Research articleOpen accessVol. 14, Issue 10, October 2026
- Received
- 17 September 2026
- Accepted
- 3 October 2026
- Published
- 25 October 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
Abstract
— This paper synthesises librarian- and user-survey summaries reported in a thesis comparing five central and five state university libraries in North India. The source reports uneven formal assessment of information-literacy learning: 40% of state libraries and 60% of central libraries reportedly assessed users after instruction. User summaries also indicate perceived changes in information-seeking behaviour and substantial demand for electronic-resource training. Based on these patterns, the article proposes a multi-stage assessment framework linking institutional inputs, instructional design, learner performance, and service improvement. The framework is a proposal derived from historical evidence; it has not been empirically validated.
Keywords: information-literacy assessment; academic libraries; learning outcomes; evaluation framework; user education; India
Mange Ram1* and Dr Rajbir Singh2
1Central Library, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Former Librarian, Vaish P.G. College, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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How to cite
Mange Ram1*, Dr Rajbir Singh2 (2026). Beyond Orientation: A Practical Assessment Framework for Information-Literacy Programmes in University Libraries. International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.63345/ijrhs.net.v14.i10.3
Licence
This article is open access, published under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Copyright remains with the authors.