ERIC Number: EJ1227556
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 21
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ISSN: EISSN-1933-5954
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Investigating the Effectiveness of a Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Course in Reducing Library Anxiety for Adult Learners
Grandy, Roslyn
Communications in Information Literacy, v13 n1 Article 3 p23-42 2019
This study examines levels of library anxiety in 30 adult learners before and after completing a two-credit hybrid information literacy course. A modified version of the Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale was administered at the beginning and end of the course to compare levels of library anxiety. An analysis of the data revealed that the course was moderately effective in reducing library anxiety in adult learners. Awareness of library resources, comfort with the search process, and comfort level with library technology significantly increased after course completion. No significant decreases in library anxiety were reported in the areas of comfort level with staff or the library space.
Descriptors: Adult Students, Information Literacy, Anxiety, Courses, Academic Libraries, College Students, Blended Learning, Library Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Andragogy, Nontraditional Students
Communications in Information Literacy. e-mail: editors@comminfolit.org; Web site: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/comminfolit/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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