Assessing Library Anxiety in Undergraduate Students Using the Greek Library Anxiety Scale (G-LAS)
Authors: Provata, Paraskevi - Anna 
Vraimaki, Eftichia 
Doris, Konstantinos - Anastasios 
Issue Date: 27-Sep-2016
Conference: 4th IC-SIM, Mykonos, Greece 2015 
Book: Strategic Innovative Marketing 
Series: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
Keywords: Greek library anxiety scale, Library anxiety, Undergraduate students
Abstract: 
The term “library anxiety,” coined by Mellon (1986), has been described as “an uncomfortable feeling or emotional disposition, experienced in a library setting, which has cognitive, affective, physiological, and behavioral ramifications” (Jiao et al. 1996, p. 152). High library anxiety levels have been associated with low research and academic performance. The current study investigates library anxiety in a sample of 279 undergraduate students of Greek tertiary education institutions. Anxiety levels were assessed using an aggregation of items from previously published scales to form the Greek Library Anxiety Scale (G-LAS). Data analysis shows that the G-LAS has good psychometric properties, with alpha values ranging from 0.931 to 0.703 for barriers with staff and rules barriers, respectively. Overall, students report low levels of total library anxiety (mean 2.4).
ISBN: 9783319338637
ISSN: 21987254
21987246
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-33865-1_82
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/767
Type: Conference Paper
Department: Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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