Promoting Information Literacy Among Undergraduate Students of Ashesi University College

Abstract

In its simplest form. information literacy is defined as the ability to recognize a need for information and from there on, one is able to locate, retrieve, evaluate and use the procured information effectively. The acquisition of information literacy skills is deemed by many as a necessity for the information age and it is termed by many as a life long learning skills. The main objective of the study is to promote information literacy skills among the undergraduate students Ashesi University College. Questionnaires were distributed to 200 students out of a population of 450 of which 120 respond. The study revealed that most of the students level of information literacy is low based on the fact that they have problems in using Boolean Operators OR, AND, and NOT, also they have problem of using information sources and finally they use the internet without evaluating the authenticity of tile web site. Based on the findings, and other conclusions, recommendations, are made to the authorities of Ashesi University College on how best to promote and integrate information literacy programme into the curriculum of the university.