The relationship between race and library anxiety among graduate students: A replication study

Jiao, Qun G.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Bostick, Sharon L.

doi:10.1016/j.ipm.2005.03.018

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“…Parallel with this, in the context of mobile Short Messaging Systems (SMS) usage, [9] found individual difference is influencing the frequency use of SMS systems. This finding is also supported by [10] who found racial differences is significant in influencing library anxiety among college students.…”

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Considering race, mode of study, university and academic structure differences on behavioural intention to use information systems

Rahman

Jamaludin

Mahmud

2011

2011 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering

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Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) models have demonstrated the influencing factors of information systems by using behavioral intention as one of the aspect to measure the use of information systems. In line with that, this approach is also supported by updated DeLone & McLean information success model by adding the intention to use variable in their famous Information Systems Success Model as a predecessor variable in order to measure the use of information systems. However, in the context of behavioral intention or intention to use, there has been very little effort to investigate the influences of individual differences towards intention to use information systems. This is true in the context of digital library in Malaysia specifically and in the developing countries, generally. This paper investigates the influences of age, gender, race, mode of study, universities and academic structure differences towards intention to use digital library (IUDL) by Malaysian postgraduate students who are in Malaysian research intensive universities. The result shows there is evidence of a significant difference in meanscore intention to use digital library (IUDL) between Malay and Chinese and between Chinese and Other races. However, there is no evidence of a significant difference in meanscore intention to use digital library (IUDL) between mode of studies, universities and academic programs. These results provided a proof to confirm the race difference is influencing factor in measuring the intention to use digital library while mode of study, universities and academic structure differences are does not a matter in measuring the intention to use digital library. Furthermore, this paper provides some suggestion in order to minimize the differences intention to use digital library among users.

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Considering race, mode of study, university and academic structure differences on behavioural intention to use information systems

Rahman

Jamaludin

Mahmud

2011

2011 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering

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“…Jiao and Onwuegbuzie have found that library anxiety can be related to personal characteristics such as age and nationality (Jiao, Onwuegbuzie, & Lichtenstein, 1996;Jiao, Onwuegbuzie, & Bostick, 2006); a desire for structure and perfection (Jiao & Onwuegbuzie, 1998); a poor sense of determination (Jiao & Onwuegbuzie, 1999c); and perceived low levels of academic self-competence (Jiao & Onwuegbuzie, 1999a). The research partners went on to discover a social context to library anxiety, finding that cooperative students often had the lowest levels of library anxiety (Jiao & Onwuegbuzie, 2002).…”

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An Examination of Library Anxiety at Cape Breton University

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2011

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the terms of the Creative CommonsAttribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License 2.5 Canada (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncsa/2.5/ca/ ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractObjective -Library anxiety as a phenomenon has been discussed for decades. While it is generally recognized, seeing its effects within a specific institution can often be difficult. This study examined the presence and degree of library anxiety among students at Cape Breton University in Canada.Methods -A modified version of the Library Anxiety Scale (LAS) was provided to the students via an online survey. Invitations to take the survey were sent to students by email and via the Student Union's social networking site.Results -The average score on the LAS showed only mild anxiety levels among all the respondents. When categorizing the results by either program of study or program year, the results vary from no to mild anxiety. Little variation was seen between the sexes, with both males and females scoring close to the overall average of mild anxiety.Conclusions -With no segments of the student body scoring in the moderate to severe levels, the overall LAS scores for Cape Breton University's students appear to be in a range that could be considered "normal."

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“…Nine documents were in a foreign language (Chinese, Hebrew, Italian, French, Slovak), and five documents were book reviews. There were five documents discussing the factors of library anxiety among international students in countries where English is the dominant language Onwuegbuzie 1997, 2003;Jiao, Onwuegbuzie and Bostick, 2006;Onwuegbuzie and Collins, 2002;Platt and Platt, 2013). Only seven documents described studies carried out in countries where English is not the dominant language (Shoham and Mizrachi, 2001;Anwar, Al-Kandari and Al-Qallaf, 2004;Noor and Ansari, 2010;Abusin, Zainab and Noor, 2011;Swigon, 2011;Erfanmanesh, 2011;Song, Zhang and Clarke, 2014).…”

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Library anxiety among non-native speakers of English

Sinnasamy

Karim

2016

Information Development

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This paper attempts to highlight the factors causing anxiety among non-native speakers of English when using academic library resources, services and facilities. This is crucial now that academic libraries worldwide are increasingly building up their collections of electronic journals and databases, which are predominantly in the English language. Findings from studies among non-native speakers of English reveal that they are susceptible to anxiety factors, which are rarely reported in studies in the native English-speaking countries. Some of these barriers include: insufficient resources, language, retrieval, lack of library skills, technology, network, environment and services, computer and physical comfort, and emotional barriers. A search was conducted to analyze the literature published in Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) from 1986 until 2014 using the keyword 'library anxiety'. The sample selected was limited to literature on non-native speakers of English. The distinct anxiety-causing factors typically reported in these studies are recommended to be included in the library anxiety measure for future research.

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The relationship between race and library anxiety among graduate students: A replication study

Cited by 34 publications

References 33 publications

Considering race, mode of study, university and academic structure differences on behavioural intention to use information systems

Considering race, mode of study, university and academic structure differences on behavioural intention to use information systems

An Examination of Library Anxiety at Cape Breton University

Library anxiety among non-native speakers of English

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