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Information literacy is a combination of related concepts of which media literacy is an important... more Information literacy is a combination of related concepts of which media literacy is an important one. It deals with the skill development required to understand and critically analyse the messages sent via different media, print and non-print with its constructive and destructive implications. Countries have developed and are developing on this. Media education aims at teaching and learning about media aiming to develop young people’s critical and creative abilities. A case study shows the awareness about media literacy and the current trend in the usage of the media of information for satisfying information requirements among the library and information science students of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta.
The Palm leaf manuscripts contribute to our most valuable and precious national heritage as rare ... more The Palm leaf manuscripts contribute to our most valuable and precious national heritage as rare collection of recorded knowledge. Before the advent of paper in any region of the world, palm leaf was one of the important sources for writing. These manuscripts have existed over the years and are very much important till today. The major factors for the deterioration of Palm leaf manuscripts have been discussed; there preservation process, the ancient as well as the modern techniques have been dealt with. Since these palm leaf manuscripts are important for the retention of knowledge, therefore their conservation is a vital point to be taken note of.
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The social networking sites are being used predominantly at the age of Information and communicat... more The social networking sites are being used predominantly at the age of Information and communication technology. The sites are now regarded as one of the prime disseminator and consolidator of information. The study is directed to unveil the implications of social networking software, especially Facebook, over the knowledge management. A methodology of reviewing related literatures and a quantitative analysis of the postings under the Facebook group ‘LIS Group in West Bengal’ have been followed to establish the theoretical propositions on the factual ground. Finally, some conclusions are drawn on the basis of the findings. It was found that the use of the social networking sites in knowledge management is gaining popularity day by day. The job oriented information was published in most of the cases and the male group members participate more in the group communication.
Information literacy is a combination of related concepts of which media literacy is an important... more Information literacy is a combination of related concepts of which media literacy is an important one. It deals with the skill development required to understand and critically analyse the messages sent via different media, print and non-print with its constructive and destructive implications. Countries have developed and are developing on this. Media education aims at teaching and learning about media aiming to develop young people’s critical and creative abilities. A case study shows the awareness about media literacy and the current trend in the usage of the media of information for satisfying information requirements among the library and information science students of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta.
The Palm leaf manuscripts contribute to our most valuable and precious national heritage as rare ... more The Palm leaf manuscripts contribute to our most valuable and precious national heritage as rare collection of recorded knowledge. Before the advent of paper in any region of the world, palm leaf was one of the important sources for writing. These manuscripts have existed over the years and are very much important till today. The major factors for the deterioration of Palm leaf manuscripts have been discussed; there preservation process, the ancient as well as the modern techniques have been dealt with. Since these palm leaf manuscripts are important for the retention of knowledge, therefore their conservation is a vital point to be taken note of.
The social networking sites are being used predominantly at the age of Information and communicat... more The social networking sites are being used predominantly at the age of Information and communication technology. The sites are now regarded as one of the prime disseminator and consolidator of information. The study is directed to unveil the implications of social networking software, especially Facebook, over the knowledge management. A methodology of reviewing related literatures and a quantitative analysis of the postings under the Facebook group ‘LIS Group in West Bengal’ have been followed to establish the theoretical propositions on the factual ground. Finally, some conclusions are drawn on the basis of the findings. It was found that the use of the social networking sites in knowledge management is gaining popularity day by day. The job oriented information was published in most of the cases and the male group members participate more in the group communication.