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Digital Literacy

Digital Literacy

Anirban Ray
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781522576594|ISBN10: 1522576592|EISBN13: 9781522576600
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7659-4.ch001
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Ray, Anirban. "Digital Literacy." Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Library Science, Information Management, and Scholarly Inquiry, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7659-4.ch001

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Ray, A. (2019). Digital Literacy. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Library Science, Information Management, and Scholarly Inquiry (pp. 1-11). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7659-4.ch001

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Ray, Anirban. "Digital Literacy." In Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Library Science, Information Management, and Scholarly Inquiry, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 1-11. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7659-4.ch001

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Abstract

The chapter provides a comprehensive overview of digital literacy, looking at the theoretical and ideological construct of the term from functional and critical perspectives. Digital literacy as a heterogeneous concept is claimed by diverse stakeholder disciplines such as education, communication studies, English, media studies, library information studies, and computing. The chapter underlines the complementary notions of digital literacy couched in both “conceptual” as well as “standardized operational” definitions and sheds light on the shifting implications of global digital literacy. From this perspective, it scans the global landscape to understand the diffusion of digital literacy and to show how the concept is tackled within disparate contexts of use. The chapter also highlights contemporary issues associated with the spread of digital literacy, including challenges of cross-cultural digital literacy and digital divide.

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