Right from the definition of Information literacy itself which states that an Information literate individual is expected to have specific competencies which include the following:
- Determine the extent of information needed
- Access the needed information effectively and efficiently
- Evaluate information and its sources critically
- Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base
- Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
- Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally
It denotes that IL is not just an action, but a set of actions or skills that have to be acquired by training. It is obvious that this is the basic requirement of an information literate individual who should undertake literature search in the library.
Besides, the task of literature search requires a very deep understanding of the subject area while the IL skills are employed in the search duty. For instance, searching in medicine will require a very good understanding of medical field. Hence, I believe for efficient literature search in the libraries, trained assistants are recommended for such tasks.
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