB ASSEMBLY

PRESENTED TO

DR. SHAFIQ-UR-REHMAN

PRESENTED BY

HAFIZ MUHAMMAD BILAL MLIS12A21

ARSLAN JILANI MLIS12A31

MUHAMMAD TAHIR MLIS12A26

BILAL TAHIRMLIS12A23

ALI AKBARMLIS12A29

OUTLINES:

Introduction of PUNJAB ASSEMBLY Introduction of library Information literacy Librarians and Information Literacy Importance of information literacy Need of Information Literacy Objectives of information literacy plan Target audience

OUTLINES:

Contents of information literacy plan Budget of information literacy plan Who is responsible for the information literacy IL program methods Remote services Duration of program Evaluation of the Plan References

INTRODUCTION OF PUNJAB ASSEMBLY

Established in 1897 The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the

province of Punjab, which is located inLahore, Pakistan. The Assembly was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan as having a total of 371 seats, with 66 seats reserved for women and eight reserved for non-Muslims.

INTRODUCTION OF PUNJAB ASSEMBLY LIBRARY

Punjab Assembly Library is the oldest Parliamentary Library in the country. It was established in 1921. It is a specialized Library.

COLLECTION OF LIBRARY

Nearly 55,000 books are available in the Library . It contains the books and material on the following subjects: Encyclopedias, including Electronic Multi Media Encyclopedias i.e. (CDs). Proceedings Video films of proceedings of various Parliaments of the world. Books on different topics i.e. History, Politics, Law and Islam etc.

RULES AND STAFF OF THE LIBRARY

General rules

Staff 3 professionals 3 para-professionals

SERVICES OF THE LIBRARY

Internet Scanning Computer Photocopy

INFORMATION LITERACY

Introduction:

Information literacy provides life-long learning which is important for survival in changing world. Literacy contain four types of basic skill reading, writing, arithmetic and research.

DEFINITION OF INFORMATION LITERACY

Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to "recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.“

http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency#ildef

LIBRARIANS & INFORMATION LITERACY

Librarians have a particularly important role in information literacy. Their career focuses on identifying information problems, finding information, analyzing, synthesizing

and evaluating the information, and then ensuring that the library's community has access to the information.

Traditionally, librarians were the gate keepers and today, they are the gateways to information.

IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION LITERACY

Information literacy has some importance:

For better performance as a profession or a professional development For time savings To identify the need of information Provide help in the creation of new knowledge Provide helps in quickly decision making Better and effective communication of information

IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION LITERACY

Independently work in any problematic situation Personal achievement in professional life Beneficial for society or any community Help to select authentic information Make capable to organize the information Provide help in searching or locating information Provide help how to present the selected information Awareness about new knowledge and new information Reason of Lifelong learning

NEED OF INFORMATION LITERACY

Parliamentarians need to be able to think logically. With more and more sources of information, both print and electronic, and the increasing difficulty of ensuring that parliamentarians can derive meaning from this information, the role of the librarian becomes central. Librarians are skilled in accessing and evaluating information regardless of delivery system, book or computer, and providing leadership in the appropriate use of newer information technologies.

OBJECTIVES OF INFORMATION LITERACY PLAN

User can be able to identify the need of the information To identify the various types of information resources in various formats To identify which finding aid to use to locate the various types of information resources. To locate the resources found in the library or through the library’s electronic resources

OBJECTIVES OF INFORMATION LITERACY PLAN

To distinguish between primary and secondary sources and how each would be used in a discipline. Student is aware of resource sharing/Interlibrary Loan To determine reliability, accuracy, validity, authority, timeliness of information found. Student is aware of the legal and ethical use of information resources.

OBJECTIVES OF INFORMATION LITERACY PLAN

To summarize or compare main ideas found in information resources. To examine and process information to determine if adequate for information need.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Parliamentarians Researchers

CONTENTS OF INFORMATION LITERACY PLAN

Information about the rules of library How to get membership of library Online Searching Techniques How to search online public access catalog (OPAC) Guidelines about the usage of library resources (print + electronic) APA Style manual Usage of RESEARCH software’s like Endnote Developed Information evaluation skills What is Plagiarism, HEC Plagiarism policy and Turnitin

BUDGET OF INFORMATION LITERACY PLAN

40,000/- Refreshment Handouts

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION LITERACY

Librarian

TEACHING METHODS

Orientations

REMOTE SERVICES

DURATION OF PROGRAM

One day orientation

EVALUATION OF THE PLAN

Evaluate the plan after one month then change the plan according to the advancement in the technology. Changing put according to the objectives of the information literacy or according to the requirement of the users. Through this we can make the users enable to satisfy their information need.

REFERENCES

http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency#ildef http://www.pap.gov.pk/html/rules_e.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_Assembly_of_the_Punjab

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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