Information Literacy and Development of Democracy in Nigeria;- Okoro, Caroline A.
ABSTRACT
Experience has
clearly shown that the world is now being ruled by information and knowledge.
They have become avery important element in the process ofdemocratic
development. Democratic development implies the need of citizens to continually
exchange information during various stages in political development chain; i.e.
« political leadership identification stage, action formulation stage,
implementation stage, monitoring stage, evaluation stage, impact assessment
stage, and policy formulation stage. In all these stages, Information literacy
and the library are fundamental to ensure citizens democratic participation in
governance as it empowers them to recognize when political information is
needed, where to locate such, how to evaluate it, and how to effectively and
efficiently use it. By so doing, political interaction and participationwill be
guarantee by government and citizens
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