Self-Perception of Information Literacy Skills and Confidence Level in Use of Information by Women Faculty Members: An Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1) ◽  
pp. 104-107
Author(s):  
M. A. Deepamala ◽  
K. S. Shivraj
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Confidence Level ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Women Faculty ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Region Data ◽  
Information Literacy Skills

This article is an attempt to present and publish different aspects of doctoral Thesis awarded by Anna University in the year 2018. The concept of this article is self perception of women faculty member’s information literacy skills and their confidence level in using information for their teaching and research practices. Data and analysis have been compiled as per the aspect of taken topic. Sample size 364 based on primary data collected through well structured questionnaire from 41 Engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University in Coimbatore region. Data have been tabulated and applied suitable statistical tools. Women faculty members self perceived that they do have the confident in evaluating the quality, Interpretation, use of e-format and information retrieval skills. Their confidence level on skills to handle the information is positively significantly correlates with information literacy skills towards information seeking attitudes and the same on internet sources. It is concluded that the faculty member’s information seeking attitude and the same attitude on the internet sources influences to increase effectively confidence level of their skills to handle the information. It has been proved qualitatively and quantitatively. The author suggested to requiring more course integrated information literacy program, motivation and appreciation for research, presentation and publication among women faculty members.

Information Literacy Skills among Faculty Members in the College of Horticulture, Bagalkote, Karnataka: A Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  
K. N. Hemavathi ◽  
M. Chandrashekara
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Total Response Rate ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
College Library ◽  
And Training ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The present study explores the information literacy skills among the faculty members of the College of Horticulture, Bagalkote, Karnataka. A survey method was adopted in the study. The structured questionnaire was designed for data collection. A total of 110 questionnaires were distributed and 90 questionnaires were received back. The total response rate was 81.81 percent. The study found that the majority of the faculty members have better knowledge and skills about the use of different types of sources, tools, and services. The respondents suggested that the college library should conduct seminars, workshops, and training programmes from experts to improve information literacy skills.

scholarly journals Fokus på informationskompetence i et tværfagligt læringsmiljø - et empirisk studie af læringseffekter og studenterperspektiver

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 124-143
Author(s):  
Charlotte Overgaard ◽  
Mette Buje Grundsøe
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Academic Skill ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Group Interviews

Der har i en årrække indenfor de videregående uddannelser været fokus på, at studerendes udvikling af informationskompetence og læring igennem problemorienteret projektarbejde er tæt forbundet, og at et nært samarbejde mellem bibliotek og uddannelsesmiljø er en væsentlig forudsætning for studerendes læring. I praksis er der dog en række forhold, som kan hindre et effektivt samarbejde mellem bibliotek og uddannelse og bevirke, at de pædagogiske intentioner ikke indfries. I et tværfagligt samarbejde mellem universitetsbibliotek og fagmiljø blev der i 2012 i forbindelse med opstarten af en ny 2-årig kandidatuddannelse i Folkesundhedsvidenskab ved Aalborg Universitet udviklet et undervisningsforløb og en række læringsunderstøttende tiltag som obligatorisk anvendelse af søgebilag i projekter og tværfaglige søgeworkshops, baseret på teorier om problembaseret læring og tilrettelæggelse af søge-læreprocesser. På baggrund af empiriske data fra informationssøgningstest, studenterprojektrapporter og gruppeinterviews undersøges effekten af undervisningen på de studerendes udvikling af informationskompetence samt deres perspektiver på læringsunderstøttende tiltag. Der identificeres fremmende og hæmmende faktorer ift. udvikling af informationskompetence og afslutningsvis diskuteres styrker og svagheder samt hvilke forhold, som er centrale – og også relevante i en bredere universitetspædagogisk sammenhæng – hvis informationskompetence skal integreres som del af de studerendes grundlæggende faglighed.  Learning through problem-based project-work and the development of information literacy skills has become increasingly common in higher education programmes in recent years. It is also generally acknowledged that these learning experiences benefit from close collaboration between university libraries and their educational environments. There is evidence to suggest, however, that a number of conditions can hamper the effective collaboration between library and study programme and so leave the educational intentions unfulfilled. A new Master’s programme in Public Health that was introduced at Aalborg University in 2012 aims to address these shortcomings by turning theories of problem-based learning and searching-learning processes into teaching activities as a result of a close inter-disciplinary collaboration between university library and academic environment. This paper examines the effect of and student perspectives on the developed teaching activities. A combination of information seeking tests, student project reports and group interviews provided the empirical data for the study. These revealed a number of promotive and inhibitory factors in connection with the development of information literacy skills. The strengths and weaknesses are discussed in this paper, along with the educational and pedagogical key points that are important if information literacy is to become a part of the students’ basic academic skill set.

