International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 2

Digital information literacy competencies among pg students of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar: A study

1Assistant Librarian, Nehru Library, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, (India)

2Professor (LIS) Nehru Library, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, (India)

*Corresponding Author Rajive Kumar Pateria, rajivepateria@gmail.com

Online published on 28 October, 2020.

Abstract

The study gives an overview of information literacy skills among PG students of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Hisar. It was found that from the study students were aware of laptops, smartphones, but the highest number of students was possessing laptops (92.54%), Smartphones (91.04%), and USB devices (91.04%). All the students were aware of the e-library catalogue followed by the e-journals including CeRA Journals (89.55%), and Krishikosh (86.57%). The majority of students (88.06%) learned IT skills from their friends.

Keywords

Information Literacy, Digital Literacy, Agricultural Library, Information Literacy Competencies, Library Skills