E-Information Literacy

The greatest challenge for society in the 21st century is to keep pace with the knowledge and technological expertise necessary for finding, applying and evaluating information. It is acknowledged that we live in an information-rich society where the amount of information in the world is presently doubling every two years. Therefore it is necessity of 21st century to include information literacy in education. E-Literacy and Information Literacy are different but mutually compatible concepts with validity within specific contexts. Most librarians work within hybrid library environments, and may feel that e-Literacy is a single medium concept and as a practical tool for promoting the use of their mixed medium information service it is less useful than Information Literacy.Information-literate citizens know how to use information to their best advantage at work and in everyday life.Information literacy is a key component and contributor to lifelong learning.The seed of information literacy lies in literacy. The seeds of information literacy are germinating of its own spontaneously.