Assessment of information literacy skills and information-seeking behavior of medical students in the age of technology: a study of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sohail Haider ◽  
Chen Ya
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Library Staff

Purpose Information literacy skills (ILSs) and information-seeking behavior (ISB) is a widespread topic that needs modern technologies to improve the technical skills of the students. The purpose of this study is to assess the usage of library resources for medical college students. To explore and understand the student’s level of satisfaction, learning and seeking behavior by efficient information retrieval systems. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a quantitative research method and data was collected from the undergraduate students of medical colleges Islamabad Pakistan. The data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 25 using Pearson correlation statistical test to identify the level of proficiency of correlation of variables and testing of the proposed hypothesis. Findings The finding of the study shows that the medical students can enhance their IT skills to seek the information in this technology era. The medical institutional administration can develop the education development policy, traditional health education policy, funds allocating policy, health information literacy and collaborate with library staff for enhancing the services and to meet the information need of medical students. Practical implications The conclusion of this study is very helpful to reduce the barriers between the students and the library staff. The findings of the study are also beneficial for the administration to improve and develop the strategies for enhancing the ILSs of medical students to achieve medical educational information in the age of technology. Therefore, all significant structures want to improve and to develop the environment of information seeking by medical students to achieve medical educational information. Social implications Medical college library administrative management must be design useful a durable policy to come up with the technology development for digital literacy. The study reduces the barriers between the students and the library staff. Originality/value The study is based on quantitative research method to find out ISB of medical students.

Information Literacy Skills of Science Faculty Members: A Study of First Grade Colleges Affiliated to University of Mysore, Karnataka

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
P. Asha ◽  
H. Adithya Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Science Faculty ◽  
Information Literacy Skills

The present study attempts to examine an Information Literacy Skills of Science Faculty Members of First Grade Colleges affiliated to University of Mysore, Karnataka. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample population. A well-structured questionnaire was designed and randomly distributed to 1000 Science Faculty Members for data collection, out of which 826 filled questionnaires was received for data analysis. The major findings of the study revealed that majority of 420(50.8%) Faculty Members generally need advance level of information for research and academic work. Out of 826 faculty members, 817 faculty members are in need of academic information representing 98.9% of the total sample. It is observed that majority of 810(98.1%) faculty members use simple search techniques for information retrieval, they are not very much acquainted with the use of wild card search to retrieve information. About 728(88.1%) faculty members have the knowledge of copyright issues.

scholarly journals Developing Tutorials for Several Institutional Partners: A Real Challenge! | Développer des tutoriels pour plusieurs institutions partenaires : un réel défi !

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brigitte Belzile
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Target Information ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Beta Testing ◽  
Real Challenge

This case describes the two-year development of a set of interactive tutorials for students and faculty at a number of community colleges and one university in order to target information literacy skills among their students, primarily searching for and evaluating information found online. The tools created were published under a Creative Commons license and made available to faculty members and instructors for the purposes of both online and classroom delivery. The main problems encountered dealt with collaboration issues arising between participating institutions, the availability and skill sets of the main contributors and the beta testing of materials developed for the target clientele.

scholarly journals A Case Study Using ProQuest RefWorks: An entry point for addressing information literacy.

