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Information Literacy: A Tool of Empowerment for the People of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh

Information Literacy: A Tool of Empowerment for the People of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh

Subhajit Choudhury, Sudhir Kumar, Chitresh Kala
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466625006|ISBN10: 1466625007|EISBN13: 9781466625013
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2500-6.ch025
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Choudhury, Subhajit, et al. "Information Literacy: A Tool of Empowerment for the People of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh." Design, Development, and Management of Resources for Digital Library Services, edited by Tariq Ashraf and Puja Anand Gulati, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 309-327. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2500-6.ch025

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Choudhury, S., Kumar, S., & Kala, C. (2013). Information Literacy: A Tool of Empowerment for the People of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. In T. Ashraf & P. Gulati (Eds.), Design, Development, and Management of Resources for Digital Library Services (pp. 309-327). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2500-6.ch025

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Choudhury, Subhajit, Sudhir Kumar, and Chitresh Kala. "Information Literacy: A Tool of Empowerment for the People of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh." In Design, Development, and Management of Resources for Digital Library Services, edited by Tariq Ashraf and Puja Anand Gulati, 309-327. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2500-6.ch025

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Abstract

The chapter defines Information Literacy with its scope, such as Visual Literacy, Media Literacy, Computer Literacy, Network Literacy, Health Literacy, Business Literacy, and Library Literacy. It establishes the relation between Literacy and Information Literacy as a modified definition of literacy. Further, it states that the root cause of digital divide in countries like India, Nepal, and Bangladesh is information illiteracy. The data collected on various e-initiatives in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh have been discussed. Information Literacy depends on various factors, and it should start from the National level so, after taking due consideration of socio-economic, geographic, and political condition, Information Literacy Plans have been formulated for these countries. First, at a national level, then at the educational level, and then community level. Further, the curriculum for IL courses at various levels have been formulated. It is suggested that the government should set up a national level apex body such as Indian Information Literacy Forum, Nepal Information Literacy Programme, Bangladesh Information Literacy Programme, or an Autonomous Information Literacy Council under the Ministry of Information Technology and in collaboration with Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Telecommunication in India, Ministry of Information and Communication in Nepal, and Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology in Bangladesh. It also suggests various other measures to make IL programmes to transform these countries into developed nations.

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