Abstract
This paper presents the findings of a case study that investigated international university students’ expectations and experiences of information literacy across two countries. The results from this case study provide insights that can be utilized by librarians working with international students, to plan and develop their information literacy instruction classes and programs. Armed with an awareness of what international students’ expectations and experiences with information literacy programs are, librarians can develop more meaningful instruction that better meets the information needs of international students. Moving beyond the pilot survey, the researchers aim to improve the survey instrument and collaborate with librarians in several countries to collect data from institutions and universities around the world. Exploring and comparing results from a truly global population will only enhance library services to international students and help librarians better understand the specific information needs of international students.
RAS ID
26248
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Date of Publication
2018
Location of the Work
Germany
School
Library Services Centre
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Recommended Citation
Johnston, N., Houlihan, M., & Neindorf, J. (2018). International students’ expectations of information literacy instruction. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74334-9_74
Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Johnston, N., Houlihan, M., & Neindorf, J. (2018). International Students’ Expectations of Information Literacy Instruction. In European Conference on Information Literacy (pp. 728-737). Springer, Cham. Available here.