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CONCLUSION 
The new educational paradigm has created the need for a reconceptualisation of the roles 
and responsibilities of librarians. In this context, information literacy has become an 
issue in many academic libraries and much work has been undertaken to deliver 
information literacy education. Information literacy initiatives in HE have taken a variety 
of forms, but there are trends towards the integration of information literacy into subject 
areas. Successful initiatives report on effective partnership between library and faculty, 
integrated ‘information literacy’ programmes, the integration of the potential of modern 
ICT and the use of active learning methods. However, implementation and delivery of 
information literacy education depends on many factors: national as well as institutional 
policy, teaching and learning approaches, understandings and attitudes of faculty and 
students, and resources (budget, staffing, facilities, and time). 
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