Graduate LIS Students' Attitude Toward University Libraries and Personnel |
| |
| Authors: | Taghreed Alqudsi-ghabra Elham Al-Dousari |
| |
| Institution: | Department of Information Studies, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait |
| |
| Abstract: | This is an attitudinal survey that profiles Kuwait University Library and Information Science (KULIS) students' attitudes concerning Kuwait University's (KU's) libraries. It uses the phenomenological approach to analyze respondents' data regarding confidence in their skills and the effect on attitude toward KU's resources. It furthermore explores the attitudes of KU staff and the level of assistance offered to KULIS students. The results show that most of the respondents visited the library to access electronic resources. Some respondents disagreed that the staff had treated the KULIS suspiciously, yet a majority disagreed that the KU library staff was professionally trained to help KULIS students. Several respondents strongly agreed that they were confident in their searching skills. The results of the survey are used to recommend curriculum changes and ways to improve library and other academic support services at academic institutions generally. |
| |
| Keywords: | Academic libraries attitude profile graduate students Kuwait University library skills survey |
|
