‐book penetration is very strong (61.8 per cent of all students are already using them in connection with their scholarly work, as … teachers or students), so the e‐book revolution has already happened but clearly it has some way to go. Originality/value – The …

information science (LIS) students and its effects on individual reading practices and the potential applications for library … analyzes the use of the Kindle over a one‐week period by a pool of 20 LIS students at Pratt Institute's School of Information … device and its convenience of use anywhere and any time is pivotal for enhancing the students' reading experience and …

these students of journalism some traditional academic disciplines were introduced. One such academic discipline was … students of journalism, as the information needs of journalists differ from the information needs of more traditional academic … disciplines. Thus, this article describes the work done in order to develop such a course for students of journalism. Firstly, it …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discover Spanish history students' subjective perception of their information … high scores of belief in importance and skills self‐assessment among students. By contrast, variables related to …

Purpose – This study provides evidence on the actual information‐seeking behaviour of students in a digital scholarly … information‐seeking behaviour associated with students and differences between them and other members of the academic community …. For example, students constituted the biggest users in terms of sessions and pages viewed, and they were more likely to …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to profile the information seeking behaviour of nursing students, according to … learning style, personality and self‐efficacy in information literacy. Such profiles should help students to reflect on their … administered to nursing students ( n =261, response rate 74 per cent, 194/261) at one UK university. Findings – Neither information …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop information behaviour profiles for nursing students, to help inform … interviews with 11 students were transcribed and analysed using an interpretative categorisation method that used dendrograms for … of nursing students. The findings on micro-processes consolidate and extend previous research. Practical implications …

information seeking behavior of a group of undergraduate college students assigned a set of research assignments (work tasks …