Preparing Tomorrow's Decision Makers: Learning Environments and Outcomes of Information Literacy Instruction in Business Schools

Julien, Heidi; Detlor, Brian; Serenko, Alexander; Willson, Rebekah; Lavallee, Megan

doi:10.1080/08963568.2011.605669

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“…Though business schools are keen to offer ILI to their students, the best way to go about this is unclear. Several factors that influence student learning outcomes of ILI in business schools have been identified, but more research is needed to demonstrate and validate these factors (Detlor et al., ; Julien, Detlor, Serenko, Willson, & Lavallee, ; Serenko, Detlor, Julien, & Booker, ). Of particular interest is the influence of the amount of ILI received on the adoption and use of OLR.…”

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Factors affecting the adoption of online library resources by business students

Booker¹,

Detlor

Serenko

2012

J Am Soc Inf Sci Tec

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The overall goal of this study is to explain how information literacy instruction (ILI) influences the adoption of online library resources (OLR) by business students. A theoretical model was developed that integrates research on ILI outcomes and technology adoption. To test this model, a web‐based survey, which included both closed and open‐ended questions, was administered to 337 business students. Findings indicate that the ILI received by students is beneficial in the initial or early stages of OLR use; however, students quickly reach a saturation point where more instruction contributes little, if anything, to the final outcome, such as reduced OLR anxiety and increased OLR self‐efficacy. Rather, it is the independent, continuous use of OLR after receiving initial, formal ILI that creates continued positive effects. Importantly, OLR self‐efficacy and anxiety were found to be important antecedents to OLR adoption. OLR anxiety also partially mediates the relationship between self‐efficacy and perceived ease of use. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Factors affecting the adoption of online library resources by business students

Booker¹,

Detlor

Serenko

2012

J Am Soc Inf Sci Tec

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“…The findings showed that most of the respondents perceived the training program to be useful in using online resources and in using criteria to determine the good sources of information. In another study, Julien et al (2011) investigated the usefulness of the information literacy program among Canadian business students and found that most of the students perceived the program to be useful in using Google and Wikipedia search engines in locating information, and in determining the good source to be used. Similar study was conducted in the USA by Kingsley et al (2011) who studied the usefulness of information literacy among firstyear dental students at the University of Nevada in the USA.…”

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“…In their own investigation, Bowler and Street (2008) found that most of the students perceived the training program to be effective when writing assignments and research papers. Julien et al (2011) studied the effectiveness of information literacy program among Canadian Business students. The results of the study indicated that most of the respondents perceived the training program to be effective when writing assignments and most of them scored a high grade in their courses.…”

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“…In the latter case, the male respondents were marked with slightly higher mean rank than their female counterparts. Julien et al (2011) assessed the effectiveness of information literacy program and found that female respondents were more significant in terms of perceived effectiveness of information literacy skills especially in saving time locating information resources. The male students also obtained better grades than their male counterparts.…”

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Exploring the postgraduate students perceptions, usefulness and effectiveness of information literacy skills at University of Malaya library

Mohammed¹,

Haliru²

2019

Int. J. Lib. Inf. Sci.

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The aim of this study was to find out the extent to which the postgraduate students who attended the information skills session at University of Malaya's library perceived the session to be useful as well as effective in their attempts to locate, access and use the information needed so as to avail themselves of the library resources. In order to evaluate the perceived usefulness of information literacy skills and effectiveness of information literacy skills, two scales were adopted from the existing literature on the information literacy skills. Self-report instruments comprising the two scales as well as demographic items were incorporated into the online questionnaire. The study explored the respondents' perceptions, usefulness and effectiveness of the information literacy skills at University of Malaya's library among those who attended the information skills session in 2014/2015 academic session. To conduct this study, a cross-sectional survey design was carried out to answer the relevant research questions. The data have been generated from the online questionnaire of the sample size of this study. The analysis and interpretations of findings were entirely based on the feedback received from the respondents. This analysis has been conducted using the latest version (22 versions) of SPSS for window software. It is hoped that the management and library instructors of the University of Malaya should conduct a regular assessment of the usefulness and effectiveness of information literacy skills (ILS) among those who attended the training program in order to know whether the training program is perceived to be useful as well as effective in completing their academic activities. This can help the library staff to improve their teaching services.

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“…In competing with search engines such as Google, it is about comprehensive and extended services, branding, loyalty… how to draw people, and how to keep their interest. The Net Generation (under-graduates) of today is the serious researchers, academics, professionals, political leaders, executive directors and informed decision-makers of tomorrow (Julien et al, 2011). Their loyalty to databases and information services need to be secured while they are still under-graduate students.…”

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Targeting users in information provision – more than researchers, students and professionals

Fourie

2014

Library Hi Tech

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Purpose -A previous contribution (Fourie 2013) set the scenario for pursuing options to find a balance between information communication technology (ICT), information retrieval systems (IRS) such as databases, library catalogues, repositories, Google Scholar, digital libraries, portals, search engines and the users of these systems. This contribution pursues the issues by asking how information service providers can target their users. The emphasis is on making a difference, and to move beyond merely targeting researchers, post-graduate students and professionals such as doctors, chemists, and lawyers.Design/methodology/approach -The contribution will be written against the background of research from information behaviour, user studies and marketing.Findings -Information services and database producers mostly focus on post-graduate students, researchers and professionals. There is little support for under-graduate students and novices to a profession. Acknowledging preferences for Google and social media, more effort is required to gain the interest and loyalty of upcoming professionals -starting with under-graduate students.Originality/value -Although there are many publications on user studies and marketing in the Library and Information Science literature, this contribution aims to draw on new ways of targeting users, and to note new potential user groups.

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Preparing Tomorrow's Decision Makers: Learning Environments and Outcomes of Information Literacy Instruction in Business Schools

Cited by 17 publications

References 21 publications

Factors affecting the adoption of online library resources by business students

Factors affecting the adoption of online library resources by business students

Exploring the postgraduate students perceptions, usefulness and effectiveness of information literacy skills at University of Malaya library

Targeting users in information provision – more than researchers, students and professionals

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