Transforming university students into library users: Influence of user-education programmes on the information and study skills of first-year students in South Africa.
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Date
2023
Authors
Petrus Chiya, Katlego
Bosire Onyancha, Omwoyo
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Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO
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Book chapter
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Abstract
The study aimed to examine the influence of user-education programmes on
the information and study skills and competencies of first-year students at
North–West University, Vaal Triangle Campus (VTC), in South Africa. The
study adopted a quantitative approach and employed the case study method.
The respondents consisted of 1,885 first-year students across two faculties
with a sample size of 320, which were selected using the systematic sampling
technique. The self-developed questionnaire was then distributed among the
respondents. Out of 320, 266 students responded to the questionnaire, which
produced a good response rate of 83%. The collected data were analysed using
frequency and percentages and presented in tables and charts. The results
revealed that a substantive number of first-year students never attended training
on library use, including high school, public, college or any other academic
libraries, prior to their arrival at the university. However, after attending the
user-education programmes, they became independent users of the library and
its resources, which was of great importance to lifelong learning and, thus,
increased the usefulness of the library.
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Keywords
Alfabetización informacional, Habilidades de estudio, Eduación, Sudáfrica, Information literacy, Study skills, Higher education, South Africa