DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology

  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue: 2

Information Literacy and Higher Education Competency Standards

  • Author:
  • A. Amudhavalli
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 48 to 55

Department of Information Science, University of Madras, Chennai-600 005. E-mail: amudha75@yahoo.com

Abstract

IL is common to all disciplines, to environments, and to all levels of education. Developing lifelong learners is central to the mission of higher education institutions ensuring that individuals have the intellectual abilities of reasoning and critical thinking and by helping them construct a framework for learning how to learn. Incorporating IL across curricula, in all programme and services, and throughout the administrative life of the university, requires the collaborative efforts of faculty, librarians, and administrators.

Keywords

Information literacy, information literacy standards, higher education