Information seeking behaviour of undergraduate students in the humanities in three universities in Nigeria

Baro, Emmanuel E.; Onyenania, George O.; Osaheni, Oni

doi:10.7553/76-2-74

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“…Head and Eisenberg (2010), and Connaway, Dickey and Radford (2011) in their studies found that students use Google as their search engine, and this is elaborated in the paper Information behaviour of the researcher of the future (2008). The findings from the study by Baro, Onyenania and Osaheni (2010) are surprising because authors established that for the most students the library, and not the internet, was the primary source to obtain information. Studies performed by George et al (2006), Callinan (2005), Junni (2007) and Whitmire (2001) have shown that the academic library served students for borrowing publications, consulting reference materials, and using computers in the library.…”

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“…A special emphasis was given to the studies which examined the role of academic (university) library in the process of students' information seeking. According to the results of the studies conducted by George and coauthors (2006); Kerins, Madden and Fulton (2004); Baro, Onyenania and Osaheni (2010) and Kamarudin (2001) students most often use the information sources such as books, journal articles and databases which they need for academic tasks (for instance examination or paper). The majority of the respondents in these studies reported that their lecturers and peers had been very important factors in finding information resources, since they had given them some directions, or suggestions.…”

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“…This is also confirmed in the study by Seiden, Szymborski and Norelli (1997). All above mentioned authors except Baro, Onyenania and Osaheni (2010) found that the internet was convenient for the students in finding scientific papers and other relevant materials. Head and Eisenberg (2010), and Connaway, Dickey and Radford (2011) in their studies found that students use Google as their search engine, and this is elaborated in the paper Information behaviour of the researcher of the future (2008).…”

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“…In the study Information seeking behaviour of undergraduate students in the humanities in three universities in Nigeria (Baro, Onyenania and Osaheni 2010) authors conducted a research on the information needs, sources, and information searching strategies of undergraduate students. For that purpose they have conducted a descriptive survey, as well as questionnaires, interviews, and observation methods on a sample of 259 persons which was 30% of the total population used for the study (867).…”

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Students' information behaviour and the role of academic library

Lacović¹

2015

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In this paper the author presented the results of some of the available studies of students' information seeking behaviour conducted in different countries. The aim of these studies was to identify information needs, sources, and types of library use by the university students from various disciplinary fields. According to the results, the majority of the respondents needed the information for academic purposes (such as papers, assignments or examinations), frequently using information sources like books, journal articles, online sources etc. For many students the internet was a very important source in finding academic materials. Most of the students received advice in finding relevant information sources from their lecturers, peers, and librarians. This paper also describes some aspects related to information seeking behaviour of young students (Generation Y, and Millennial generation) who were influenced by their peers, and had poor understanding of their information needs. They prefer quick Google search, navigation through virtual libraries and spend more time downloading the materials than utilizing e-sources. Although the academic libraries were often used only for borrowing books and using reference material or printed periodicals, it has been established that the role of academic libraries was very significant in satisfying university students' information needs. Further research that could be done building onto the selected studies is examination of information seeking behaviour of the students between different disciplines while taking into the account various context situations in which information tasks are performed. Moreover, further studies should explore factors that affect students' library use, and identify significance of the library instruction in improving academic library services for users.KEYWORDS: information seeking behaviour, information needs, information sources, students, academic (university) libraries. 120Darko Lacović, Students' information behaviour and the role of academic library, Libellarium, VII, 1 (2014): 119 -139.

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Students' information behaviour and the role of academic library

Lacović¹

2015

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“…'Information needs (need for information) is a factual situation in which there exists an inseparable inter connection with 'information' and 'need'; information originates and generated because there exists a need or an interest [4][5] . Information seeking behaviour can be described as an individual's manner of gathering and sourcing information for personal use, knowledge updating and development 6 . The person has distinctive information needs which keeps on changing and not receptive to generalisation 7 .…”

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Use Pattern and Seeking Behaviour of Students in National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

Chohda

Gupta

2017

DJLIT

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Determining use patterns and information seeking behaviour of users is consequential to enhance library collections, facilities, and services. This paper tends to investigate information seeking behaviour and use pattern of students on quality of procured information in National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. Survey research method is adopted for the study. Analysis of data is done through percentage count. It is found that 70 per cent are aware about the e-journals and databases. The result indicated that both print and electronic e-journals are highly preferred by students but access them in other places then departmental library and 32.22 per cent respondents spent time more than hours for internet access. The study will be useful for the academic librarians in improving the shortcomings of their institutes and will procure the required e-journals for their Institutes.

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“I just Wikipedia it”: Information behavior of first‐year writing students

Olsen

Diekema

2012

Proc of Assoc for Info

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First‐year writing students are a very large, diverse, and ubiquitous information user group, as writing courses are typically required of all undergraduate students, regardless of major. While in their institution's writing program, students frequently must utilize research (information) in their writing assignments. While this formal, task‐related information behavior is important for stakeholders in the fields of information science and the humanities to understand, little research has been done on this significant group of students. This study arrived at key exploratory findings by collecting data and context from first‐year writing students through semi‐structured interviews. The researchers found that students continue to be Google‐dependent and fearful of using Wikipedia, though they use it anyway. Students appear to operate in comfort and convenience zones, and distinctly prefer secondary sources which they fail to read completely. People comprise a major part of students' information seeking behavior, but students tend only to consult friends and family members. This study offers practical implications of these behaviors which may be used to help students and inform further research.

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Information seeking behaviour of undergraduate students in the humanities in three universities in Nigeria

Cited by 26 publications

References 17 publications

Students' information behaviour and the role of academic library

Students' information behaviour and the role of academic library

Use Pattern and Seeking Behaviour of Students in National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

“I just Wikipedia it”: Information behavior of first‐year writing students

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