..., and hypotheses were formulated based on the conceptual model and the hypotheses were tested. Design/methodology/approach This study investigated 752 schools and collected students from the southern part of India. First, psychometric properties of the survey instrument were tested, and hierarchical regression...

...Abdul Hakim Hassan Mustafa Mohamed; Fadi Abdel Muniem Abdel Fattah; Mohamed Izzeldin AbdelRahman Bashir; Maia Alhajri; Akbar Khanan; Zaheer Abbas Purpose In the COVID-19 pandemic, students were subjected to high pressure when they were forced to move to distance learning in a lockdown environment...

...Md. Zahid Hossain Shoeb Purpose The purpose of this study is to present how the library’s information literacy (IL) sessions and research support programmes can change students' perceptions towards their research practice. Design/methodology/approach To reach the aim of this study, the author...

... to 2018, nearly one-fourth of students were enrolled through regular mode and three-fourth were enrolled through distance mode, signifying distance mode of education as the largest medium of LIS education in India. The enrolment figures through distance mode showed slight inconsistency with the result...

...Sultan Muhaya Al-Daihani Purpose This study aims to investigate the use of smartphones by undergraduate students for information seeking. Aspects include frequency of use, purposes, types of activities, impediments and characteristic differences by grade point average (GPA), major or collegiate...

...Huwayah M. Alazemi; Awadh Alharbi Purpose This paper aims to justify the relevance of student-centred teaching – learning in influencing their motivation to shed library fear, source resources, attain higher-order learning, garner intellectual prowess and invent new theories. Design/methodology...

...Henry Boateng; Franklin Gyamfi Agyemang; Abednego Feehi Okoe; Tiniwah Deborah Mensah Purpose This study aims to ascertain the relationship between trustworthiness and students’ attitudes toward knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach For this study, the authors used the survey research...

...Aspasia Togia; Stella Korobili; Afrodite Malliari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to give an insight to the motivation processes and learning strategies of the students of the Library and Information Systems (LIS) Department of Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEI...

...Anoush Simon; Marianne Taylor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on an ongoing project investigating library and information science students' perceptions of the library and information profession and their motivations for undertaking a degree in this field. The analysis presented here...

...Ahmad Shabani; Fatemeh Naderikharaji; Mohammad Reza Abedi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study reading behavior in the digital environment based on demographic factors including faculty, degree and gender among higher education students of Isfahan University. Design/methodology...

...Anne Davey; Louise Kim Tucker Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Bournemouth University Library's approach to enhance students' employability and encourage their career management. Design/methodology/approach The library reviewed its trade publications collection and created...

...James Herring Edited by Margaret   Weaver . Transformative Learning Support Models in Higher Education: Educating the Whole Student . London, UK : Facet Publishing   2008 . 240 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 978‐1856046442 (hbk)   £39.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010...

...Sarah McNicol; Jamie M. Graham; Allison Faix; Lisa Hartman Purpose Facebook has become one of the fastest growing social networking sites on the Internet. Due to its increasing popularity, using Facebook presents a prime opportunity to engage with students in the virtual environment. The purpose...

...Perpetua S. Dadzie Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the experiences of 65 five library students who visited one of three selected libraries on the campus of the University of Ghana to find out the extent to which the principles of reference services were being adhered...

... The follow‐up study found that in general students found that interacting with e‐books in the library collection was easy. Students indicated that their preferred book formats varied depending on the context of their information need. Despite their positive reaction and attitudes towards e‐books, students...

... A self‐selected sampling method was employed from undergraduate and postgraduate instructional students registered with the University of Strathclyde for academic year 2005/2006. An announcement email was posted to the student web portal for a period of three weeks inviting them to participate...

...Olugbenga Isaac Ajala Purpose The main objective of this study is to discuss the needs and the information utilization patterns of periodical literature amongst the pre‐final and final year undergraduate students in Nigerian universities. As a result, the study attempts to solve the following...

...Ting Jer Yuen; M. Shaheen Majid Purpose The objective of this study is to investigate the knowledge‐sharing behavior of undergraduate students in Singapore and to cover areas such as the purpose of sharing knowledge, communication channels preferred for sharing, and factors that inhibit...

...Robert Hinson; Mohammed Amidu Purpose The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of awareness and utilisation of the internet for academic research and learning among level 400 (final year) students of Ghana's oldest business school. Design/methodology/approach The study utilised...

... of citation errors and the adherence of the reference list to the fidelity of the chosen citation style among doctoral students. Also of interest was to determine which demographic variables predict citation errors and quality of the reference list. Design/methodology/approach Participants were 64...