scholarly journals Analysis of the digital divide of information literacy for rural-urban in Taiwan

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. S. Chang ◽  
K. W. Tsou
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information Literacy

Digital Equity and Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 154-172
Author(s):  
Seang-Tae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Qualitative Difference ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Public ◽  
Korean Government ◽  
Digital Equity ◽  
Digital Convergence ◽  
Access Information

The policy of digital equity aim to close the various issues of digital divide. As digital convergence and informatization progresses, it is becoming more important to better utilize various resources. Therefore, making a qualitative difference about the digital divide issue is urgent, and relevant policies and efforts need to be strengthened to narrow the digital divide. In this regard, the overall improvement of information literacy of the public is required as it can increase the convenience in citizens' everyday lives and can create added value. It is, therefore, necessary to continue the development of policies and projects to narrow the digital divide. The Korean government plans to keep strengthening its support with policies to legislate regulations that narrow the digital divide and provide fair opportunities to access information, and to improve information literacy. The efforts to narrow the digital divide and effective policies to achieve the goal must be continued to relieve social conflict and integrate the society.

scholarly journals Literature on Information Literacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-315
Author(s):  
Nisha N.B. ◽  
Rekha Rani Varghese
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Level ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
American Library ◽  
The World ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
Library Associations ◽  
Types Of Information

The paper provides an overview of the research conducted on various aspects of Information Literacy. Many studies have been conducted in India and abroad on different facets of Information Literacy and pinpointed that information literacy is an essential skill in the era of information explosion. This paper provides an outline of the research done on Information literacy all over the world. By analysing 104 studies on information literacy, the present study indicates that Information Literacy is an essential skill in the current society. The importance of libraries in imparting information literacy is also mentioned in many studies. The literacy training has to be started at the school level, and it should be included in the curricula. The review shows that the only solution to reduce the digital divide gap among the information-rich and information-poor citizens is information literacy. Many initiatives have been started in India to bridge this gap. Many organisations and Associations like UNESCO, IFLA, American Library Associations, Society of Colleges, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) have framed different standards and Information Literacy models for various types of information users.

Digital Divide, Social Divide, Paradigmatic Divide

2011 ◽  
pp. 33-48
Author(s):  
Daniel Pimienta
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The Social ◽  
Systemic Process ◽  
Social Divide ◽  
Exclusive Focus

The digital divide is nothing else than the reflection of the social divide in the digital world. The use of ICT for human development does offer opportunities to reduce the social divide for individual beings or communities; yet there exists a series of obstacles to overcome. The very existence of an infrastructure for connectivity is only the first obstacle, although it often receives an exclusive focus, due to the lack of an holistic approach which gives an essential part to digital and information literacy. Telecommunications, hardware and software are predictable prerequisites; however, the true pillars of human-focused information societies are education, ethics, and participation, interacting together as a systemic process. As long as decision makers are not ready to consider these evidences, and keep on favoring a mere technological vision, we will suffer from the most dangerous divide in terms of impact: the paradigmatic divide. Any resemblance to characters, projects, or policies in real life is quite intentional.

Digital Equity and Policy

2016 ◽  
pp. 30-48
Author(s):  
Seang-Tae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Qualitative Difference ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Public ◽  
Korean Government ◽  
Digital Equity ◽  
Digital Convergence ◽  
Access Information

The policy of digital equity aim to close the various issues of digital divide. As digital convergence and informatization progresses, it is becoming more important to better utilize various resources. Therefore, making a qualitative difference about the digital divide issue is urgent, and relevant policies and efforts need to be strengthened to narrow the digital divide. In this regard, the overall improvement of information literacy of the public is required as it can increase the convenience in citizens' everyday lives and can create added value. It is, therefore, necessary to continue the development of policies and projects to narrow the digital divide. The Korean government plans to keep strengthening its support with policies to legislate regulations that narrow the digital divide and provide fair opportunities to access information, and to improve information literacy. The efforts to narrow the digital divide and effective policies to achieve the goal must be continued to relieve social conflict and integrate the society.

Information Literacy and the Digital Divide

2013 ◽  
pp. 20-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hopeton S. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Global South ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies

With the increasing spread of information and communications technologies (ICTs) globally, there is heightened debate about the continuing disparities of access and usage. The dialogue has proceeded in many respects oblivious of the centrality of information literacies in capacity building measures to redress the digital divide. This chapter examines both the concepts of the digital divide and information literacies and regards them as highly compatible in their application to the global south following a detailed analysis of issues such as orality and literacy, globalization from below and effective access to technology networks. The chapter concludes with a range of recommendations relating to reforms in strategic thinking and policy planning. The call for heightened emphasis on education including information literacies forms the centerpiece of an analysis grounded in both theory and empirical research.

