TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper seeks to provide an overview of information literacy (IL) from a global prospective, to highlight problems facing developing countries in initiating IL programs, and state the trends of IL, with a focus on the development of IL programs at KFUPM.Design/methodology/approach– A general review and survey of current development areas.Findings– IL, which is a resource‐based mode of education, has created a greater need to teach students the skills of accessing and evaluating appropriate information resources and use them effectively.Originality/value– This paper provides an overview of IL from a global prospective.
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
SN  - 0264-0473
DO  - 10.1108/02640470510611463
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470510611463
AU  - Ashoor Mohammed‐Saleh
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Information literacy: a case study of the KFUPM library
T2  - The Electronic Library
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 398
EP  - 409
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -