Information Literacy among LIS Students through Web 2.0 Technologies: With Special Reference to Ernakulam District

The present paper examines the information literacy among LIS students in Ernakulam district through web 2.0 technologies. This study mainly conducted to know the frequency and purpose of use of web 2.0 technologies used by LIS students, to identify most used web 2.0 tools by LIS students, to identify the factors affecting the use of web 2.0 tools, to understand the level of information literacy skills of LIS students by using web 2.0 technologies. Result of the study reveals that majority of the LIS students mostly using web 2.0 tool is Youtube because it provides audible and visual means of learning and it can be watchable anytime at any place. After Youtube, social networking sites and instant message are the mostly using web 2.0 tools by LIS students. Majority of the LIS students has average information literacy skills by using web 2.0 tools. Majority of the LIS students using web 2.0 tools for personal note taking