Journal of Knowledge & Communication Management
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 2

Information Literacy Competency among Law Students and Faculty Members of Delhi University: A Comparative Study

1Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Bareilly College, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

2MLIS Students, Department of Library and Information Science, Bareilly College, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author email id: haleemahusain@gmail.com

Abstract

The present study aims to assess the level of information literacy among the students as well as faculty members at Delhi University. It has been tried to find out that how much student/faculty members are competent in determining their information need, how much they are aware of digital information resources and what is the impact of information literacy in their academic performance. This paper highlights the ways and means used by the faculty members and students in searching their required information and various constraints faced by them at the time of searching. Findings and suggestions of the study will definitely help to develop information literacy skills among faculty members and students which will in turn improve the quality of teaching and learning.

Keywords

Comparative, Competency, Law Students, Literacy, University