Dr. R N MishraDr. R N Mishra

Asst. Prof. (SG)Asst. Prof. (SG)

DLIS, MZUDLIS, MZU

rabinarayan_mishra@rediffmail.corabinarayan_mishra@rediffmail.comm

Information Literacy for Information Literacy for the Librarians: Issues and the Librarians: Issues and

ChallengesChallenges

Problems on Internet Problems on Internet Global platformGlobal platform Questions about authenticity, validity, and Questions about authenticity, validity, and

reliability of information. reliability of information. Information through multiple medias, Information through multiple medias,

including graphical, acoustic, and textual including graphical, acoustic, and textual posed new challenges and threats for user posed new challenges and threats for user communitiescommunities

Intimidation to Information seekers in Intimidation to Information seekers in collecting, organizing, accessing, evaluating collecting, organizing, accessing, evaluating and using it for learning, teaching, researchand using it for learning, teaching, research

MeasuresMeasures

National Forum on Information Literacy National Forum on Information Literacy was created in 1989 as a response to was created in 1989 as a response to the recommendations of the American the recommendations of the American Library Association's Presidential Library Association's Presidential Committee on Information LiteracyCommittee on Information Literacy

Not concern with other changes in Not concern with other changes in American society than the challenges American society than the challenges due to emergence of the Information due to emergence of the Information AgeAge

Expansion of informationExpansion of information Tidal wave of informationTidal wave of information Problems in accessing, managing, Problems in accessing, managing,

storing, retrievalstoring, retrieval Solution to these problems is ILSolution to these problems is IL

Information Literacy (IL) in the age of Information Literacy (IL) in the age of Internet has become essential so as to Internet has become essential so as to provide filtered information with provide filtered information with authenticity, validity, and reliability.authenticity, validity, and reliability.

Information Literacy (IL) is a pioneer Information Literacy (IL) is a pioneer step which is increasingly significant in step which is increasingly significant in the contemporary environment of rapid the contemporary environment of rapid technological changes and innovations technological changes and innovations with proliferating information resources. with proliferating information resources.

DefinitionsDefinitions Ability to know information, Ability to know information, need of the need of the

information including identification, location information including identification, location for effective used.for effective used.

A set of abilities requiring individuals to A set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is requiredrecognize when information is required

Transformational process in which the learner Transformational process in which the learner needs to find, understand, evaluate, and use needs to find, understand, evaluate, and use information in various forms to create for information in various forms to create for personal, social or global purposes.personal, social or global purposes.

Libraries undertaking information literacy training must have:Strong commitment from the institution/ organization;

Strong obligation from the library administration; Proficiency in teaching, technology, and assessment among

library staff; Faculty who will partner with librarians and other information-handling professionals.IL leads to:

For enduring learning and it is common to all disciplines, all learning environments, and to all levels of education. Enabling learners to master content and extends their

investigations which become more self-directed, and assumes greater control over their own learning.

Dimensions of IL Information Fluency – It concerns with capability or

mastering of information competencies; User education – It is a global approach to teach

information access to users communities; Library Instructions – It focuses on library, technical

and technological skills; Bibliographic Instructions – It relates to user training

on information search and retrieval; Information Competencies – It compounds skills and

goals of information literacy; Information skills – It focuses on information abilities;

and Development of information skills – It process for

facilitating information skills.

Skills of ILSkills of IL

Where the resources are available Where the resources are available How to find information How to find information Need to evaluate results Need to evaluate results How to work with or exploit results How to work with or exploit results Ethics and responsibility of use Ethics and responsibility of use How to communicate or share your How to communicate or share your

findings findings How to manage the findings.How to manage the findings.

Information literate in 21Information literate in 21stst century can: century can:– Recognize the need for information ;Recognize the need for information ;– Locate the required information ;Locate the required information ;– Formulate questions based on information Formulate questions based on information

needs; needs; – Identify potential sources of information ;Identify potential sources of information ;– Develop successful search strategies; Develop successful search strategies; – Access sources of information including Access sources of information including

computer-based and other technologies computer-based and other technologies – Evaluate information no matter what the Evaluate information no matter what the

source ;source ;– Organize information for practical application; Organize information for practical application; – Integrate new information into an existing Integrate new information into an existing

body of knowledge ;body of knowledge ;– Use information in critical thinking and Use information in critical thinking and

problem solving ; and problem solving ; and – Use information ethically and legally.Use information ethically and legally.

Literacy to Information Literacy: A Paradigm Literacy to Information Literacy: A Paradigm ShiftShift

* The pool of knowledge acquired by the Library Scientists in various forms and various sources both Tacit and Explicit forms including on Internet, after scanning and filtration of the same are disseminated to the right user communities at the right time.

* User access knowledge in both the ways. The acquisition of knowledge gained momentum with the application of Information Communication Technology (ICTs) and its application have drastically changed the concept of literacy.

* Hence, the influence of ICT could lead to information literacy.

* In a digital environment, it is going to be an indispensable tool in the hand of information manager i.e. librarians to empower user to get right information at the right time in a right way so that he can apply it for their life long capability building.

