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Evaluation Of Ict Skills Among the Law Students: A Study of Karnataka State Law University Affiliated Colleges

DOI https://doi.org/10.55640/irjlis-v03i03-03
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Shilpa Lokapur 1 ORCID iD , Dr. C. Krishnamurthy 1 ORCID iD ,
4 Research Scholar (DST Fellow) Dept. of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad, India
4 Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science Karnatak University, Dharwad, India

Abstract

The study intends to evaluate the ICT skills among the law students of the Karnataka State Law University-affiliated colleges. The study investigated law students’ ability and proficiency in making use of digital devices and software, Responses of law students on improvements in academic learning with the use of ICT. The study highlights the awareness of search strategies and the level of ICT skills of Law students, most importantly study focused on the impact of ICT skills on the utilization of online resources, adequacy in the utilization of ICT tools and ICT-based library services, and problems affecting the accessing and using electronic information resources by the law students. The study thus recommended that law colleges should receive adequate funding to promote the acquisition of suitable ICT resources for effective use by law students in their educational pursuits. This will enhance the student’s proficiency in utilizing these facilities and, in turn, equip them with the necessary skills to operate them. The study concludes that law students still have to make maximum utilization of electronic information resources for their academic excellence in the legal profession.

Keywords

ICT use, Law students, ICT tools, electronic information resources

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