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Digital Literacy Niche in Academia: Endeavors and Digital Solutions for Young Smart Citizens

Digital Literacy Niche in Academia: Endeavors and Digital Solutions for Young Smart Citizens
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Author(s): Shipra Awasthi (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)and Shiva Kanaujia Sukula (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 19
Source title: Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mohamed Taher (Canadian Multifaith Federation, Canada)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8363-0.ch014

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Abstract

With the awareness and proliferation of technology, the smart approach is possible to build a learning system or a smart city. The study aims to present the involvement of digital literacy in academics, making youth smart citizens, and assessing the continuous efforts at different levels. The study highlighted the mechanisms adopted by the libraries, such as training and other programmes, to enhance the digital literacy of the citizens. The chapter spotlighted the inclusion of digital literacy in academics, and with the adoption of digital solutions, young learners can become smart citizens. It also throws light on the impact of digital literacy during COVID-19 and digital literacy activities at JNU Central Library. A glimpse of the practices and measures adopted by the academic libraries to enrich the youth to make them smart citizens is provided, and a case example of an academic library (i.e., Jawaharlal Nehru University [JNU] Central Library) is considered for the study. Digital literacy has become an integral part of the youths' lives, and it supplements in making youth smart citizens would lead to smart city development.

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