Abstract
This study examined an empirical analysis of the determinants of library and information science students’ web search effectiveness at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. A total enumerative method was used where the entire 146 year three and four undergraduate students of the Department of Library and Information Science represent the sample. Through a survey approach, a questionnaire was developed and used for the collection of data. Three research questions were developed to guide the study. The results demonstrate that determinants such as internet and computer self-efficacy, information literacy skills, use of Boolean operators and use of appropriate search terms significantly correlate with and determine web search effectiveness.
Highlights
As more information is added and uploaded on various websites, the searching of such websites to satisfy academic information needs by undergraduate students generally, and library and information science undergraduates is on the increase
This study examined an empirical analysis of the determinants of library and information science students’ web search effectiveness at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria
This study has examined an empirical analysis of the determinants of library and information science students’ web search effectiveness at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Summary
As more information is added and uploaded on various websites, the searching of such websites to satisfy academic information needs by undergraduate students generally, and library and information science undergraduates is on the increase. Web search or information searching can be defined as users’ purposive behaviour in finding relevant and useful information in their interactions with the information retrieval system (Knight, & Spink, 2008). Searching and accessing relevant and comprehensive information is difficult because of the complexity in searching literature from various information resources especially from digital resources. Web searching is a common phenomenon among undergraduate students. Most of these students depend largely on web information resources to tackle given assignments and research.
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