Literature Review

Literature survey is the documentation of a comprehensive review of the published

and the unpublished work from secondary sources data in the areas of specific interest to the
researcher. The library is a rich storage base for secondary data and researcher used to spend
several weeks and sometimes months going through Books, Journals, newspapers,
magazines, conference, Proceedings, doctoral dissertations Masters Theses, government
publications and financial report to find information on their research topic.

AhirwarJitendra (2011)This information literacy in various fields such as e-governance and

academic fields. This paper tries to present information literacy as one of the most important
necessity.Various initiative by various government organizations have taken initiatives such as
gyandoot in M.P. and some other states this has changed the information seeking behavior of
population in India and also of students.

AmangaHellen Agnes (2011) Universities are expected to play a vital role in development
issues of their countries and beyond as they engage in teaching, learning and research. The
world-wide recognition of information as a key resource to the development of economics in the
21st Century places even more responsibility on universities as they are looked upon as Major
Consumers and creators of information touching on all sectors of the economy.

A. SuradkarPriya and S. KhapardeVaishali (2011) Bibliometrics is a type of research method

used in library and information Science. It utilizes quantitative analysis and statics to describe
pattern of publication within a given field or body of literature. The present study analyzed 1043
citation appended to 82 papers published in 10 issue and 10 volumes during 2005-2009 in
Journal of library and information Science.

B. Ravi K.K. and Kannappanavar B. U. (2011) This study was conducted to investigate the
use of information and communication technology (ICT) by Global Institute for Corporate
Education (GICE), Bangalore management college students with the brief background of the
institution and it's Learning Resource Centre
BaikadyMahabaleshwaraRao, Mudmol Mahesh V. and K. ShivanandaBhat (2011)Today
web resources are the most important sources of information and they are being used by the
medical faculty and students for teaching, learning, diagnosis and healthcare. It is essential for
the medical faculty and students to be computer and information literate in accessing the web
resources

BansodeSadanand Y. (2009)Present paper deals with the aspect of Information I it racy

discussing the attempts made for Information literacy in the advance countries like UK. USA and
in the developing country like India.

BilawarPrakash B and Pujar S.M.(2011)Today's highly networked environment getting

information is easy but getting the right and authentic information is difficult.

Biradar B. S. and G. Swapna (2011)Information Literacy (IL) is an essential requirement for

students in higher education institutions. Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher
Education was produced and developed by Association of College and Research Library (ACRL)
of United States in 2000.

BodkurwarShyam R. (2011)In the twenty first century information literacy has become a
crucial issue for the political, economic, social and cultural development in all countries.
Information literacy is a global phenomenon today. It is information gap that divides the nations
and the citizens of a nation into rich and poor. It is information literacy that helps in bridging the
gap. The article discusses about librarians awareness about information literacy in college
librarians of yavatmaldistrict(Maharashtra).

Choukhande (Gudadhe) Vaishali and SarodeRavindra D. (2011)The authors conducted a

survey of 25 college libraries of Amravati city, out of which 16 college librarians responded. The
survey was based on the Information Literacy Programme conducted in college libraries. The
objectives of the study was i) to identify the information Literacy programmeconducted in
college libraries, ii) to study the skills incorporated in Information Literacy Programme and iii)
to study the efforts made for Information Literacy Promotion and Assessment of users.

Day Tulima (2011) In 19th century, India has produced a galaxy of great men, who have
enriched our national life by their talent and personality.

DeshpandeShirish M and Dakhole P. S. (2011)This paper discusses the concept of Information

Literacy, its need and importance and IL standards. It also discusses the ICT policies of the
government in India and initiatives taken by the government to promote various components of
the information literacy such as computer literacy, IT literacy. This paper also disusses various e-
Goverence projects of the government which are playing a leading role to make the citizen an
information literate.

G. Mukhyadal B, S. Sobwane S and A Vaishvav A (2011)The information society calls for all
people to become information literate which means that they should not only be able to
recognize when information is needed but also be able to identify, locate, evaluate and use
effectively information needed for decision making or fulfilling different goals.