Potentiality of Information Potentiality of Information LiteracyLiteracy

Information Technology has brought Information Technology has brought dynamic changes in the field of dynamic changes in the field of acquisition,organization and acquisition,organization and dissemination of information and it has dissemination of information and it has become a challenging task for the become a challenging task for the library professionals to disseminate the library professionals to disseminate the scanned and filtered information over scanned and filtered information over an ocean of information available on an ocean of information available on various sources various sources

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Components Leading to Components Leading to ILIL• Information ExplosionInformation Explosion

• Advent of information and communication Advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs)technologies (ICTs)

• Divergent and vast varieties of information Divergent and vast varieties of information sourcessources

• Wide dispersal of informationWide dispersal of information• Birth of new discipline with new demandsBirth of new discipline with new demands• Decreasing information access rateDecreasing information access rate• Unawares of usersUnawares of users

• Lack of information capability buildingLack of information capability building• Information is powerInformation is power• Incapability to cope of modern technologies.Incapability to cope of modern technologies.• Technological changesTechnological changes• Participate citizenshipParticipate citizenship• Social inclusionSocial inclusion• Creation of new knowledgeCreation of new knowledge• User empowermentUser empowerment• Learning for life.Learning for life.

Dimensions of information literacy: Media Literacy, which is the ability to comprehend and create images in variety of media in order to communicate effectively ;Network Literacy i.e., the ability to proper manage , connect and organize to assess , evaluate and get information in a right way ;Web Literacy relates a subset of information literacy requires the ability to access, search , utilize , communicate and create information on the world wide web (WWW);Digital Literacy which refers an ability to assess , collect , organize , evaluate and use of digital resources and services in a effective way;Scientific Literacy: It is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity. It also includes specific types of abilities. In the National Science Education Standards, the content standards define scientific literacyVisual Literacy: It is the ability to understand and use images. This includes thinking, learning, and expressing oneself in terms of image. Photographs, cartoons, line drawings, diagrams, concept maps, and other visual representations are all important in visual literacy ; andCritical literacy i.e., the ability to evaluate critically the human, intellectual and social strengths, limits, benefits and costs of IT.

NetworkLiteracy

MediaLiteracy

DigitalLiteracy

VisualLiteracy

CulturalLiteracy

CriticalLiteracy

ScientificLiteracy

WebLiteracy

Information Literacy

Schematic view of dimensions of Information Literacy

Information Literacy

Student Skills and Strategies

Student outcome

Curriculum and Teaching Design

A problem-solving process requires exploring and questioning, defining an information need , creating a plan to locate relevant information, reading, the medium, synthesizing information to create knowledge, applying insight to personal, social or global contexts to create wisdom, self-evaluating the process and the product

The student uses habits of mind:  It recognizes problems, formulates hypotheses, make good predictions, asks important questions, locates, analyzes, interprets, evaluates and records information and ideas, assume multiple stances, apply heuristic strategies, develop complex understanding, extend understanding through creative models, apply understanding to new problems

The student is a learner, independent ,Disciplined, painful self-motivated , met cognitive, flexible adventurous

The learning design provides authentic contexts, simulations, real applications and problems, reiterative opportunities for unique performances, ongoing assessments, longitudinal rubrics, integration of information literacy,creative roles for teachers, collegiality culture of innovation

SEGMENTS OF IL

Role of librarianRole of librarian Due to technological impediments the Librarians Due to technological impediments the Librarians

require sound knowledge in collection, organization require sound knowledge in collection, organization of knowledge and disseminate information of knowledge and disseminate information according to the demands of the user;according to the demands of the user;

A technically qualified with sound knowledge over A technically qualified with sound knowledge over the technologies the Librarian with innovative mind the technologies the Librarian with innovative mind in the need of the hour make information literacy in the need of the hour make information literacy successful all the way;successful all the way;

So it is indeed an opportune time for librarians to So it is indeed an opportune time for librarians to establish themselves as leaders in preparing establish themselves as leaders in preparing students for the information age, helping user to students for the information age, helping user to find new and improved methods of teaching find new and improved methods of teaching curriculum construction and they become a curriculum construction and they become a leader , educator and trainer in the arena of the leader , educator and trainer in the arena of the information globalization.information globalization.

Schematic view of role of Information Literacy Librarian

LaboratoryTeaching

KnowledgeManager

Leadership

Communication

CapabilityBuilding

Life - LongLearning

Resource Evaluation

Literacy Planning Online Reference

User Orientation

Search Strategy

User AwarenessProgramme

Advocacy

CollaborativeTeaching

CurriculumConstruction

Faculty – LibrarianCollaboration

INFORMATIONLITERACY

LIBRARIAN

ConclusionConclusion Information Literacy is indeed an Information Literacy is indeed an

indispensable concept for the user indispensable concept for the user empowerment in 21st century.empowerment in 21st century.

Helps to empower the user but also act as life Helps to empower the user but also act as life long learning for capability building of human long learning for capability building of human being. being.

Lies at the core of lifelong learning. Its Lies at the core of lifelong learning. Its empowers people in all walks of life to seek, empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate , use and create information evaluate , use and create information effectively to achieve their personal, social, effectively to achieve their personal, social, occupational and educational goals. It is a occupational and educational goals. It is a basic human right in a digital world and basic human right in a digital world and promotes social inclusion of all nations. promotes social inclusion of all nations.

Information literacy is required because of Information literacy is required because of proliferating information access and resources. proliferating information access and resources.

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