Websites in academic libraries as tools for information literacy

Abstract

It aims to identify on the websites of university libraries the practice of education of users through products and services that can be fostered in both traditional and digital/virtual environments with a view to promoting students' information literacy. Research classified as exploratory, established in its drawing two universities: the Universidade Federal de Alagoas and the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Data analysis was performed with a quantitative and qualitative approach. It was adopted as a collection instrument the form, which provided the data collection in 35 libraries of the two institutions. The results provided evidence that the libraries of the two universities are in transition processes when considering the use of digital technology viewpoint to enhance user' education actions to develop information literacy.