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Ess Ess Publications Information Literacy Applications in LIS by J Jerome Wesley And P Balasubramanian
This book, titled ‘Information Literacy Applications in LIS’, is written in a lucid language and covers the theme comprehensively. The words are nitpicked, bearing in mind this aspect which would be very helpful for the readers to understand the concepts. The book begins with a brief chapter that includes basic information about library literacy, its necessity, historical background, fundamentals of information, the importance of information literacy and so on. The chapter puts forth the need for information literacy, The next step after understanding something is execution; right before execution comes planning. The second chapter of this book deals with information literacy programmes, the benefits of information literacy and various programmes in information literacy. One of the most important parts of information literacy is the methodology followed in information literacy programmes., without which consolidating a huge amount of information would never be possible. The third chapter of this book sheds light on methodology, its components, types and the methods by which information literacy should be improved. The subsequent chapter could be called an extension of the third chapter, as it explains ‘how to design information literacy programmes. An unavoidable topic while studying information literacy is how to motivate the users spoken of in detail in this chapter. The final chapter of the book deals with ‘trends in information literacy. It highlights web-based information literacy and Practical steps for a web-based Information Literacy campaign using a module. Brief knowledge in this stream would help us to know about information literacy and lifelong learning.