A survey of library skills and computer literacy of new students entering the University Of Malaya: 1996/97

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1997

Abstract

Report on the findings of a survey of the library skills and computer literacy of 2058 students entering the University of Malaya in the 1996/97 academic session. Although most students were familiar with libraries, they lacked searching skills associated with electronic retrieval of inforation particularly keyword searching. Almost 60% of the students said they knew how to use a computer. However, their computer skills were largely confined to word processing. Very few were familiar with accessing the Internet, using multimedia, searching CD-ROM and online databases and using a computerised catalogue. It was also found that about half of them were able to differentiate between a book citation and a journal article citation.

Keywords

Library Skills, Computer Literacy, Library Skills

Publication Title

Kekal Abadi

ISSN

0127-2578

Divisions

Library_main

Volume

16

Issue

4

Publisher

University of Malaya Library

Additional Information

University of Malaya Library

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