Abstract
It is apparent
that individuals can no longer cope with the information overflow and the
information rich environment of today. The paper is framed upon the backdrop
that information literacy skills are required now more than ever in view of the
explosion of information output and sources. In enumerating the benefits of
tertiary education, the paper highlights the need for academic libraries to
strategize in providing information literacy in institutions of tertiary
education in Nigeria. The paper brings to limelight the meaning and
misconceptions of information literacy. Highlighting the strategies, it
emphasizes that information literacy strategies are necessary for academic
libraries in Nigeria for a number of purposes such as to. support teaching and
learning; embed information literacy in the curriculum; meet students need;
ensure employability in a changing world; and develop key lifelong learning
skills. The inadequacies of current instruction on information literacy
Nigerian tertiary education are examined. The paper enumerates the challenges
facing academic libraries towards implementing information literacy strategies.
also presents the core information literacy competency outcomes such as the
ability to: develop effective search strategies; locate and retrieve sources;
organize and synthesize information; use and apply information. Recommendations
on reposi . ti . oni ยท ng a ca1ade emic libraries for information literacy
delivery were made Keywords: Information Literacy, Tertiary Education, Academic
Libraries
I.M, I (2024). Information Literacy Strategies For Improved Tertiary Education:- Imperatives For Academic Libraries In Nigeria :- Ogbonna, I.M . Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Dec 09, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/information-literacy-strategies-for-improved-tertiary-education-imperatives-for-academic-libraries-in-nigeria-ogbonna-im-7-2
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I.M, I.M. "Information Literacy Strategies For Improved Tertiary Education:- Imperatives For Academic Libraries In Nigeria :- Ogbonna, I.M " Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 09 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/information-literacy-strategies-for-improved-tertiary-education-imperatives-for-academic-libraries-in-nigeria-ogbonna-im-7-2