The Importance of Information Literacy Skills in the Learning Process

Abstract:

This paper is discussing on the information literacy skills in enhancing the learning process among undergraduate students. The deliverance of information literacy instruction to students is becoming progressively more significant due to the proliferation of electronic resources and the increased usage of the net as an information source. 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.  Information literacy has also become more and more significant in the contemporary environment of rapid technical change and proliferating information resources. Because of the escalating complexity of this environment, individuals are faced with diverse, abundant information choices: in their academic studies: in the workplace, and in their personal lives. Information is available throughout the libraries, community resources, special interest organizations, media, and the internet.