Authors: | Saiti, Anna Prokopiadou, Georgia |
Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2008 |
Journal: | International Information and Library Review |
Volume: | 40 |
Issue: | 2 |
Keywords: | Higher education, Information, Internet, Knowledge, Learning environment, Libraries |
Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to investigate, through empirical analysis, whether or not post-graduate students choose information technology or other information sources such as home institution libraries for the purposes of learning, expanding their knowledge and/or completing their studies. A survey was conducted to gather primary source data for the paper. Questionnaires were administered to 211 education post-graduate students. Results showed that Greek post-graduate students from different fields of study chose the Internet as their primary information source for a number of reasons but mainly: for the provision of creditable and up-to-date information, for easy access to information at home, for the time of day they can access the material and for fast information retrieval. Although the Greek post-graduate students believed the Greek information network to be satisfactory up to a degree, this paper identifies that greater access to Internet resources, training programs providing students with tools to effectively use the network's resources and more online databases, combined with a historical and statistical database of libraries’ online catalogs are key issues in improving both information source performance and the link between strategy and implementation. |
ISSN: | 10959297 10572317 |
DOI: | 10.1080/10572317.2008.10762767 |
URL: | https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-42649121377&origin=inward&txGid=8b8f2cceb25ff1e78afe8483e8b26b4e |
URI: | https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/2325 |
Type: | Article |
Department: | Department of Early Childhood Education and Care |
School: | School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences |
Affiliation: | University of West Attica (UNIWA) |
Appears in Collections: | Articles / Άρθρα |
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