The document summarizes information literacy practices at two academic libraries in India and Suriname. It describes the collections, resources, and facilities available at AISSMS College of Engineering Library in Pune, India including its print holdings, online journal databases, and library management system. It then discusses how the library trains patrons on using e-resources through its website, blog, and social media. Similar information is provided about the Anton de Kom University Library in Suriname, including how it conducts in-person and online tutorials on database searching. Challenges to information literacy training include lack of interest from students and faculty as well as the need for standardized guidelines and management support. Proposed improvements include developing online tutorials and assessing programs.

1. * Vrushali Dandawate , Libarian, AISSMS College of Engineering, Kennedy Road, Pune -1,
Maharashtra, India vrushalibasarkar@gmail.com
** Bert Alikromo, Dept. Information Mediation, Central Library Anton de Kom University of
Suriname, bert.alikromo@uvs.edu
Best Practices of Information Literacy in
INDIA and SURINAME
For Presentation in International Conference on Digital Governance: Innovation Information
and Libraries During April 14-16, 2016 At Indian Institute of Management. Indore

2. AISSMS COE LIBRARY
The AISSMS College of Engineering Library has acquired a
good collection of books and journals in the area of various
engineering disciplines.
The Library has approximately 33000 volumes of books
and 91 national journals. And 612 Online Journals Books are
classified according to Dewey Decimal classification scheme.
Library is using SLIM 21 (System for Library Information and
Management) software. Web OPAC facility is also available in
Library. The library is spread over 928 sq.m. area, with an
total investment of about RS.2.00 core including all facilities

3. SUBSCIBED ONLINE JOURNALS
DATABASE
•SCIENCE DIRECT
•IEEE
•ASCE
•ASME
•SPRINGER
•J-GATE
•MG GRAW HILL
•ASTM DIGITAL LIBRARAY

4. The patrons (researchers and students) informed about and trained in the use of information,
including e-resources through Library Website (Created through Open Source)

5. The patrons (researchers and students) informed about and trained in the use of
information, including e-resources through Library Blog

6. The patrons (researchers and students) informed about and trained in the
use of information, including e-resources through social Networking

7. As a librarian how I am informed about and trained in
the use of information, including e-resources
• By attending some online webinars
• By attending some training workshop of different
publishers
• Through Google search
• From publishers websites

8. Training to librarians or patrons
(researchers and students)
• As a Librarian I train to both patrons of my institute and also other
Library Professional. I am regularly involved in various activities like
Conducting Conferences, Workshops, Book Talks, and Training
Programs for Students and Faculty of AISSMS, We are also
conducting “Author-Students Meet” events, where students can
have live interaction with author of the books.
• For other Library Professional we have organized conference and
workshop like
• Two days National Level Conference on “Impact of Web
technologies and E-resources on Library Services, held at AISSMS
COE Pune on 27-28 September 2013
• National Level Conference on “Application of Six Sigma in Library
Science Field” held at AISSMS COE, Pune on 30 September 2012
• One day workshop on “Drupal content management System ’’ on 5
October 2012 at Max Bhor Pune

9. Training Programs were Organized by
Library
SCIENCE DIRECT TRAINING PROGRAM

10. J GATE TRAINING PROGRAM

11. INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSCIBED E-RESOURCES GIVEN
in AUTHOR MEET EVENT AND LIBRARY DISPLAY WERE
PUT IN COLLEGE ANNUAL SOCIAL EVENTS

12. INTERNATIONAL OPEN ACCESS WEEK AT AISSMS COE IN ASSOCIATION WITH INASP UK
One Day Workshop on “Getting to know more all about open access” was conducted in All
India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society’s College of Engineering Pune, in association with INASP
UK on 19 October 2015. AISSMS COE Library participated in Open Access Week Competition
and won a grant of 500$ from INASP UK to organize various event on “Open Access” at
AISSMS COE.

14. National Level Conference on
“Impact of Web Technologies and E-Resources on Library Services”
27-28 September 2013

15. One week International Workshop on “Modern Information Management for Research and
Education Oriented Libraries (With Open Source Tools)” was organized by Central Library of All
India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society’s College of Engineering Pune, in association with Hasselt
University Belgium from 23 to 27 November 2015

16. Usage of tutorials in Information Literacy
• We are using tutorials which is done from Publishers
and share them in our induction program also
through our library page on social networking
• we are also sending some screen shots on effective
search of information through mails.

18. Problems faced by Librarians concerning
training in the use of information
• Students and faculty are not much interested to attend such programs
• Librarians themselves are not interested in such programs
• We don’t have much awareness in developing online tutorials and there is
no standard guidelines are provided for information literacy workshop
• Management role is also less supportive in such programs.

19. Proposed improvements
• Need to develop online or offline video tutorial by Library
• Need of more training programs and effort from Library for
maximum usage students should get adequate result from
database.
• Signal search window should made available for all AISSMS
COE library Resources

20. Proposed improvements
• Information Literacy tools should be made available on
College website
• Separate commercial website to be made available for Library
Resources
• Continuous assessments is required for Information Literacy
programs
• Need of proper training program on Information Literacy

21. Information Literacy Training
@ the
Anton de Kom
University Library
(ADEKUS LIBRARY)
SURENAME

22. Information Literacy Training
• Awareness of the Library services for
scientific research purposes
• Awareness of the subscriptions of the
online scientific databases
• Searching techniques in the OPAC and
online scientific databases
• How to use the Boolean operators to
search in Scientific databases and our
catalogue

23. Information Literacy Training for
patrons
Individually; in the Library
In groups through a power point presentation
and live interactive demos
Groups of 10 to 15 students, lecturers or
researchers; in the cyber hall of the library
groups between 16 and 30 students; in 1 of the
cyber rooms of UCC (University Computer Center)

24. Searching techniques tutorials on social
media(facebook, Youtube).
Searching techniques tutorials on TV display in
the cyber hall and the study room.
Brochures

25. The AdeKUS Library uses
- its own tutorial based on the disciplines of the
students and the methodology of the OPAC
updated from time to time
- help options on it’s information portal and
OPAC for it’s patrons
- Other tutorials from other information sources
if available and is of use by the patrons
Information Literacy is integrated in the
Curriculum. All freshmen are bound to follow the
Information Literacy training in their first
academic year.

26. Information Literacy in the future
To use the moodle learning platform of the
AdeKUS as a way of distributing the
information Literacy tutorials and searching
techniques.
Develop an interactive web interface for
information literacy training

30. http://ub.uvs.edu

31. What is information Literacy
comments from Librarians of world
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hegtDY8
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