INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION LITERACY ON STUDENTS OF G.B. PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY, PANTNAGAR: A CASE STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i2.2017.1738Keywords:
Information Literacy, Searching Skills, InternetAbstract [English]
Information literacy is lesson of the fundamental entitlement of all citizens in the world to freedom of expression and the right to information. It is instrumental in building and sustaining democracy. University library is continuously striving to fulfill the needs of its broad campus incorporating latest Information & Communication Technology (ICT). Knowledge of PG students and research scholars about the information, information sources, university library, information searching, library consortia, internet etc. assessed in the present study. It has been find out that the students are comfortable in identifying the information need, searching the information, locating the information, finding the information and using the information. They save their time in finding the information.
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