Chat system has gained popularity as a tool for real-time conversation. However, standard chat systems have problems due to lack of timing information. To tackle this problem, we have built a system which has the following functions: 1) function of making typing state visible; 2) floor holding function at the start of typing. The evaluation results show that the sys-tem with each new function s...

Information Literacy (IL) along with information and communication technology has become significant in library environment. Information literacy in library services is required not only to optimize the use of library resources in teaching, learning and research but also train the users to make them aware about information sources and access authentic information from vast array of electronic i...

Background and aims: In the information society the production, distribution and use of information is freely and widely available for all issues of life. Correct and appropriate use of appropriate and reliable information is especially important in health care. The present study introduces the concepts and benefits of health literacy and information literacy and its role in improving health li...

introduction: this article intends to compare information literacy of international branch students with nursing students of jundi shapur university of medical sciences – abadan branch. methods: this research is of survey-descriptive type which has been conducted using a questionnaire to collect the data. the population studied included 222 students studying at the international branch and nurs...

BACKGROUND In the rapidly developing use of the Internet in society, eHealth literacy-having the skills to utilize health information on the Internet-has become an important prerequisite for promoting healthy behavior. However, little is known about whether eHealth literacy is associated with health behavior in a representative sample of adult Internet users. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study w...

Libraries are institutions with an extensive cumulation of specialized knowledge in the field of information systems. They are qualified to participate in the mediation process concerning information literacy. The amount of competencies to be teached requires several lessons which are to be coordinated in content and methodology. Comprehensive models representing the essential structures and fa...

The concepts of 'information literacy' and 'digital literacy' are described, and reviewed, by way of a literature survey and analysis. Related concepts, including computer literacy, library literacy, network literacy, internet literacy and hyperliteracy are also discussed, and their relationships elucidated. After a general introduction, the paper begins with the basic concept of 'literacy', wh...

As the Internet can aggregate and distribute a great amount of information to users, providing numerous products for consumers has been recognized as a major advantage of electronic commerce. Causing by the problem of information overload, however, consumers facing many alternatives on the online shop may feel hard to decide which one they prefer. Based on the theory of decision style and prosp...

This paper argues that the dominant hypermedia models of electronic literacy are too limited to do justice to new media and changing views of literacy in the electronic age, especially in terms of their recourse to postmodern theories of representation. Such models tend to interpret the use of digital media in relation to readers or users of information viewed as producers or constructors of th...