Importance of Information Literacy

Abstract

It is said that we live in an information society. In this scenario, information becomes a key aspect in everybody's professional and personal lives. Thus, a new concept appears: information literacy. Even though information literacy is not always considered a core competency, many organizations require information literacy skills on their job offers. Therefore, every university student should acquire and develop information literacy skills during their undergraduate studies. Taking this into consideration, as a first step, students should be aware of the relevance of information literacy skills. Once they are aware of its importance, they are able to improve and develop it. Thus, the aim of this study is to analyze whether university students are aware of the importance of information literacy. Additionally, the authors analyze whether students' awareness varies after attending an information training course. In order to fulfil this objective, the IL-HUMASS survey is used.