GandheCharudattaAchyut (2011)In the present information society, the world is changing into
global village, classrooms are changing into virtual class rooms and libraries are changing to
information centers. Students are more technology oriented and so the whole teaching-learning
process. The students are expected to learn beyond the syllabus and teacher should play a role of
facilitator. This is due to advent of information and communication technology.

GowdaVasappa and N. Vasanth (2011)Information is an important aspect of our life. Knowing

the availability of information and its appropriate use is an important skill. The objective
experimentation towards 'visioning' and 'knowledging' paving the way for crystallize thinking. In
the present paper the authors have made an attempt to present the definition and models of
information literacy. Further the paper differentials the concepts information literacy and
Computer literacy and highlights the role information literacy in lifelong learning process to
become information independent.

Hemavathi B. N.(2011)The 21st Century library and information center’s environment has
brought with it an increased availability of information and communication technology (ICT),
new forms and formats of information resources, and more particularly the ever increasing
growth and development of web, internet and mobile technology. Information and knowledge is
available in number of ways and means including through search engines, meta search engines,
subject gateways, discipline archives, opens access resources, virtual libraries etc.

Jamkar Swati (2011)Academic Libraries collect huge resources in various forms. When user
comes across with this information he gets confused about the retrieving accurate information.
Internet is also hardly useful to them in getting accurate information in a least time. In some
Libraries Reference services, personal help to users work finely but most of the libraries have not
sufficient staff to render these services. Information Literacy skill helps to Librarians and users
in such above mentioned embarrassing situation.

Jayalakshmi M andJyothi (2011)Wikipedia says information literacy is "A set of competencies

that an informed citizen of an information society ought to possess to participate intelligently and
actively in that society". This definition is apt for the Information, Technology industry, where
all employees are informed citizens of an information society. Assessing their information
literacy is imperative in the knowledge environment. It aids them to realize their potential and
promote their sustainable development in their organization.

Kalra Jaya andVerma R.K.(2011)An attempt has been made to study the information seeking
behaviour of scientists using some of the research institutions library websites in terms of
'Usability' and 'Usefulness' features with online survey method

Kanjilal Uma (2011)In the present digital era, developments of ICT, has resulted in the
emergence of digital information literacy in place of the traditional information literacy skills.
Internet has now become an important source of information and learners need to be adept in
retrieving and critical in using information available on the net. Vast pool of information
available on the Internet has influenced information seeking styles of learners and resulted in
new learning methods and information literacy strategies.

Khandare Rahul B. and SonwaneShashank S. (2011)This article briefly explains the

information literacy, objective of information literacy, importance of information literacy, kinds
of information literacy, and challenges with information literate, impact of information literacy
etc.

Kumar Rakesh (2011) Information literacy skills should be imparted in higher educational
institutions so that the library users can make effective use of information in the modern era of
Information and communication technology. In this paper I explained the information literacy
skills plays pivotal role in libraries and importance of these skills in effective and reliable
retrieval of information. Unfortunately when we look at today’s Indian political, administrative
and developmental activities corruption nepotism miss management and exploitation of people
as well as nature is becoming a common phenomenon.
Konnur P.V and C. Kavita H. (2009)Information literacy is recognized as one of the higher
education worldwide. Information literacy is a meta-learning outcome in the learning process.

Lad, Ashok Tukaram and RashivadekarSubhashMaruti (2011)This paper deals with the
information literacy. It discusses the information literacy concept covering various topics such as
meaning, definition and importance of information literacy, history of the concept, specific
aspects of information literacy, National Forum on information literacy, components of
information literacy. It also describes evolution of the economy, effect on education, global
information literacy. The main objective of the information literacy is to understand the wants
and needs of the library users. The information literacy should be users oriented.

Mishra and SarwateAbha (2009)This paper presents information literacy standards and
indicators, reading habits libraries and library networks, IL competency development programs
for librarians and libraries users.

MisraJyoti (2011) Information literacy has been a hot issue in the library world for almost a
decade and it is still very pertinent today. Library professionals all over world have realized the
importance of information literacy and have attempted in various ways to address these issues.
The present paper discusses the role of the librarian in developing information literacy skills
among the university community for their lifelong learning.

