Library usage by university accounting students: a comparison of contact and open distance learning institution in South Africa

Fakoya-Michael, Saidat Abiola

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102093

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“…Today, both students and faculty members use the library structure for social gatherings and for its internet and information technologies, but they also 'visit' the libraries remotely from their office or home (Baglier & Caswell, 2016;Hamilton, 2009;Khoo et al, 2016). Gyau et al (2021) argue that library user' usage patterns, essentially determine the effectiveness and efficiency of university library services. Usage patterns usually indicate users' behaviour towards the library and determining the level of satisfaction achieved.…”

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confidence: 99%

Status of Library Spaces and Facilities in University Libraries in Kenya

2023

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In the global sphere, university library users’ needs continue to change thus university libraries are repositioning themselves to address the changing users’ needs. An important aspect of the change revolves around the library space and many university libraries are making efforts to change their spaces to meet the need driven by information technology, improved higher education systems and shifting of users’ expectations. This paper discusses the status of library spaces in Kenyan university libraries and is based on research conducted using pragmatic research paradigm and a convergent mixed methods design and multiple case studies strategy. The study population was university library users in Kenya consisting of six (6) participating universities (three public and three private) purposefully selected based on their age (time they have been in existence). Students and academic staff participated in a survey; librarians participated in focus groups while university librarians had interviews. This study collected data through online questionnaires, online focus group discussions and telephone call interviews. The qualitative data was thematically analysed while the quantitative data adopted a statistical approach that encompasses descriptive statistics. The results show some common available library spaces among the university libraries, the most preferred available library spaces and most frequently used library spaces by the users on daily basis. The study recommends continuous assessment of library spaces in the universities in order to understand library users’ needs and make informed decisions.

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Status of Library Spaces and Facilities in University Libraries in Kenya

2023

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“…Librarians act as apomediaries in the current information age by helping library users to access the information they need in the shortest time possible (Eysenbach, 2008; Kwanya et al , 2013). This suggests that librarians should be aware of the needs of their users, and how to effectively meet them (Fakoya-Michael and Fakoya, 2020).…”

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The emerging roles of academic librarians in Kenya: apomediaries or infomediaries?

Nakitare

Sawe

Nyambala

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PurposeThe main purpose of this study was to investigate the emerging roles of academic librarians in Kenya, with a view to determining whether they perform better as apomediaries or infomediaries. The specific objectives were to: examine the characteristics of the changing information universe in which academic librarians in Kenya currently operate; analyse the information-seeking behaviour of academic library users in the new information universe and examine the emerging roles of academic librarians in Kenya.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted a descriptive research design and used an online survey research technique to collect data from practising academic librarians. This study targeted senior librarians from all the 67 private and public universities in Kenya. One senior librarian per university was purposefully selected to fill the questionnaire owing to their experience and expertise. 33 out of the 67 senior librarians responded to the survey. The collected data were descriptively analysed using SPSS, and as per the study objectives.FindingsThis study established that most library users are digital independent and access library resources remotely. Nonetheless, many users still borrow and utilize print books despite the ubiquity of digital platforms. The findings revealed that academic librarians to a great extent now play the role of apomediaries, going beyond information giving to empowering their users.Practical implicationsThere is need for academic librarians in Kenya to not only be aware of the characteristics of their current users but also to continuously develop professionally so as to be able to adequately cater for the needs of their clients.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the scholarship on librarians' roles in Kenya by demonstrating that most of them are transitioning to the apomediary roles.

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“…With the gradual improvement of China's market economic system, more and more market participants, and enterprises as the most important main body of market economic activities, its daily business activities need to protect the financial accounting department, to a certain extent, increasing the demand for accounting personnel. Only by further improving the docking of college accounting personnel training and enterprise demand can we reduce the employment pressure on students and enhance the nurturing function of colleges and universities [7][8][9]. However, due to the influence of the network information environment, the effect of the current students' professional ethics education shows a weakening trend, and the finance department as the core department of the enterprise involves the management of enterprise finance, so the enterprise has higher requirements for the professional ethical qualities of accounting talents.…”

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The Dilemma and Breakthrough of Professional Ethics Education for Higher Vocational Accounting Professionals in the Internet Era

Chen,

Wu,

Wang

et al. 2024

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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With the development of the Internet, people are more and more pursuing the high-quality development of society, and the cultivation of high-quality talents is also more and more important. Aiming at the dilemma of professional ethics of senior accounting professionals, this paper introduces generator and discriminator structure based on a deep clustering algorithm and constructs a double autocoding deep embedded clustering model, i.e. DADEC model. After completing the model construction, iterative optimization of the clustering center is carried out by combining the small batch stochastic gradient descent and backpropagation algorithms to reduce the clustering loss. The optimized model is utilized in the professional ethics education of senior accounting professionals to categorize their dilemmas and explore breakthrough strategies. The results show that the perceptions of accounting majors in 15 higher vocational colleges and universities in terms of ethical knowledge, sense of professional dedication, professional ethical will, and professional ethical conduct are below 0.6 points. The mean value of the classroom effect of professional ethics education is 0.588, and there is a dilemma between a single teaching form and outdated teaching content. The scores of students in honesty, trustworthiness, love, and dedication are below 60 points. Although there are certain challenges in the current training of senior accounting professionals, the combination of this study points out the direction for overcoming these challenges.

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Library usage by university accounting students: a comparison of contact and open distance learning institution in South Africa

Cited by 6 publications

References 143 publications

Status of Library Spaces and Facilities in University Libraries in Kenya

Status of Library Spaces and Facilities in University Libraries in Kenya

The emerging roles of academic librarians in Kenya: apomediaries or infomediaries?

The Dilemma and Breakthrough of Professional Ethics Education for Higher Vocational Accounting Professionals in the Internet Era

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