Librarians as Metaliterate Educators: A New Frontier in Information Literacy

Abstract

In the evolving landscape of information literacy, technological advancements, and generation change, the role of the librarian has been changing from the typical custodian of knowledge to a metalitarate educator or a blended librarian or the librarian in the metaverse. This apparent transformation and pedagogical change showcase that mere information literacy requires a holistic approach to address the multifaceted requirements of the contemporary users in the academic domain particularly in techno driven era. Thus, the librarians supposed to be transformed into a techno-savvy meta iterate learners to sustain with the dynamics of change in the context(Tella et al., 2023).