Information culture... Concept, Importance and Tributaries

The study aims to define the concept of information illiteracy, the concept of information culture, and its importance, in addition to monitoring evidence of interest in information culture globally and in the Arab world, and explaining the tributaries that constitute information culture among individuals in society, and from which they acquire their information and culture in the society in which they live, by relying on the descriptive approach. Using its survey method, the study found a noticeable deficiency among Arab researchers in aspects of information literacy, in addition to the lack of interest in information culture in the curricula of library and information departments in Egyptian universities, and that working on eradicating illiteracy constitutes the nucleus of basic education, as interest in basic education provides students with literacy skills. Lifelong, and encourages the attainment of higher academic levels. The study also recommended the need to pay attention to increasing the number of libraries of all types in the country, work to develop and train library specialists and qualify them for office work, work to integrate curricula in all educational stages with information literacy skills, and work to prepare a curriculum.. A specialized study by the Ministry of Education taught at the basic education stage until the university education stage, as well as teaching an information literacy course for all Egyptian university students, and working to promote and support information literacy through seminars and conferences, holding training courses to train on how to use databases, and finally raising awareness.