“How will I know?” engagement with information resources.
Purpose This paper aims to compare how undergraduates in Kuwait and Indiana Universities assess information resources for class assignments.Design/methodology/approach Social science majors at Kuwait University and Indiana University Bloomington completed the Project Information Literacy survey.Find...
| Publicado en: | Library Review Vol. 65; no. 4/5; pp. 242 - 255 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=116785937&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 116785937 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00242535 8EO jtl: Library Review issn: 00242535 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2016 vid: 65 iid: 4/5 pid: 465 pub: Emerald Publishing Limited artinfo: ui: 116785937 10.1108/LR-12-2015-0120 ppf: 242 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: “How will I know?” engagement with information resources. aug: au: Al-Muomen, Nujoud Shaw, Debora Courtney, Michael affil: Department of Library and Information Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait Department of Information and Library Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA su: Information resources Undergraduates Student engagement Information literacy Arab students sug: subj: Information resources Undergraduates Student engagement Information literacy Arab students keyword: Evaluation of information resources Kuwait USA Website assessment ab: Purpose This paper aims to compare how undergraduates in Kuwait and Indiana Universities assess information resources for class assignments.Design/methodology/approach Social science majors at Kuwait University and Indiana University Bloomington completed the Project Information Literacy survey.Findings The students are comparable in how often they ask instructors or classmates for advice, but Kuwaitis are more likely to ask other people for assistance. Kuwaiti students generally are less critical in their evaluation of both library-based and web information resources but are more likely to consider librarian recommendations.Research limitations/implications Institution-specific factors that were not specifically addressed include the following: the survey was administered online in Indiana and on paper in Kuwait, and the types of course assignments and/or students’ information literacy instruction may also vary by institution.Practical implications Librarians should continue to present information clearly and use a variety of instructional methods so that material is accessible. Librarian recommendations and modeling of evaluative behavior can assist international students. Social media may be useful in working with these students’ more collaborative approach to assessing resources.Originality/value The work updates the 2010 Project Information Literacy survey on undergraduates’ evaluation of information resources for coursework. It also extends that survey to identify how students from Kuwait are different than USA undergraduates. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2016 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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