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Information literacy: a case study of the KFUPM library

Mohammed‐Saleh Ashoor (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia)

The Electronic Library

ISSN: 0264-0473

Article publication date: 1 August 2005

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper seeks to provide an overview of information literacy (IL) from a global prospective, to highlight problems facing developing countries in initiating IL programs, and state the trends of IL, with a focus on the development of IL programs at KFUPM.

Design/methodology/approach

A general review and survey of current development areas.

Findings

IL, which is a resource‐based mode of education, has created a greater need to teach students the skills of accessing and evaluating appropriate information resources and use them effectively.

Originality/value

This paper provides an overview of IL from a global prospective.

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Citation

Ashoor, M. (2005), "Information literacy: a case study of the KFUPM library", The Electronic Library, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 398-409. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470510611463

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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