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Assessing information literacy instruction in interdisciplinary first year project-based courses with STEM students
This study assessed changes in student perceptions of their competency in information literacy after continuous efforts in course curriculum. Data were gathered in 2015–2016 from first year interdisciplinary project-based courses with STEM students to assess changes in information literacy competencies. Analyses suggested there was a significant increase in students' perception of their familiarity with library resources, search strategies, citation use, and ability to evaluate source quality. There was no change in their perception of their ability to evaluate the variety of source and source relevance and a decrease in...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Factors influencing undergraduate use of e-books: A mixed methods study
Publication date: April 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 2Author(s): Devendra Potnis, Kanchan Deosthali, Xiaohua Zhu, Rebecca McCuskerAbstractAcademic libraries invest millions of dollars to make electronic resources such as e-books available to students for free. However, free access might not necessarily result in students' sustained interest in and use of e-books. This interdisciplinary, mixed methods research investigates the factors influencing the intention of 279 undergraduate students to use e-books at a land-grant university in the southern US. Structural equation modeling of th...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Search systems and their features: What college students use to find and save information
In this study, 32 college students were invited to an information interaction lab for a session in which they recalled a recently finished task and worked on a to-be-finished task using a computer in the lab. They were asked to complete questionnaires regarding what systems they used to finish their tasks and what features were helpful for searching and for saving information. Results showed that college students rely more heavily on the Internet sources than on library sources, even for their course related work. The study identified fourteen categories of system features helpful for information search and eight categorie...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Exploring the interdisciplinary characteristics of library and information science (LIS) from the perspective of interdisciplinary LIS authors
Publication date: April 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 2Author(s): Yu-Wei ChangAbstractThis bibliometric analysis explores the interdisciplinary characteristics of library and information science (LIS) from the perspective of interdisciplinary LIS authors. Articles published in non-LIS journals by LIS authors between 2005 and 2014 and indexed by the Web of Science database formed the basis for analysis. The results showed that interdisciplinary LIS authors published articles in numerous disciplines; a largest number of articles were found in medical and music journals. Over half of the...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

“We've no problem inheriting that knowledge on to other people”: Exploring the characteristics of motivation for attending a participatory archives event
Publication date: April 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 2Author(s): Amber L. CushingAbstractWhile cultural heritage institutions increasingly use participatory events to draw in new audiences, little is known about what motivates participants to attend these events. Twenty semi-structured interviews with 29 individuals who attended one of three Inspiring Ireland 1916 public collection days were conducted in order to explore participants' motivations for attending the event and perceived benefits. A participatory archives event, the collection days invited members of the public to bring ...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Historical case study: A research strategy for diachronic analysis
Publication date: April 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 2Author(s): Michael M. WiddersheimAbstractHistory and case study are two diachronic research strategies commonly used to study political discourse as it relates to public libraries. Though suitable for some studies, these strategies are inexhaustive. A new, blended research strategy is therefore needed to accomplish what history and case study alone cannot. This hybrid strategy, historical case study, must analyze cases from the distant past to the present, using eclectic data sources, in order to produce both idiographic and nomot...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

International graduate students in the United States: Research processes and challenges
Publication date: April 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 2Author(s): Amanda B. ClickAbstractInternational students enrolled in graduate programs in the United States struggle with conducting academic research and can benefit from specialized library support. This qualitative study uses critical incident technique to explore how these students complete research assignments and use library and other resources in the process. Many participants described similar research processes, beginning with selecting a research topic and ending with cutting and pasting text from sources deemed to be us...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 10, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

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Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Task-centered activities as an approach to data collection in research with children and youth
Publication date: January 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 1Author(s): Sarah BarriageAbstractChildren and youth are important populations for research and practice in library and information science. However, comparatively little research has been conducted that directly engages with the perspectives of these groups, particularly when children younger than school age are considered. Task-centered activities, a type of data collection method used in the field of childhood studies, offer a means of conducting research with children and youth in a manner that builds on their strengths and c...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Antecedents and consequences of autonomous information seeking motivation
Publication date: January 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 1Author(s): Ana DubnjakovicAbstractAutonomously motivated individuals tend to enjoy activities more than those who are extrinsically motivated, and they also tend to invest more effort. Grounded in basic psychological needs theory, the current study examines the motivation of students' autonomous information seeking and its relationship with the amount of effort invested in and enjoyment derived from information seeking. Autonomy support and perceived competence were found to explain 34.7% of the variance in autonomous motivation...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Holistic information behavior and the perceived success of work in organizations
This study shows that holistic (versus organization-centric) information behavioral preferences are related to interaction and exchange oriented perceptions of the success of work. The findings were drawn from a partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) based analysis of the survey data (N = 305) collected from employees of a large multinational corporation. The findings suggest that holistic information behavior is more strongly related to social measures of success, whereas their association with quantitative measures tends to be lower. From the perspective of information behavior research, the find...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Information literacy supporting student motivation and performance: Course-level analyses
Publication date: January 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 1Author(s): Michael Flierl, Emily Bonem, Clarence Maybee, Rachel FundatorAbstractExamining data from over 3000 students in 102 course sections across seven colleges of a large, public, research intensive university in the United States, this study investigates the relationships between information literacy (IL) and course-level academic performance and student perceptions of their learning environments. The results provide evidence of the following: 1) students who synthesize information and communicate the results tend to percei...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

User wayfinding strategies in public library facilities
Publication date: January 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 1Author(s): Lauren H. Mandel, Kelly A. LeMeurAbstractAn experiment in a public library demonstrates that Passini's conceptual framework of wayfinding can be applied to public library patron wayfinding behavior. Participants were asked to think aloud while completing prescribed wayfinding tasks. Findings indicate that library patrons use all five of Passini's strategies to varying degrees, supporting the need for further research testing this framework with library patrons. Participants were given varying level of details on Passi...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

The use of self moderated focus groups to gather exploratory data on information beliefs and their impact on information seeking behaviour
Publication date: January 2018Source: Library & Information Science Research, Volume 40, Issue 1Author(s): Rita MarcellaAbstractThe existence of an information belief system is tested for the first time through innovative use of self moderated focus groups. Initial generation of information beliefs was achieved in an open, unpredicted and unbiased way through focus groups. To remove researcher effect and promote informality in discussion, the researcher experimented with a novel approach - self moderated focus groups. A detailed study of 5 groups evaluates their effectiveness in encouraging free and spontaneous discussion ...
Source: Library and Information Science Research - July 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research