2018
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/9n82q
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Information Literacy Competencies: A Conceptual Analysis

Abstract: Purpose: This paper reviewed literature as they relate to Information Literacy Competency. The review is necessary so as to guide students as well as scholars of Library and Information Science who may want to be exposed to the concepts and elements of Information Literacy.Design/Methodology: The exploratory approach was used for this study; first a conceptual framework was examined so as to identify the components of Information Literacy Competency which is combination of Knowledge, Skills and Attitude. This … Show more

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“…As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, college students have been required to improve their information literacy skills, which contributed to the success of students in the academic world [13]. Information literacy is defined as the capacity for recognizing and acquiring the information required for problem solving or decision making, and for analysis and utilization of the acquired information [14]. The latest information can change rapidly, thus learning the use of digital information is becoming a necessity rather than an option, unlike learning through books in the past.…”
Section: Original Articlementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, college students have been required to improve their information literacy skills, which contributed to the success of students in the academic world [13]. Information literacy is defined as the capacity for recognizing and acquiring the information required for problem solving or decision making, and for analysis and utilization of the acquired information [14]. The latest information can change rapidly, thus learning the use of digital information is becoming a necessity rather than an option, unlike learning through books in the past.…”
Section: Original Articlementioning
confidence: 99%
“…After obtaining approval, the information literacy scale for college students developed by Rhee et al [14] and revised by Jang et al [22] was used for assessment of information literacy. The information literacy scale includes 39 questions, consisting of six sub-factors, information needs, information retrieval, information evaluation, information integration, information expression, and information ethics.…”
Section: ) Information Literacymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Shenton (2009, p. 226), “Information literacy has certainly expanded greatly in scope from its antecedents as user education or bibliographic instruction, which emphasised the exploitation of library tools, such as indexes, catalogues and classification schemes, and the use of particular types of sources, to expansive skills sets that are today permeated by a more widely applicable problem-solving perspective.” The unanimous views of different scholars on the concept of information literacy have demonstrated that the term “information literacy” is not abstract or arbitrary but evolved and strengthened from substance such as library instruction/library orientation, bibliographic instruction and user education to fill an obvious vacuum in the world of information conception, acquisition and use for lifelong learning (Anunobi and Udem, 2014).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pustakawan sebagai pemangku kepentingan informasi adalah sebuah profesi yang memiliki pengetahuan dan keterampilan yang memungkinkan pustakawan mengetahui cara menemukan, mengakses, mengevaluasi dan menggunakan informasi secara efektif dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan, baik kebutuhan dalam mendukung profesinya maupun memenuhi kebutuhan informasi masyarakat yang dilayaninya (Anunobi & Udem, 2014). Seorang pustakawan memiliki kompetensi yang unggul sehingga mampu menghadapi informasi yang berlimpah di era Industri 4.0 yang juga dikenal sebagai era intelijensi informasi.…”
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