Attitudes of Faculty Members and Research Scholars towards Information Literacy: A Study of Bangalore University, Bangalore, India

An information literate person is all the time ready for learning because, he can find needed information for his/her work or decision making and problem solving. The present study explores the attitudes of faculty members and research scholars towards information literacy in Bangalore University. A survey questionnaire was designed for the purpose of data collection. This questionnaire was circulated amongst the 200 Bangalore university library users. Out of which, 150 filled-in questionnaires were received. The analysis of data shows that out of 150 users surveyed a large number were male (66%) and only 34% were female users. The result also shows that the total mean score of respondents about attitudes toward ‘information literacy’ is 235.97 out of 336. The total mean score of the respondents attitudes towards ‘nature and extent of information needed’ is 39.12 out of 56; toward ‘access to information’ is 61.76 out of 88; and towards ‘evaluation of information’ is 70.52 out of 100. In total their mean score about attitudes toward ‘information use’ is 28.69 out of 40. Their total mean score about attitudes toward ‘economic, legal, and social issues of information use’ is 35.87 out of 52.