Global research on information literacy: a bibliometric analysis from 2005 to 2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shankar Reddy Kolle
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Productive Author ◽  
Academic Librarianship ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
The University ◽  
Bibliometric Measures ◽  
Productive Authors

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature published on information literacy (IL) from 2005 to 2014 and reveal the key aspects of IL publication trends. Design/methodology/approach The study analyses the literature indexed in Web of Science database on IL from 2005 to 2014 and used the required bibliometric measures to analyse specific aspects of publishing trends. Findings The findings of the study reveal that increase in literature on IL from 2005 to 2014 was noticed. A high amount of annual growth of literature on IL is observed for the year of 2007, 2008 and 2011. “Pinto, M” and the “University of Granada, Spain” was productive author and institute. Journal of Academic Librarianship was the most productive journal, with 97 articles being published for the period. USA was the most contributing country. “Digital divide”, “media literacy”, “pedagogy”, “higher education” and “critical thinking” were current research topics in the IL domain. Originality/value The paper is very useful for researchers to learn about trends in the literature on IL, as well as possible areas for further research, and it provides the names of the most productive authors, organizations and countries, along with the most popular IL keywords.

The impact of the digital divide on information literacy training of Extended Curriculum Programme students at the Durban University of Technology

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Segarani Naidoo
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Disadvantaged Students ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the impact of the digital divide on information literacy (IL) training of Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) students at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). There are students entering the tertiary education environment in South Africa who have never used the Internet or have little or no knowledge of technology. Hence South African higher education institutions have a heterogeneous mix of both digitally advantaged students and digitally disadvantaged students. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of the digital divide on IL training of ECP students at the DUT and to recommend guidelines for teaching and learning of IL that would accommodate both digitally advantaged and digitally disadvantaged students. The sub-objectives of the study were: to identify in what ways the digital divide impacts on the IL training of ECP students; to identify innovative teaching and learning methods to accommodate the diversity of students in the IL classroom; and to recommend guidelines for teaching and learning of IL in the ECP that accommodates the digital divide among participating students. Hence, the three population sets for the study were: DUT ECP students of 2010, Subject Librarians teaching IL to ECP students and the DUT ECP Coordinator. The study employed a mixed method approach in its research design. Data was collected from ECP students by means of a questionnaire, an interview schedule was used to collect data from Subject Librarians involved in teaching of the IL module to ECP students and lastly, a separate interview schedule was used to collect data from the ECP Coordinator. Qualitative data that was collected from the survey questionnaire was analysed using SPSS (Version 18.0) whilst qualitative data collected from the interviews and from the questionnaires was analysed thematically using content analysis. The findings of this study reveal that the digital divide does impact on IL training in ways such as, slowing down the progress of IL lessons; basic computer skills need to be taught in the IL classroom and that disadvantaged students find it difficult to follow online lessons while advantaged students already have the expertise to access online information. Based on these findings the study recommends that computer literacy training precede IL training; that various creative teaching and learning methods, such as, group work, games, online tutorials and interactive websites be incorporated into IL training to accommodate both digitally advantaged and digitally disadvantaged students in the IL classroom.

Information Literacy and the Digital Divide

2010 ◽  
pp. 326-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hopeton S. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Global South ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Communications Technologies

With the increasing spread of information and communications technologies (ICTs) globally, there is heightened debate about the continuing disparities of access and usage. The dialogue has proceeded in many respects oblivious of the centrality of information literacies in capacity building measures to redress the digital divide. This chapter examines both the concepts of the digital divide and information literacies and regards them as highly compatible in their application to the global south following a detailed analysis of issues such as orality and literacy, globalization from below and effective access to technology networks. The chapter concludes with a range of recommendations relating to reforms in strategic thinking and policy planning. The call for heightened emphasis on education including information literacies forms the centerpiece of an analysis grounded in both theory and empirical research.

Social Inclusion and the Digital Divide

2016 ◽  
pp. 1043-1061
Author(s):  
Seang-Tae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Public ◽  
Korean Government ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Digital Convergence ◽  
Access Information

It is becoming more important to better utilize various resources as digital convergence and informatization progresses. Therefore, it is a necessity to show the qualitative differences regarding digital divide, and relevant policies and efforts need to be strengthened to narrow the digital divide. In this regard, the overall improvement of information literacy of the public is required as it can increase the convenience in citizens' everyday lives and can create added value. It is, therefore, necessary to continue the development of policies and projects to narrow the digital divide. The Korean government plans to keep strengthening its support with policies to legislate regulations that narrow the digital divide and provide fair opportunities to access information and to improve information literacy. The efforts to narrow the digital divide and effective policies to achieve the goal must be continued to relieve social conflict and integrate the society. This is explored in this chapter.

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