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{"title":"Evaluating Trustworthiness and Expertise of Information on Websites among the Undergraduate Students: The Role of Curiosity","authors":"H. Keshavarz","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1827216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1827216","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Because of the necessity of assessing online resources and systems with reference to learning-related issues, this study aimed to investigate the impact of curiosity on evaluating websites’ information among university students. The study was an analytical survey and correlational. Based on Cochran sampling formula, the sample included 231 undergraduate students at the Faculty of Education and Psychology located at the Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Two highly validated questionnaires were used to measure the two main variables of curiosity and websites’ information credibility. The data gathered were then analyzed by software SPSS 24.0. Pearson’s correlation test showed a significant correlation between dimensions of web information credibility and the curiosity except for deprivation sensitivity. According to the findings of the general regression model, three phases for affecting trustworthiness evaluation were acceptable based on social curiosity, joyous exploration, and thrill seeking, respectively. Furthermore, three phases for affecting expertise evaluation were acceptable based on joyous exploration, social curiosity, and thrill seeking, respectively. Students with deprivation sensitivity and stress tolerance were unable to find credible sources because of the negative emotions and experiences impeding them to do it well. Curiosity factors influenced the online credibility evaluation highly in the sense that almost half of the students’ evaluations were based on their curiosity-related traits.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87991863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Empirical Analysis of Undergraduate Students’ Perception in the Use of Electronic Sources in Kwara State University Library","authors":"Q. Bankole, Zaynab Nasir","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1805274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1805274","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study examined undergraduate students’ perception in the use of electronic sources in Kwara State University library. The study aimed to achieve four objectives; to examine the perception of students about electronic sources; the types of electronic resources; the frequency of usage of electronic resources; the challenges of using electronic resources by undergraduate. The study adopted a descriptive survey design with a study population of the undergraduate students in the college of information and communication technology, Kwara State University, Malete. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 152 respondents, which represent the sample for the study. Data was collected using a self-designed questionnaire titled “Undergraduate Students’ Perception and Electronic Sources Questionnaire” (USPESQ). Frequency count and simple percentages were used in analyzing the data collected. The study revealed that the students perceive electronic sources to be insufficient in Kwara State University library. The findings also show that electronic journals are the most type of electronic sources available in KWASU Library. However, difficulty in identifying relevant information materials is the most prominent among the challenges confronting the use of in KWASU library.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90082018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Library and Information Services for Socio-Political Rebirth in Nigeria: The Role of Public Libraries","authors":"Omorodion Okuonghae, Olurotimi Sunday Obadare","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1815277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1815277","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The study investigated library and information services for socio-political rebirth in Nigeria. To this end, three pertinent research objectives were raised to guide the conduct of the study. The survey type of descriptive research design was adopted for a population of 59 library staff from Delta State Library Board, Asaba and Edo State Library Board, Benin City in South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria. Using complete enumerative sampling technique, questionnaire was adopted as the tool for data collection. Out of the 59 copies of questionnaire distributed, 55 were retrieved and found useful, constituting 93% response rate. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the vital library and information services for socio-political rebirth in Nigeria include community club and community involvement services, internet access services, research support services, organizing makerspace programmes, awareness and sensitization campaign, readership campaign, computer and entrepreneurial training amongst others. Furthermore, the study showed that majority of the library and information services for socio-political rebirth in Nigeria are rendered less often (occasionally) due to the problems faced by public libraries in services delivery which includes poor funding, epileptic power supply, lack of adequate support from the government, inadequate library infrastructure, poor users’ perception of the library and poor reading culture among Nigerians. Thus, the study recommended that the government should have total commitment in the provision of infrastructure, recruitment of competent librarians and improved welfare packages for effective service delivery among public libraries in the state. Therefore, all state government should make library development a top priority.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85432361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of English-Language and French-Language Students and Faculty Populations on the Use of E-Monographs in a Bilingual Canadian University","authors":"Alain R. Lamothe","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1785166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1785166","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article reports the results of a quantitative and systematic analysis comparing usage rates between English-language and French-language e-monograph titles at Laurentian University, Canada. Full-text viewings were compared to faculty and student population sizes. The majority of e-monograph usage was recorded by the English-language e-monograph collection, with English-language e-monograph viewings accounting for 91.2% of the total number of viewings. Both English- and French-language doctoral students shared very strong linear relationships with their respective e-monograph collection. The English-language e-monograph collection demonstrated a greater level of relative use by English-language student and faculty populations. English- and French-language e-monograph collections are used at different rates by their respective language-based populations.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81554511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Information Literacy and Transcultural Learning: How Chinese Calligraphy and Historical Korean Poetry Were Turned into a Library Co-Curricular Initiative","authors":"Steve H. Ching, B. New","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1805275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1805275","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Library run co-curricular programs offer a powerful response to the growing demand for academic librarians to perform new roles to improve students’ information literacy. Increasing in popularity, co-curricular programs are embedding information literacy skills in increasingly unique, creative, and effective ways. Initiated by the Run Run Shaw Library, CityU, the poetry recital project is a co-curricular program which connects students with historical East Asian poetry in a fun, engaging and insightful manner. This paper recounts how the poetry recital project facilitated a knowledge transfer linking students to scholars, and used historical poetry as a device to embed information literacy teachings.