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina Roseler ◽  
Elizabeth Park ◽  
Valerie Coleman ◽  
Brooke Carlson ◽  
Claire E. Kendal-Wright
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Student Information

An interdisciplinary team of university faculty members collaborated to develop an intervention to address a deficiency in student information literacy skills. The team developed video modules that instruct users how to create, use and maintain a ProQuest RefWorks account; a citation management software (CMS) tool that is compatible with Google Docs word processing. The research team collected YouTube and ProQuest RefWorks analytics as well as pre/post survey data from university students who participated in a pilot using the video modules. Results indicate that the modules impacted student information literacy skills; specifically, in-text citation and referencing. Based on the results, we also describe next steps for this research.

scholarly journals The Information-Seeking Habits of In-Service Educators

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Shipman ◽  
Susan H. Bannon ◽  
Kimberly Nunes-Bufford
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Information Format

Research on information literacy and educators has focused on preservice educators and learning information literacy skills. Little research exists on in-service educators and their information literacy skills. Purposes of this study were to identify information sources that in-service educators used; to determine relationships between information sources used and in-service educators’ professional position, age groups, experience, and information format preference; and to determine relationships between in-service educators’ information-seeking habits and prior library instruction. Results of this study indicated statistically significant relationships between information-seeking habits and prior library instruction. Other statistically significant in relationships were indicated between information-seeking habits and the age groups and current professional positions of sample population.

scholarly journals Learners with Low Self-Efficacy for Information Literacy Rely on Library Resources Less Often But Are More Willing to Learn How to Use Them

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Dominique Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Information Manipulation

A Review of: Tang, Y., & Tseng, H. W. (2013). Distance learners’ self-efficacy and information literacy skills. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 39(6): 517-521. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2013.08.008 Abstract Objectives – To determine whether there is a relationship between self-efficacy (i.e., confidence) regarding information literacy skills and self-efficacy for distance learning; and to compare the use of electronic resources by high and low information literacy self-efficacy distance learners and their interest in learning more about searching. Design – Online survey. Setting – A small public university in the United States of America. Subjects – Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in one or more online courses. Most respondents were in their twenties, 76% were female, 59% were undergraduates, and 69% were full time students. Methods – Students were asked six demographic questions, eight questions measuring their self-efficacy for information literacy, and four questions measuring their self-efficacy for online learning. All self-efficacy questions were adapted from previous studies and used a one to five Likert scale. The response rate was 6.2%. Correlational analysis was conducted to test the first two hypotheses (students who have higher self-efficacy for information seeking are more likely to have higher self-efficacy for online learning and for information manipulation). Descriptive analysis was used for the remaining hypotheses, to test whether students who have higher information literacy self-efficacy are more likely to have high library skills (hypothesis three) and are more interested in learning about how to use library resources (hypothesis four). Among respondents high information literacy self-efficacy and low self-efficacy groups were distinguished, using the mean score of information literacy self-efficacy. Main Results – There was a significant correlation between self-efficacy for information seeking and self-efficacy for online learning (r = .27), as well as self-efficacy for information manipulation (r = .79). Students with high information seeking self-efficacy were more likely to use library databases (28.72%), while low self-efficacy respondents more often chose commercial search engines (30.98%). However those respondents were more likely to be interested in learning how to use library resources. Conclusion – Distance students with higher self-efficacy for information seeking and use also had higher self-efficacy for online learning. It is important to encourage such self-efficacy since studies have shown that it relates to better information literacy skills and a higher ability to be self-regulated learners. Confident learners process information, make effective decisions, and improve their learning more easily. Furthermore many respondents in this survey had little or false knowledge of how to use appropriate resources for their learning needs. This points to the need for effective library instruction. This study also shows that low self-efficacy students would like to have library instruction, especially to help them plan specific research assignments.

scholarly journals Health Information Use After Graduation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betsy Williams ◽  
Barbara Harvey ◽  
Christopher Kierkus
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Training ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Health Science ◽  
State University ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Professional Workplace

This study aimed to determine which information resources Grand Valley State University (GVSU) alumni from four health science programs utilize in clinical practice. It also explored alumni opinions of their educational experiences at GVSU in relation to information literacy and library resources. A survey was administered to alumni who had graduated with a degree in athletic training (BS), nursing (BS, MS, DNP), physical therapy (MPT and DPT), or physician assistant studies (MPAS). We received 451 valid responses (12.8% response rate). The survey focused on specific resources used in the professional workplace, GVSU preparation for information literacy in the workplace, alumni confidence in information literacy skills, and additional preparation that could have been helpful after graduation. Survey responses are reported by discipline and degree earned. Insights from this study will inform liaison librarian conversations with faculty members and decisions regarding resource acquisition to help students transition from the academic environment to professional practice.

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