The impact of information illiteracy on the cognitive awareness of students of the Faculty of Arts, University of Sirte: A field study on a sample of students at the Faculty of Arts, University of Sirte.

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Abstract:

The study aimed to identify the attitudes of students at Sirte University towards the use of the Internet and technology in university education in light of the digital technological development, To know the impact of the use of the Internet by the students of the Faculty of Arts on their academic achievement and access to information and knowledge, It also aimed to identify the most important difficulties facing students of the Faculty of Arts, University of Sirte, in obtaining information via the Internet, The study used the descriptive approach using the social survey method through a sample that was chosen in a simple random way and numbered 147 individuals, The most important results were that the majority of the study sample confirmed that they do not study the courses via the Internet, The percentage reached (83%), and (94.6%) of the study sample reported that they follow periodicals and publications via the Internet with ease, Regarding the most important difficulties facing students in obtaining information, it was found that most of the sample members do not have the skills to use computers to obtain information, As for the reasons for information illiteracy, (97.3%) of the study sample confirmed that they do not have the skill to use websites.