Personal Information Management Behaviors of University Faculty – Aspects of Print versus Electronic

IF 0.8 4区管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Libri-International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies Pub Date : 2021-04-12 DOI:10.1515/libri-2020-0041

W. Nwagwu, Antonia Bernadette Donkor

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Abstract

Abstract This study examined personal information creation and storage practices in digital and print media by faculty in selected universities in Ghana. A sample survey research design guided the research and quantitative data were collected from 235 faculty members of six universities in Ghana. Qualitative data was also collected from 18 willing faculty members, and was guided by an interview schedule. Faculty reported that they created their information in an organized manner and that they created information mainly in digital formats compared with manual. The task at hand determined the information facility created and search words that are semantically related to the item are used in finding/re-finding electronic information. Faculty reported that they acquired their information literacy personally, and information literacy explained re-finding of digital information but not non-digital information. The demographic variables in the study did not explain finding/re-finding of stored information: gender (β = −0.113, p = 0.280) and age (β = 0.038, p = 0.545). This study establishes clearly the pattern of information literacy activities for faculty in the universities in Ghana.

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大学教师的个人信息管理行为——从印刷与电子的角度

摘要:本研究考察了加纳选定大学的教师在数字和印刷媒体上的个人信息创建和存储实践。抽样调查研究设计指导了研究，并从加纳六所大学的235名教职员工中收集了定量数据。定性数据还从18名自愿的教师中收集，并以访谈时间表为指导。教师报告说，他们以有组织的方式创建他们的信息，他们主要以数字格式创建信息，而不是手工格式。手头的任务确定了创建的信息设施，并且在查找/重新查找电子信息时使用与项目在语义上相关的搜索词。教师报告说，他们个人获得了信息素养，信息素养解释了数字信息的重新发现，而不是非数字信息。研究中的人口统计学变量不能解释存储信息的发现/重新发现:性别(β = - 0.113, p = 0.280)和年龄(β = 0.038, p = 0.545)。本研究明确了加纳大学教师信息素养活动的模式。

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Libri-International Journal of Libraries and Information Studies INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Libri, International Journal of Libraries and Information Services, investigates the functions of libraries and information services from both a historical and present-day perspective and analyses the role of information in cultural, organizational, national and international developments. The periodical reports on current trends in librarianship worldwide and describes the transformation of libraries and information services resulting from the introduction of new information technologies and working methods. Background information and the latest research findings in librarianship and information science are made accessible to experts and a broader public. Articles are in English and conform to the highest academic standards.