Abstract:
Digital Information Literacy (DIL) is a very important aspect in any field. This
paper aims to evaluate digital information literacy among the Indigenous Medicine
University academics in Sri Lanka. The study involved 68 Indigenous University
academics at the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine.
Analysis and presentation were done using Microsoft Excel software. The results
show that 38.5% of academics prefer using the library's online catalog to find
information, and electronic resources are commonly used for learning activities. A
majority of 89.7% of academics are aware of digital information resources for their
academic work, while 10.3% are not. Academics mostly use Google and Google
Scholar (64%), e-journals (61%), e-books (61%), and online databases (56%)
respectively to fulfill their academic requirements. Challenges associated with
information access include unstable internet connection (56%) and unavailability
of sufficient digital information in the related field of study (56%). Furthermore, a
substantial majority (52%) of respondents claimed that they do not encounter
difficulty in identifying relevant information to meet their information needs.
Accordingly, some recommendations can be implemented, such as increasing
awareness by the library to enhance their digital information literacy. Furthermore,
more online resources should be subscribed by the institute, and additional
databases relevant to indigenous medicine should be acquired
