Sudhir K Rinten

In this information age, information literacy and its management has gained importance with the rapidly changing technological environment and proliferation of information resources. Information literacy and its management became significant for students, academicians, and professionals involved in Higher Education especially in terms of need, access and preservation. Information in the higher education system is available through libraries, community resources, and internet along with various other resources in a much unfiltered form. This research paper provides an insight of 'Probability', 'Expertise', 'Efficiency' and 'Accountability' of information management in Higher Education Institutions in order to 'Identify', 'Classify' & 'Rectify' the information. Further this paper examines the flow of information at different levels and the importance of information literacy for information management in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Media Literacy is a required literacy for understanding communication and the text in a given environment. Communication has co-existed with society and humanity. From the very beginning of communication in pictographic form, a common understanding and experiences were required for the interpretation of the message. In the contemporary world, when communication is deliberate and sustained with greater impacts on human life with the help of technology, the literacy of the media and its uses are very much required. Different schools of thought have analysed and dissected varying methods to give media literacy to their citizenry to combat the challenges. The aim of this paper is to delve into ethical and legal considerations of different communication models. The fundamental purpose of Vedic Education System in ancient India was to develop morality and ethics. This paper is a commentary on the Media Literacy components of Vedic Literature.