Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module students should be able to:

• consider the implications of the expanding "information society";
• explain the impact of ICT in the provision of information and library services, and the development of the electronic/digital library;
• distinguish the related issues of intellectual freedom and freedom of information;
• seek information using a range of electronic information resources;
• discuss the ethical, legal, and social factors affecting the flow of information;
• list the various procedures that can be followed when selecting and implementing an electronic information service;
• discuss the nature of information flow between a government and its citizens;
• identify areas of "information deprivation"

Aims