Literacy Skill Development For Library Science Professionals

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With the increasing use of information communication technology in education, new skills and competencies among library science professionals are required for them to effectively disseminate necessary information to users. It is essential to equip educators and students with the requisite digital and information literacy competencies. Literacy Skill Development for Library Science Professionals provides emerging research exploring the roles and applications of information literacy and technology within library science and education. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as electronic resources, mobile learning, and social media, this book is ideally designed for librarians, information and communication technology researchers, academicians, and graduate-level students seeking current research on the ability to find, evaluate, use, and share information in library science

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Literacy Skill Development for Library Science Professionals S. Thanuskodi Alagappa University, India A volume in the Advances in Library and Information Science (ALIS) Book Series Published in the United States of America by IGI Global Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA, USA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.igi-global.com Copyright © 2019 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Thanuskodi, S., 1969- editor. Title: Literacy skill development for library science professionals / S. Thanuskodi, editor. Description: Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references. Identifiers: LCCN 2018016421| ISBN 9781522571254 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781522571261 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Electronic information resource literacy--India. | Information literacy--India. | Library education--India. | Librarians--Effect of technological innovations on--India. | Libraries--India--Special collections--Electronic information resources. | Libraries--Information technology--India. Classification: LCC ZA4065 .L58 2019 | DDC 025.5/24--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn. loc.gov/2018016421 This book is published in the IGI Global book series Advances in Library and Information Science (ALIS) (ISSN: 2326-4136; eISSN: 2326-4144) British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher. For electronic access to this publication, please contact: [email protected] Advances in Library and Information Science (ALIS) Book Series ISSN:2326-4136 EISSN:2326-4144 Editor-in-Chief: Alfonso Ippolito, Sapienza University-Rome, Italy & Carlo Inglese, Sapienza University-Rome, Italy Mission The Advances in Library and Information Science (ALIS) Book Series is comprised of high quality, research-oriented publications on the continuing developments and trends affecting the public, school, and academic