ملخص
There has been a great deal of research conducted to investigate the information-seeking behavior of difference group of users. A search of current literature, however, reveals few studies dealing with information-seeking strategies of undergraduates in the electronic era. This chapter presents the results of a preliminary study of information-seeking among 675 undergraduates at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). The study was designed to 1) explore undergraduates' information-seeking behavior with eresources; 2) identify the role of faculty members and librarians in assisting undergraduates to attain search skills; and 3) discover the differences between undergraduates in terms of their age, gender, academic year, and college. The study results indicated that only 3% of undergraduates use the electronic services and databases subscribed to by the SQU main library. In addition, the results showed that 57.7% of the undergraduate students at SQU used the Google search engine for their initial search. There is a statistical difference between undergraduate students in terms of their age and use of e-resources. Finally, this study found the role of faculty members and librarians in assisting undergraduates to learn search strategies is almost absent.
اللغة الأصلية | English |
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عنوان منشور المضيف | Information Access and Library User Needs in Developing Countries |
ناشر | IGI Global |
الصفحات | 211-226 |
عدد الصفحات | 16 |
رقم المعيار الدولي للكتب (الإلكتروني) | 9781466643543 |
رقم المعيار الدولي للكتب (المطبوع) | 9781466643536 |
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حالة النشر | Published - يوليو 31 2013 |
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