Information Behaviors and Information Literacy Skills of LIS Students: An International Perspective

Saunders, Laura; Kurbanoğlu, Serap; Boustany, Joumana; Doğan, Güleda; Becker, Peter; Blumer, Eliane; Chowdhury, Sudatta; Dobreva, Milena; Гендина, Н. И.; Grgić, Ivana Hebrang; Haddow, Gaby; Koltay, Tibor; Kortelainen, Terttu; Krakowska, Monika; Majid, Shaheen; Mezhova, Marina; Repanovici, Angela; Rudžionienė, Jurgita; Schneider, René; Terra, Ana Lúcia; Todorova, Tania

doi:10.3138/jelis.56.s1.80

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“…This study proposed that IL should be included in the curriculum as the students were struggling with the use of libraries, the internet and information services and resources. Saunders et al (2015) conducted a study in various countries of the world to examine the skill sets of LIS students, as well as their behaviour, regarding IL. The main objectives of the study were to learn about the IL knowledge and skills of LIS students and how they are taking advantage of these skills for their information needs.…”

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Information literacy instruction in university libraries of Islamabad, Pakistan: a study of librarians’ perceptions, practices, barriers, and strategies

Din

Mairaj

Sheikh

2022

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Purpose This paper aims to measure the perceptions of librarians about information literacy (IL) instruction, their current IL practices and the problems they face while offering IL instructional programs in public and private sector university libraries in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research design was adopted, and a survey was carried out for this study to collect the data through an online questionnaire for the university librarians. All librarians (a total of 120) were approached to collect the data, of whom 92 (76.6%) responded to the survey. Findings The findings reveal that the librarians working in the university libraries of Islamabad are aware of the significance of IL instruction to fulfil the information needs of their library users. A majority of the librarians indicated having adequate skills to offer IL instruction. Moreover, the majority of the librarians are offering IL instruction to users at their respective universities. However, some of the barriers affecting IL instruction programs were also reported including the absence of IL instruction courses in the library and information science (LIS) curriculum, a shortage of trained library professional staff to provide IL instruction, a lack of commitment among librarians for IL instruction, a lack of training opportunities for librarians and a lack of interest from library users. These obstacles have a negative effect on IL instruction in the university libraries of Islamabad. Therefore, this study suggests that librarians are needed to take several necessary steps to overcome these obstacles to achieve the best results in IL instruction programs. Originality/value This study presents a picture of the status of IL skills, current practices and barriers to offering IL instruction in the university libraries of Islamabad. This research bridges the gap in the existing literature and will help to create awareness about the importance of IL skills among LIS professionals in Pakistan. Moreover, the findings of this study will help encourage librarians for the enhancement of IL instruction services in university libraries of Islamabad in particular and Pakistan in general.

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“…Saunders et al (2015) conducted a study in various countries of the world to examine the skill sets of LIS students, as well as their behaviour, regarding IL. The main objectives of the study were to learn about the IL knowledge and skills of LIS students and how they are taking advantage of these skills for their information needs.…”

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Information literacy instruction in university libraries of Islamabad, Pakistan: a study of librarians’ perceptions, practices, barriers, and strategies

Din

Mairaj

Sheikh

2022

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“…However, these can be developed by teachers in the classrooms, if librarians lack the training or skills to do so. In fact, Saunders et al (2015) consider as expected that some librarianship graduates would lack sufficient skills in order to provide service, assist and educate in IL programs. After reviewing librarianship study programs from 18 countries, they observed large differences in the levels of curricular strength in relation to the implementation of IL models.…”

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Inclusion of Information Literacy in the Curriculum Through Learning Communities and Action Research

Tarango

Evangelista

Machin-Mastromatteo

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Pathways Into Information Literacy and Communities of Practice

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This chapter was originally published as: Tarango, J., Evangelista, J., Machin-Mastromatteo, J.D., y Cortés-Vera, J. (2017). Inclusion of information literacy in the curriculum through learning communities and action research. In D. Sales y M. Pinto (Eds.). Pathways into information literacy and communities of practice: Teaching approaches and case studies (pp. 85-114). Oxford: Chandos Publishing. https://doi. AbstractThis work corresponds to a practical and transversal integration process of Information Literacy in university curricula, specifically with undergraduate students from the Philosophy program of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua (Mexico), by developing alternatives to evolve traditional classroom teaching practices toward integrating Learning Communities and using Action Research as means of influencing a continuous improvement upon learning processes. This chapter discusses basic concepts from this study and provides the results, which were a product of the data collected from ethnographic processes. This practical experience has demonstrated the feasibility of combining this study's components for the achievement of active learning, but also for identifying specific elements that inhibit a full implementation.

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“…3 Multi-lingual IL provision Many students, and professionals, whose first language is not English find it necessary to use English language databases (see, for example, Ishimura, Howard and Moukdad 2007, Simon 2014, Hicks 2014, Ferrer-Vincent 2015and Moyo and Madvodza 2016; this may pose a problem for examples in non-English instructional materials. There are also particular problems for evaluation of sources in non-native languages (Saunders et al, 2015). Beyond simple understanding of vocabulary, there may be problems in the expression of IL concepts, typically formulated in English, in other languages.…”

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“…Cultural differences may particularly manifest in different attitudes to, and understanding, issues of plagiarism, attribution and copyright; in some Asian cultures, for example, the necessity to cite, and to avoid copying, runs counter to cultural norms (Han 2012, Zhao andMawhinney 2015). Saunders et al (2015), in an international comparison of IL competencies of library/information science students, note national differences in such things as ability to evaluate web sources, and ability to use specialised bibliographic databases; however, it is not clear whether these differences are due to cultural factors, or simply to differing curricula. Ferrer-Vinent (2015), in a limited survey of IL education in France and Spain, notes differences largely due to curriculum differences.…”

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Multi-lingual and multi-cultural information literacy: perspectives, models and good practice

Nowrin

Robinson

Bawden

2019

Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication

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Information Behaviors and Information Literacy Skills of LIS Students: An International Perspective

Cited by 11 publications

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Information literacy instruction in university libraries of Islamabad, Pakistan: a study of librarians’ perceptions, practices, barriers, and strategies

Information literacy instruction in university libraries of Islamabad, Pakistan: a study of librarians’ perceptions, practices, barriers, and strategies

Inclusion of Information Literacy in the Curriculum Through Learning Communities and Action Research

Multi-lingual and multi-cultural information literacy: perspectives, models and good practice

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