Library instruction and college student self-efficacy in electronic information searching

被引:89
作者
Ren, WH [1 ]
机构
[1] Rutgers State Univ, John Cotton Dana Lib, Newark, NJ 07102 USA
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D O I
10.1016/S0099-1333(00)00138-5
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
From 85 students surveyed before and after library instruction, it was found that their self-efficacy in electronic information searching increased after the training. That increase was related to attitudes, emotional experiences, search performance, and so on. Implications of these findings to library instruction and reference services are discussed.
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