More Trupti and Shelar (2011)Plagiarism is an important ethical issue, but many researchers
are still not aware of its seriousness. It is a general observation that plagiarism implies just
copying or borrowing another's work and original ideas. Term such as ‘copying’ and borrowing
can misguide readers from the seriousness of this Cognizable offense and lead them towards
copy right violations.

NavalurSantosh A. andetc, (2011)India is known to the world for its rich cultural heritage,
legacy of the emperor's administration, peace loving citizens, intellectual individuals who are
contributing significantly in every field around the world for a long time. Unfortunately when we
look at today’s Indian political, administrative and developmental activities corruption, nepotism
miss management and exploitation of people as well as nature is becoming a common
phenomenon.
R. AnanthaRao K. (2011)The Library Front Page can be a truly powerful tool for keeping up-
to-date information in a single platform and enabling readers to provide the best possible
information in a less time. As libraries struggle with the fallout of the digital age, they must find
a creative way to remain relevant to the user who has the ability and means of finding vast
amounts of information.

Ranasinghe WMTD and Siriwardana A. S. (2011)Information literacy (IL) which is described

as the ability to recognize when information is needed, and to be able to locate and evaluate the
appropriate information and use it effectively, have become prerequisite for all levels of
education including higher education.

S. Afeemsha and Sudhier K. G. (2011)Our personal, cultural, social and professional

environment is subjected to an excessive and diverse flow of information. Information literacy
encompasses learning to learn and ability to research, evaluation and apply information.
Information literacy helps in overcoming the problems of identifying and retrieving right
information for the right person at the right time in a right manner. Building and information
literate community is complex. The scope of the paper is to study the efforts made by the country
in bridging the digital divide. Also the paper discusses several project and programmes initiated
by the Government of India in creating a literate community. The article also reveals the success
story of creating an Information literate school community in Kerala.

ShaikhShaheen C. andJadhavPallavi M. (2009)Libraries, literacy and learning are inter-

related concepts. This paper discusses about the role of today's librarian in a broad spectrum of
Judiciary as well as Indian Legal system in modern era.

ShelarVandan and DeshpandeNeela (2009)In today’s global environment Information Literacy

(IL) has become an indispensable device for handling information.

ShelarVandana R. (2011)This paper is to describes essentiality of Information Literacy skills

that makes individuals competent lifelong leamer.IL teach individual to find, evaluate, sought,
filter and use information effectively.

Singh Sanjay Kumar, KarmakarGouri Shankar andDekaPrashantKumar

,(2011)Information literacy has become a crucial issue today for development and progress. It is
the information gap that divides the nations into rich and poor. Even at the individual level to
become an independent lifelong learner it is essential to achieve a high level of information
literacy. Information literacy programmes are under way across the globe. This paper discusses
the issues related to information literacy, education reforms, quality education, equity education
objectives, scopes, importance, benefits, problems, methodology for NER skill up gradation
Mission etc.

T. Kalbandle D., Khaparde and S Vaishali (2011) Information Seeking Behavior play the vital
role for developing library collections upgrading facilities and improving services to effectively
meet the information needs of users. The paper deals with Definition of information seeking
Behavior(ISB) scope and limitations, objectives, methodology and data analysis.

Venkataramana P.(2011) Higher education institutions in the 21st century are expected to
develop competent information literate students capable of meeting future challenges of global
competition and challenging dynamic working environment. In the last Global knowledge
society, Information literacy has become essential skill for the students to find, evaluate and use
effectively the needed information to achieve their educational goals inview of the rapidly
changing technologies and increasing complex variety of information resources.

Venkat Ravi B. and etc,(2011)Information literacy (IL) is the ability to identify, locate,
evaluate, organize and effectively create, use and communicate information to address an issue
or a problem. It is a basic human right to lifelong learning. Information itself is becoming a
transforming strategic resource of the emerging information society.Without information literacy
the information society will not be able to achieve its full potential. Therefore the concept and
practice of information literacy must be promoted from an early age among the school going
children. Information literacy is more relevant for the developing nations to enable themselves to
bridge the growing infor divide between the developed and the developing nations.