Students' digital literacy skills self-assessment and support requirements

Abstract

Digital literacy is extremely important due to the constant evolution of technology. It has been identified as a graduate attribute and a life skill (National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2015, pp. x, 40) At the academic library desk, students regularly seek technology help in addition to information literacy and referencing support. This study explored their digital literacy in relation to skills assessment and support requirements The UNESCO Digital Literacy Global Framework was used as a basis for the skills self assessment and to provide a structure for interviewees (Law et al. 2018)