scholarly journals The Information Seeking Behavior of Undergraduate Education Majors: Does Library Instruction Play a Role?

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Martin
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Objective – This study investigated the information seeking behavior of undergraduate majors to gain a better understanding of where they find their research information (academic vs. non-academic sources) and to determine if library instruction had any impact on the types of sources used. Methods – The study used a convenience sample of 200 students currently enrolled as undergraduates at the University of Central Florida’s College of Education. A chi square test of association was conducted to determine if the proportion of undergraduate Education majors who use academic sources as compared to non-academic sources varied depending on whether the students had attended at least one library instruction session. Results – The majority of students surveyed find their research information on the freely available Web, even though they admit that academic sources are more credible. At an alpha level of .05, types of sources used for research were not statistically significantly related to whether the student attended library instruction sessions (Pearson χ2 (1, N = 200) = 1.612, p = .447, Cramer’s V = .090). Conclusion – These results are supported by other studies that indicate that today’s college students are using freely available Internet sites much more than library resources. Little to no association appears to exist between “one-shot” library instruction sessions and the sources used by students in their research. Serious consideration needs to be given to multiple library instruction sessions and to for-credit library courses over one-shot classes.

scholarly journals The Reading Habits and Preferences of LGBTIQ+ Youth

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Wexelbaum
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Book Format

The author of this article presents the available findings on the reading habits and preferences of LGBTIQ+ youth. She will discuss the information seeking behavior of LGBTIQ+ youth and challenges that these youth face in locating LGBTIQ+ reading materials, whether in traditional book format or via social media. Finally, the author will provide recommendations to librarians on how to make LGBTIQ+ library resources more relevant for youth, as well as identify areas that require more research.

Information Seeking Behaviour of M. Ed. Students in the University of Kerala

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Merrin Vimal ◽  
B. Mini Devi
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Information Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The University

This paper deals with the analysis of information seeking behavior of M.Ed. students in the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. A sum of 169 M Ed students were drawn for conducting the study with an objective to identify the sources of information searched by M.Ed. students, need and preferences for e-resources and print resources. The study showed that M. Ed. students seek information mostly for general awareness, preparing for seminar paper, doing assignments and for preparing project work. The most essential reference sources for the sample is the encyclopedia, Yearbooks, Dictionaries and Manuals. E-resources are preferred more by the M Ed students than the Print resources. Google is most preferred search engine. The results of the study emphasize the need for better orientation about library resources and services among all categories of students for developing information seeking habits.

scholarly journals Information Competencies and Information Seeking Behavior in Digital Paradigms: A Case of Urdu Literature

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110544
Author(s):  
Almas Khanum ◽  
Faiza Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Urdu Literature ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Information Competencies ◽  
The University

The study investigates the current state of information demands and the information-seeking behavior of Urdu literary students using digital technologies. Another purpose of the study was to determine the level of satisfaction with both the existing facilities and resources. A quantitative survey method of research is used to achieve the study’s objectives. Four major public universities of Lahore were the population. Containing the use of the convenience sample approach, data was obtained using a self-structured questionnaire with open-ended and closed-ended questions. Results show that Urdu literature students were not very familiar and comfortable with using research journals, research reports/theses, and reference works while finding information. There is a need to encourage students the use research journals, research reports/theses. The study focuses solely on Pakistani Urdu literature students. For generalizations, this survey should be reproduced on a larger scale. The findings of the research will contribute to knowledge about Urdu literature students’ information-seeking behavior at the university level in Pakistan, which may be beneficial to ultimately provide better services in the domain of Urdu literature. Universities and libraries need to provide more facilities and electronic resources for the Urdu language and literature students, keeping in mind their trends toward new technologies. University libraries should organize special training programs for literature students.

scholarly journals Information Needs Among Indonesian People Related to COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Rokhmayanti Rokhmayanti ◽  
Sulistyawati Sulistyawati ◽  
Budi Aji ◽  
Siwi Pramatama Mars Wijayanti
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Infected People ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Chi Square Test

This is an online survey research of 816 respondents aged ≥ 18 years throughout Indonesia, aiming at analyzing the information seeking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This is a descriptive analytic research with cross-sectional design, aiming at describing the information seeking behavior of Indonesian people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sociodemographic data and the respondents‘ information seeking behavior were analyzed descriptively, and then using the Chi-Square Test. Significant results (p<0,05) were found in the relationship between age and marital status with the information seeking behavior about the transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia, the number of infected people in Indonesia, and the number of infected people in the world. This research results can be used as a reference for related parties in providing information about COVID-19 to be able to consider the age group and community marital status, thus it is expected to influence knowledge as well as to increase the behavior of preventing community against the COVID-19 transmission.

Future of academic libraries: Opportunities and Challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raysh Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Search Engines ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Information Need ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Web Resources ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
High Bandwidth

Rapid advances in technological innovations, affordable high bandwidth networks, explosive growth of web resources,sophisticated search engines, ever growing digital resources and changing information seeking behavior of users are greatly transforming the future of academic libraries. The paper outlines the challenges which are very dominant and posing threat for the existence of academic libraries and suitable strategies requires to be made by the libraries and librarians to meet the expectations and information need of their existing and potential clienteles.

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