Information Literacy Education and the Role of Libraries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781637145654)

This book is a great attempt in blending the critical components of information literacy, making it a "one stop shop," in a way that it can enable a reader to quickly relate these components and gain a clear picture of how valuable information literacy can contribute to skills acquisition for lifelong learning. The content of the book is organized under nine main chapters, each unique and carrying a specific component of information literacy education. They provide the reader with over 90% of what one would expect to gain as knowledge when it comes to information literacy in keeping with information needs, information seeking behavior, information sourcing and the ethical use of information. The use of information, which is considered a key input in the creation and maturation of knowledge, must go along with information literacy skills. The author has tried to anticipate readers' questions and provided possible explanations in the hope that the reader will forgive any queries that are not satisfactorily explained and find something of interest in the book. It This book will be of value to Library, Archival and Information science students as well as researchers who concerned with the ethical use of information.

Author: Rosemary Shafack
ISBN-10: 1637145659
ISBN-13: 9781637145654
Publisher: Notion Press
Language: English
Published: 12/04/2020
Pages: 170
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.39d