A survey on Information Literacy of the bachelor senior students in Arak University of science and technology in digital environment (during 2008- 2009)

This research aims to determine the level of information literacy of the B.S. senior students of the Iran Science and Technology University- Arak Branch. The research method is analytical survery.The data is gatherered by an organized quastionnare,The statistical population include 213 senoir students of B.S. among whom 83% are answered the questionnaires.The basic information for the questions were extracted from Standard of US.Educational and Research Libraries Society, Standard for New York Libraries Society,Standard of International Educational Technology Society and the criteria of US.Educational Test Center.The data analysis is done by SPSS using descriptive and inferential statistics such as: frequency,independent t and variance analysis. The results show that the majority of the research population are lower than average level in distinction of need to information, but in access skills, evaluation and using of information as well as orientation with juridical issues of information, skills of background literacy information and understanding of information importanceare higher than the average level.Also the most effective factor in information literacy of students is declared unofficial learning via university professors and friends. As a rsult, information literacy of the students after statistical analysis is higher than the average level with the average number 2.36.The first hypotheses regarding the low information literacy of the students then is not confirmed, but the other hypotheses regarding the equality of information literacy of the different courses- day and night courses- and the gender equality– male and female -is confirmed.