An Investigation into the ‘I can Google it’ Information Seeking Behaviour of the Academic Community and the Implications for the Delivery of Academic Library Services for Developing Countries

Riyaz, Aminath

doi:10.1080/24750158.2017.1331523

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“…A small-scale study by Mohamed (2010), conducted at the MNU central library, found that among those who regularly visited the library, only 40% expressed satisfaction with the available databases. These findings are similar to Riyaz’s (2017a) study, where only 43.1% of the survey participants from the MNU rated accessibility to research articles as good or excellent. It is unfortunate that the NLM’s efforts to set up a Maldives library consortium in 2011 under the aegis of the Electronic Information for Libraries network to provide access to electronic resources did not materialize (Shabana, 2012).…”

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“…However, it is apparent that users now expect more online content with easier and more flexible access. Riyaz’s (2017a, 2017b) research, based on a study of lecturers and students at two of the most prominent higher education institutions in the Maldives (the MNU and Villa College), reports that there was a high reliance on Google as an information source as opposed to the use of academic libraries. It is highlighted that the low use of the libraries did not necessarily reflect a lack of resources, rather their inability to provide speedy access to full texts (Riyaz, 2017a, 2017b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Riyaz’s (2017a, 2017b) research, based on a study of lecturers and students at two of the most prominent higher education institutions in the Maldives (the MNU and Villa College), reports that there was a high reliance on Google as an information source as opposed to the use of academic libraries. It is highlighted that the low use of the libraries did not necessarily reflect a lack of resources, rather their inability to provide speedy access to full texts (Riyaz, 2017a, 2017b). Riyaz (2017a) further highlights that the user community was quite Internet-savvy and expected ‘Google-like’ information services.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is highlighted that the low use of the libraries did not necessarily reflect a lack of resources, rather their inability to provide speedy access to full texts (Riyaz, 2017a, 2017b). Riyaz (2017a) further highlights that the user community was quite Internet-savvy and expected ‘Google-like’ information services. Given the limited financial resources at the disposal of libraries in the Maldives, limited access to journal databases was also perceived negatively (Riyaz, 2017a).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Riyaz (2017a) further highlights that the user community was quite Internet-savvy and expected ‘Google-like’ information services. Given the limited financial resources at the disposal of libraries in the Maldives, limited access to journal databases was also perceived negatively (Riyaz, 2017a). A small-scale study by Mohamed (2010), conducted at the MNU central library, found that among those who regularly visited the library, only 40% expressed satisfaction with the available databases.…”

Section: Library Users In the Maldivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A review of the library and information science profession in the Maldives: Development, challenges and opportunities

Jayasuriya¹,

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Majid

2021

IFLA Journal

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The Republic of Maldives, a small island developing state in the Indian Ocean, has achieved upper-middle-income and high human development category status, and one of the strongest information and communications technology infrastructures in South Asia. However, the country’s library and information science sector, which saw its inception over seven decades ago, has yet to advance beyond the initial development phase. This article traces the emergence of the library and information science sector in the country and draws attention to the myriad challenges faced by it. The article is also an attempt to draw the attention of government decision-makers and motivate them to understand and resolve the difficulties faced by the library and information science sector through engaging library and information science employers, educational institutions, professional trainers, and library and information science professionals. Some concerns are identified and five key action areas with associated action steps are suggested. These may resonate with other small developing countries that are facing similar scenarios.

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A review of the library and information science profession in the Maldives: Development, challenges and opportunities

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Majid

2021

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Using the dynamic model of educational effectiveness to detect effective teaching characteristics in the Maldives

MUSTHAFA

2021

MNJR

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The conceptual framework of the Dynamic Model of Educational Effectiveness (DMEE) was used to detect effective characteristics of teaching in the Maldives. The sample consisted of grade four students (N =350) and class teachers (N =31) from eight primary schools in the urban capital city of Male’, Maldives. The study is a quantitative research and adopts an experimental design where the second low-inference observation instrument and the student questionnaire of the DMEE was used in the collection of classroom data through multi-stage sampling techniques. Descriptive statistics are then used to describe the basic features of the data in study. Results revealed that there are many dimensions from the DMEE valued at 0. This is an indication that teaching factors such as structuring, application, modelling or questioning did not occur at all in some Maldivian classrooms. However, on an average, across the teacher sample, enough time was detected (3 minutes) for structuring activities, 12 minutes for application activities. Though it is to be noted there are great variations in this find. The most important find from the study is that the minimum value recorded for all the teaching factors in the differentiation dimension is zero indicating there is no differentiated teaching detected in Maldivian classrooms as well. Implications are then drawn for teachers’ professional development in the Maldives.

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An Investigation into the ‘I can Google it’ Information Seeking Behaviour of the Academic Community and the Implications for the Delivery of Academic Library Services for Developing Countries

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A review of the library and information science profession in the Maldives: Development, challenges and opportunities

A review of the library and information science profession in the Maldives: Development, challenges and opportunities

Using the dynamic model of educational effectiveness to detect effective teaching characteristics in the Maldives

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