Taxonomy of Information Literacy Competencies
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Executive Summary People living within an information culture possess different expectations and abilities with technology and digital systems because of their use of and exposure to technology. The first section of the paper reviews the situation of IT education and the need to address the shortage of professionals in the information-related professions. The shortage of IT professionals generates an attempt by educational institutions to develop programs that may or may not adequately address the shortage. Along with the shortage problem, concerns about information literacy are being raised among educators and professionals.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JITE
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002