Varsities urged to embrace ICTs

(First posted by Lazarus Sauti [09/11/2011] on Zimbabwe Library Association - ZimLA).
UNIVERSITIES have been urged to embrace new information communication technologies to help students easily acquire knowledge when using libraries.

The call was made yesterday by University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura in a speech read on his behalf by Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Chipo Dyanda at a workshop on information literacy.

"Much as we recognise the beauty of accessing e-resources, it is critical to ensure that users are able to make the best use," said Prof Nyagura.

"Information literacy plays an important role in the development of knowledge and the importance of us all working together to share experiences.

"By imparting information literacy skills to Zimbabwe universities, we commit ourselves to promoting use of electronic resources beyond the duration of this workshop and enhance electronic resources usage in tertiary education in Zimbabwe."

Prof Nyagura said the workshop was targeted at developing libraries in Zimbabwe.

"Motivation for information literacy skills is based on the realisation that academic libraries are central and critical to the instructional and scholarly life of the universities they serve," he said.

"Current information which is available through e-resources is vital to national development and it is, therefore, critical that library users are imparted with Information Literacy skills to effectively and efficiently access and utilise the vast information contained in these electronic resources."

Speaking at the same event, the facilitator of the programme from Cape Town University, Professor Peter Underwood, said information literacy would enable students to find the best sources of information and evaluate it.

"To younger people of Zimbabwe, I urge them to try and use information which is available to develop their society and their own ideas," he said.

The workshop on the new information technologies was attended by library officials from different universities in the country.

They discussed strategies for incorporation information literacy skills in the teaching, learning and research processes.
The participants developed strategies for a working relationship between librarians and facilitators of the teaching, learning and research processes.

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