CHAPTER VI INFORMATION LITERACY, UNIVERSITIES, AND THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION

2008 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Access To Information

Librarians, Records Managers, and E-Government

2012 ◽  
pp. 1148-1164
Author(s):  
Cathrine T. Nengomasha
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Government ◽  
Modern Technologies

Governments have turned to the use of information and communication technologies with the aim of improving service delivery, encouraging citizens in the decision making process, and enhancing accountability, transparency, and effectiveness. Effective inclusive participation of citizens in the government of their country requires access to information through modern technologies. Access to information is vital for transparency, accountability, participation, and the rule of law – all hallmarks of democratic governance. This chapter looks at the role of librarians and records managers in promoting e-government. Their traditional role of collecting, organizing, preserving, and disseminating information places them in a very significant position in e-governance implementation. However, in an electronic environment, they face a number of challenges which include economic, technological, and information literacy. The role played by these professionals, and the challenges each meet are discussed. Some recommendations are provided to enhance the role of these professionals in e-government implementation.

scholarly journals PERILAKU MAHASISWA ILMU PERPUSTAKAAN UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA DALAM MENYIKAPI HOAKS DI MEDIA SOSIAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Silmi Afkarina Hanum ◽  
Anis Masruri
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Filtering ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Cultural Science ◽  
Share Information

This study aims to determine the behavioral stages of students in responding to hoaxes, which are increasingly rampant due to the easy access to information that is widely available on social media so that there is no information filtering system when information is disseminated on social media. Social media is a virtual social place between individuals, to share information with each other. The subjects of this study were students major of library science, faculty of civil and cultural science State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. The Major of Library Science has contributed to the development of information literacy in Indonesia. Information literacy consists of searching, analyzing and finding the information needed. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. Techniques for determining informants using purposive sampling or non-random techniques. There are 16 students of the Library Science study program who are included in the category of research informants. The research method was carried out by interview and documentation. Researchers gave several questions to informants regarding information and hoaxes circulating on social media. Then the informants analyzed the information on social media, and distinguished valid and hoax information. The results showed that the behavioral stages of Library Science students at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta in responding to hoax information on social media were 1. Students searched for news on social media, 2. Students looked at posted news accounts / sources, 3. Students paid attention to synchronization of titles and contents. news, 4. Students check the validity of the news by means of; a. see the comments column, b. double check, and c. crosscheck.

scholarly journals YouTube's Implementation As an Alternative Media for Information Literacy Learning for Students at Pelita Harapan University

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Phillips Iman Hery Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Alternative Media ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Model Approach

Background of the study: the use of the YouTube platform as a medium for learning information literacy in students.Purpose: to find out the implementation and use of the YouTube platform as a learning medium to help students understand information literacy.Method: Using a qualitative descriptive method with the analysis of the Miles and Huberman model approach, namely data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing.Findings: Using YouTube as an information literacy learning media helps students understand information literacy material, this can be seen from the average access to information literacy material above 5000 times.Conclusion: YouTube can be used as a medium for learning information literacy even though it is a supplement or supplement. 

scholarly journals LITERASI INFORMASI GURU PENDIDIKAN AGAMA BUDDHA DAN IMPLIKASINYA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suntoro Suntoro
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Data Collection Technique

This study aims to describe the information literacy of Buddhist Education teachers in Pati Regency covering aspects of information needs, access to information, and utilization of information in teaching. This study uses a qualitative method. The data collection technique of this study uses interviews, observation, and documentation. Data analysis using the Milles Hubberman model includes the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study include: (1)The information needs of Buddhist Education teachers can be classified into information needs to improve teacher competence and information needs for career advancement; (2) access to information sourced from various locations, the teachers have also been able to analyze, organize, and save information well; (3) the teacher utilizes the information literacy results in teaching and learning activities in the school despite experiencing obstacles such as the lack of infrastructure to support learning.

QAnon and the information dark age

First Monday ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Hannah
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Mass Medium ◽  
Information Access ◽  
First Century ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Mass Communications ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Communications Technologies ◽  
Theoretical Frame

We are entering a dark age for information literacy, an age predicated on a strange reversal of accepted wisdom. Whereas early Internet advocates predicted a utopian age of information access and literacy, the twenty-first century has witnessed a paradoxical technological expansion of communications technologies and, at the same, the growth and spread of bizarre, vast, complex conspiracies. Although many argue that belief in conspiracies is the mark of a “crippled epistemology” (Sunstein and Vermeule, 2009), I argue that this particular fusion of information access and ignorance is emblematic of what Chun (2015) has described as the combination of individual content creation within a mass medium. It is our incredible access to information, when combined with anonymized mass communications platforms, which has exacerbated networked conspiratorial thinking and given rise to the most complex example of this problematic: QAnon. In this article, I analyze QAnon through the lens of a theoretical frame I call the information dark age, and I argue that QAnon represents a new paranoid permutation, which takes advantage of information technology to spread its shadow across the Internet. The power of the QAnon conspiracy is its protean nature, its ability to grow quickly through crowd-sourced contributions to the overarching theory. Perhaps even more disturbing is that QAnon has weaponized this network in an effort to derail the 2020 presidential election in favor of President Trump and spread misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Without a dramatic evolution in our current media infrastructure, we are facing the increasing spread and worsening effect of this information dark age.

