Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description

Lifelong learning is the development of human potential through a continuously supportive process which stimulates and empowers individuals to acquire all the knowledge, values, skills, and understanding they will require throughout their lifetimes and to apply them with confidence, creativity an...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Aziz, Rafidah, Masrek, Mohamad Noorman, Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif
Format:	Article
Published:	Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia 2009
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Online Access:	http://www.myjurnal.my/public/browse-journal-view.php?id=271 http://www.myjurnal.my/public/browse-journal-view.php?id=271 http://eprints.usm.my/34183/1/V3_1_09.pdf

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spelling	usm-341832017-05-16T07:24:11Z Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description Abdul Aziz, Rafidah Masrek, Mohamad Noorman Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Lifelong learning is the development of human potential through a continuously supportive process which stimulates and empowers individuals to acquire all the knowledge, values, skills, and understanding they will require throughout their lifetimes and to apply them with confidence, creativity and enjoyment in all roles, circumstances, and environments. Equally important is information literacy, which is referred to as the ability to locate, evaluate, manage, use and communicate information effectively for various purposes. This paper discusses the concept of lifelong learning, iriformation literacy and higher education. Today 's higher education requires students to be learners who create their own knowledge by interacting with i11formation from a variety of sources. This form of learning requires students to become effective users of information regardless of its format. They must learn skills for searching, retrieval, evaluation and use of the growing body of iriformation and knowledge. Higher education should be self-directed to inculcate independent learners who would be prepared to be lifelong learners. Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.usm.my/34183/1/V3_1_09.pdf http://www.myjurnal.my/public/browse-journal-view.php?id=271 Abdul Aziz, Rafidah and Masrek, Mohamad Noorman and Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif (2009) Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description. Jurnal PPM: Journal of Malaysian Librarians, 3. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1823-6308 http://eprints.usm.my/34183/
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spellingShingle	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Abdul Aziz, Rafidah Masrek, Mohamad Noorman Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description
description	Lifelong learning is the development of human potential through a continuously supportive process which stimulates and empowers individuals to acquire all the knowledge, values, skills, and understanding they will require throughout their lifetimes and to apply them with confidence, creativity and enjoyment in all roles, circumstances, and environments. Equally important is information literacy, which is referred to as the ability to locate, evaluate, manage, use and communicate information effectively for various purposes. This paper discusses the concept of lifelong learning, iriformation literacy and higher education. Today 's higher education requires students to be learners who create their own knowledge by interacting with i11formation from a variety of sources. This form of learning requires students to become effective users of information regardless of its format. They must learn skills for searching, retrieval, evaluation and use of the growing body of iriformation and knowledge. Higher education should be self-directed to inculcate independent learners who would be prepared to be lifelong learners.
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author	Abdul Aziz, Rafidah Masrek, Mohamad Noorman Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif
author_facet	Abdul Aziz, Rafidah Masrek, Mohamad Noorman Mohd Saad, Mohd Sharif
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title	Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description
title_short	Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description
title_full	Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description
title_fullStr	Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description
title_full_unstemmed	Information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: Definition and description
title_sort	information literacy, higher education and lifelong learning: definition and description
publisher	Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia
publishDate	2009
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