Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Information Literacy Skills and the Role of Social Media in Disseminating Scholarly Information in the 21st Century analyzes the various factors of information literacy skill for disseminating scholarly information in the 21st century and increases the awareness level of social media use by researchers for sharing information. Covering topics such as information literate pedagogy, information literacy instruction, and ICT and learning in the knowledge society, this book is ideal for librarians, teachers, research scholars, students of library and information science, knowledge managers, and information scientists"-- Provided by publisher.

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Chapter 1. Digital and ICT literacy in distance education: a systematic review of definitions and transformations -- Chapter 2. Information literacy skill for accessing electronic resources among the faculty members in the institutions in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu -- Chapter 3. Academic and research information sharing through social media and networks among autonomous arts and science colleges in Chennai, India -- Chapter 4. Role of social media in libraries in disseminating scholarly information in the 21st century -- Chapter 5. Mapping of the research publications on research ethics: a scientometrics profile -- Chapter 6. Evolving role of instagram as a digital marketing tool in libraries -- Chapter 7. Research impact of the scholarly literature on google scholar: a scientometric study -- Chapter 8. A study on dissemination of information for teaching and research competence among faculty members in the deemed universities in the Coimbatore Region -- Chapter 9. A study on disseminating scholarly information through online resources in universities: a questionnaire-based study -- Chapter 10. Accessing e-content on excel: information literacy among faculty members in the deemed universities in Chennai, India -- Chapter 11. A quantitative study on usage measure of social media platforms in Bangladesh -- Chapter 12. Information literacy competence on social media use against scholarly communication: a case study among faculty members and scholars in the faculty of management of Alagappa University -- Chapter 13. User attitudes on social media among the research scholars with social science backgrounds in the universitie: a questionnaire-based study -- Chapter 14. Preference and opinion on social media for disseminating scholarly information among research scholars in the universities in Tamil Nadu: a study -- Chapter 15. Exploring opportunities for utilizing open educational resources (OERs) towards promoting inclusive education settings in Tamil Nadu -- Chapter 16. Social networking skills in information literacy towards disseminating scholarly communication among research scholars at Alagappa University: a case study -- Chapter 17. Utilization and impact of ICT in information literacy expertise among the postgraduate students of Alagappa University.