Abstract:
Purpose: The study focused on the impact of information
literacy studied at the University of Cape Coast on
the work people do at their workplaces. Specifically it
points out how lecturers may be involved in developing
the skills of students to enable them maximise the use
of informational resources to meet the requirements of
the work they do.
Methodology: The study embraced old students of the
University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and Head of ten
Departments at where the majority of the respondents
worked. Survey method was used for the study with
questionnaires and interview as the instruments
of data collection for the past students and Head of
Departments of old students respectively.
Findings The study revealed that the benefits of
information literacy are enormous; thus information
literacy is a contributory factor to performance of
workers and employability of job seekers. Employers
are now embanking on numerous trainings to make
employees information literates.
Implication: More need to be done by lecturers of the
Information Literacy Skills Unit of the University of
Cape Coast to make the course more transferrable
Originality: UNESCO’s assertion that information
literacy is a process for lifelong learning and an attribute
of employability is a cause for concern, hence looking
at how the transition from academic work to workplace
calls for study.