scholarly journals Social Justice Through Access to Information at the University of Illinois at Chicago University Library

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra De Groote
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

This paper outlines the efforts of the University Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago to provide free open access to information so that everyone has equal access to it. The library does this through advocacy for open access, providing resources to make information openly accessible, and providing training in information literacy to access and use open information.

scholarly journals PERAN BUKU DAN PERPUSTAKAAN DALAM DEMOKRATISASI INFORMASI

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faisal Syarifudin
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Filter Process ◽  
Information Media ◽  
Development Participation ◽  
Printed Materials ◽  
Democratic Life

Democratization of information is a manifestation of a nation's democratic life in which people participate in all aspect of development. Participation requires openness and freedom to get access to information. Availability of information in the global era must be accompanied by competence to filter, process and utilize information, which is known as information literacy. Among various formats of information media, printed materials especially books are mostly preferred because they are easy and convenient to use. Books as information media are closely related to libraries, particularly public libraries which are the most democratic and enable all members of community to interact with information and knowledge. However, it is unfortunate that public libraries and libraries in general have not been given proper attention in Indonesia. Keywords : information literacy, public libraries, public library manifesto

scholarly journals As relações entre a arquivologia e as humanidades digitais: a literacia arquivística como meio de interação arquivo e comunidade no acesso à informação | The relations between archival science and the digital humanities: archival literacy as a means of interaction archive and community in the access to information

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago De Oliveira Vieira ◽  
Paola Rodrigues Bittencourt ◽  
Anna Carla Almeida Mariz
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Archival Science ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Qualitative Character ◽  
Archival Institution

RESUMO Pontua algumas relações entre os campos da arquivologia e das humanidades digitais. Expõe a noção da literacia arquivística como um meio de reconceitualização dos arquivos e a interação entre as instituições arquivísticas e a comunidade, a partir da partilha de um conhecimento arquivístico, com o objetivo de oferecer aos usuários de um arquivo um conjunto de competências que o auxiliem em potencializar as formas de pesquisa e acesso às informações. Caracteriza-se como uma pesquisa de natureza exploratória, com caráter qualitativo e que utiliza como procedimento a revisão bibliográfica para cumprir os seus objetivos. Os resultados apontam para a existência de pontos de relacionamentos entre a arquivologia e as humanidades digitais, tendo a noção de literacia arquivística uma importante função no acesso e uso dos arquivos.Palavras-chave: Arquivologia; Humanidades Digitais; Literacia Arquivística; Literacia Informacional; Instituição Arquivística.ABSTRACT It points out some relations between the fields of Archival Science and the Digital Humanities. It exposes the notion of archival literacy as a means of reconceptualizing the archives and the interaction between archival institutions and the community, through the sharing of archival knowledge, in order to offer archival users a set of skills that will help to empower research and access to information. It is characterized as a research of exploratory nature, with a qualitative character and that uses as a procedure the bibliographic revision to fulfill its objectives. The results point to the existence of points of relationship between Archival Science and the Digital Humanities, with the notion of archival literacy as an important function in the access and use of archives.Keywords: Archival Science; Digital Humanities; Archival Literacy; Information Literacy; Archival Institution.

scholarly journals Pelayanan bimbingan literasi dan sumber informasi perpustakaan bagi mahasiswa yang sedang menyusun tugas akhir

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Anton Risparyanto
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Introduction. There are various types of information sources and guidelines on information literacy at libraries. It is necessary to understand the types of information sources and guidelines on information literacy needed by students, particularly for those who are in the stage of writing their final assignments. The aims of this paper is to provide  better understanding of the need of information sources for the final year students.Research Methods. This is qualitative descriptive research with 10 final year students in structured interviews as well as observations from the Indonesian Islamic University. Data analysis. Data from interviews and observations were analyzed using qualitative methods on the variables used as research subjects.Results and Discussions. The data showed that types of online and printed information sources include (a) textbooks; (b) journals; (c) proceedings and (d) final assignments (theses and dissertations). In terms of information literacy guidelines, they need some  guideline to (a) access to information sources; (b) analyse information sources; (c) evaluate  information sources and (d) use information sources.Conclusions and Recommendations. The library should provide several types of information sources and information literacy guidelines for students to prepare their final assignments. The paper also suggests that the Directorate of Indonesian Islamic University Library to consider better students’ information needs and continue with further similar research.

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