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91022663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the Development of a Research Portal as Part of an Academic Library Website for Scholarly Communication Guidance in a Public University in Ghana","authors":"E. White, Lizette King","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1805577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1805577","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article discusses the benefits of having a research portal as part of an academic library website to enhance trainings in scholarly communication by the academic library. The article seeks to educate academic librarians and library stakeholders on the contents of a research portal for scholarly communication guidance to doctoral students irrespective of their year of study. It also seeks to address the gap in literature on research portals as part of academic library websites for library user trainings on scholarly communication using Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as the case study. The study used web-based questionnaires for data collection from KNUST doctoral students and doctoral supervisors as well as through interviews with the dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Senior ICT Assistant in the Library system, professional librarians and the two deputy librarians within the KNUST library system. The study established that a research portal is a one-stop shop containing all the guidance on the ethics and specifics in conducting a research study and disseminating research findings. The article recommends that academic libraries in Ghana should consider research portals as part of the library website for scholarly communication guidance.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78617973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ICT Infrastructure and Access to Online Services: Determining the Factors Affecting Faculty Satisfaction with University-Subscribed Resources","authors":"U. Habiba, S. M. Zabed Ahmed","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1794204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1794204","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper examines the current status of IT facilities, access to online resources in the universities and the level of faculty satisfaction with university subscribed e-resources in Bangladesh. It employed two structured questionnaires for collecting data. The first questionnaire was sent to the library heads to obtain data about the current IT facilities, access to the online resources and the constraints faced by them in accessing e-resources. The second questionnaire was distributed to faculty member at public and private universities to assess their satisfaction and the difficulties that they encountered while accessing university’s online resources. Descriptive statistics were obtained with regard to university IT facilities, access to digital resources and the difficulties faced by the university libraries. Non-parametric statistical tests, such as Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis were carried out to identify the significant differences between and among faculty groups. Finally, an ordinal regression model was used to analyze the effects of demographic variables and computer experience level on faculty satisfaction. The library survey found that large university libraries had adequate IT facilities but the majority of the library heads stated they had problems such as inadequate financial support and lack of trained manpower. On the other hand, the faculty survey revealed that faculty members were not satisfied with the current level of e-resources that were subscribed by the libraries. Faculty members had difficulties in finding relevant information, access to e-resources from home and limited number of titles. There were no significant differences in the level of faculty satisfaction in terms of gender and designation but significant differences were found in case of university type. Few significant differences were found in terms of faculty age and teaching experience. However, significant differences were found in faculty satisfaction with regard to computer proficiency levels for several variables. The results of ordinal regression also showed university type and computer proficiency level do affect faculty satisfaction with university e-resources. This current study is significant as universities in Bangladesh are provided with better ICT facilities with access to new online resources and services. The paper proposes ways of enhancing access to e-resources and recommends appropriate corrective or regulatory measures to be taken.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76274408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"To Borrow or Not to Borrow is the Question? Theory Borrowing in Library Information Science Postgraduate Research in Nigeria and South Africa","authors":"S. Ukwoma, P. Ngulube","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1790261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1790261","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Researchers rely on theory to explain social reality. The theories may be disciplined-based or borrowed from others as a result of the absence of discipline-based theories. The purpose of the study was to determine the use of theory in postgraduate library and information science (LIS) research in Nigeria and South Africa in order to establish the extent of theory borrowing. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyze 400 postgraduate research outputs. The study showed that postgraduate researchers mainly use borrowed theories. The theories were mostly borrowed from sociology, management and psychology. Despite implications for the maturity of discipline that does not undermine LIS as a discipline, the need for theory development in the discipline cannot be overemphasized. The study contributes to the understanding of theory use and borrowing in LIS postgraduate research.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83356768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"University of Wollongong Library: Embedding Learning and Development as Part of Our Organisational DNA","authors":"D. Dee, Keith Brophy, K. Newton","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1793551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1793551","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract At University of Wollongong (UOW) Library we have a long standing and authentic commitment to supporting professional development. A regular series of professional development, learning and sharing sessions are an established part of our staff culture and part of our organizational DNA. Our development activities have often been a vehicle for facilitating organic learning as evidenced by the Digital Dexterity Program for Library Staff. This paper discusses the history and benefits of this program, and its continued evolution toward developing future ready Library staff.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83001377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research Data Management in Universities: A Comparative Study from the Perspectives of Librarians and Management","authors":"W. Chawinga, Sandy Zinn","doi":"10.1080/10572317.2020.1793448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10572317.2020.1793448","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract With the research landscape tilting toward a more intensive research, propelled by the power of information and communication technologies, the research community is overwhelmed with tons of research data generated on a daily basis. Research data is hailed as the cornerstone for current and future science discoveries. Hence, key research stakeholders especially research funders and publishers demand proper research data management (RDM) practices. The burden to manage research data has been placed on academic libraries. In light of this, the current study employs questionnaires and interviews to explore the status of RDM at two public university libraries in Malawi. The study unveils that RDM remains a new and emerging concept in the country. However, with librarians involved in some very basic RDM activities, the future is promising. Key challenges interrupting RDM initiatives are exposed and their remedies suggested. Generally, university affiliation has no effect on the key factors affecting RDM initiatives.","PeriodicalId":39917,"journal":{"name":"International Information and Library Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88591617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}