THE NEED OF INFORMATION LITERACY PROGRAMMES IN COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN MODERN ICT ERA

In modern era, due to advancement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) the world is changing into a virtual classroom and libraries are changing into information centers. Students are more technology oriented. Students are expected to learn beyond the syllabus. Promoting “Information Literacy” skills at all levels of education is the collective responsibility of teachers and librarians. This article discusses about the concept of information literacy, role of a librarian towards the students and teachers for providing the various information services/ products for achieving information literacy. It covers development of ICT skills by the librarian in the Information Literacy programmes. The paper also describes the use of ICT in the college library and the level of satisfaction.