DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS AS A MEANS OF FACILITATING PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Abstract

The study adopted a non-empirical and qualitative research method and took a critical look at issues of public access to information in a digital context as well as the corresponding conception (digital literacy), which is the skill sets needed to effectively navigate and utilize digital information. The study established the need for digital literacy services for the public as the sine qua non for self-reliance and independence in meeting their individual or collective information needs in contemporary times. Recommendations were made on ways through which those literacy skill sets will be entrenched in society.