Business students’ experiences, perceptions, and motivations toward business research and information literacy: Ideas for better library practices

Abstract

Based on a business student survey, this article explores students’ experiences, perceptions, attitudes, and motivation toward learning business information literacy (IL) skills. The survey received 413 responses and investigated topics including most encountered research tasks, use of research tools, most experienced feelings, self-rated research competencies, perceived research importance, interest to learn more, research scenarios, challenges, preferred learning settings and learning modes, motivational factors, the time commitment for learning, and preferred quality of a learning module. Incorporating students’ suggestions on improving their IL skills, the article proposes to create six dynamic learning opportunities for students and shares ideas for realizing these opportunities through collaboration, integration, and experimentation.