Original scientific paper
Research on information literacy in the Library of the Faculty of philosophy University of Mostar
Silvana Marić Tokić
orcid.org/0000-0001-9657-3425
; Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište u Mostaru
Sanja Ledić
orcid.org/0000-0003-2614-4048
; Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište u Mostaru
Abstract
The concept of information literacy is relatively new, but the need for information literacy in the modern information age is not new, it has become a necessity today. With the progress of modern information and communication technology, information spreads extremely quickly, but doesn’t every information or information source equally valuable, so we need to know how to navigate in this information world. University libraries have an important role in encouraging the development of information literacy, with an emphasis on independent learning, critical thinking and problems solving. The goal of this research is to determine the extent to which students, users of the library of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Mostar, are familiar with the services offered in the library, in fact to determine the level of their information literacy. The research was conducted through a survey, on a sample of 65 students, final year of graduate studies from different study groups of the Faculty of Philosophy, University in Mostar. The researching established that, although the students are computer literate, they are generally information illiterate and they do not have enough competence to find and evaluate information. The results of the research will serve as guidelines for the improvement of existing activities related to raising the level of information literacy of students, as well as an incentive for new researching.
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Publication date:
10.7.2023.
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