International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology

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Information Literacy in Indian Schools: Trends and Developments

  • Hanchinal, Veeresh B. (Deputy Librarian, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur Campus) ;
  • Hanchinal, Vidya V. (SKM's J M Patel College of Commerce)
  • Received : 2018.07.30
  • Accepted : 2018.11.02
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Information Literacy (IL) is considered as an important aspect of everybody's life. In today's information society possessing IL skills is more significant than ever as information is available in many forms and formats. Schools are the primary places where these skills are imbibed in students. Organizations like UNESCO, IFLA, ALA, AASL, & ACRL have formulated IL Standards and Guidelines/Models at the international arena. Though the Government of India is making efforts in providing information literacy skills yet there are no set of standards/guidelines devised by any agency/organization at the school level. This paper gives a brief account of IL initiatives and highlights the trends and developments of IL programmes in Indian School Libraries. It recommends the nation to form a national level advisory committee to develop IL framework for Indian school Libraries. Further, it suggests that librarians should work in close collaboration with teachers for better results. A moderate attempt has been made to provide feasible solutions for effective implementation of IL programmes in school libraries.

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