Exploring LIS Students Beliefs in Importance and Self-Efficacy of Core Information Literacy Competencies | Zendy

Maria Manuela Gomes de Azevedo Pinto | Zendy; Rosaura Fernández-Pascual | Zendy

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Exploring LIS Students Beliefs in Importance and Self-Efficacy of Core Information Literacy Competencies

Author(s) -

Maria Manuela Gomes de Azevedo Pinto,

Rosaura Fernández-Pascual

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

college and research libraries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 2150-6701

pISSN - 0010-0870

DOI - 10.5860/crl.77.6.703

Subject(s) - information literacy , core competency , perception , set (abstract data type) , psychology , principal (computer security) , self efficacy , knowledge management , mathematics education , computer science , pedagogy , social psychology , management , economics , neuroscience , programming language , operating system

Understanding perceptions of Library and Information Science (LIS) students on two dimensions—belief in the importance (BIM) of a set of core information competencies, and Self-Efficacy (SE)—is pursued. Factor analysis implementation raises a clear distinction between BIM and SE results. This analysis points to two sets of competencies: principal competencies reflected the most positive insights from students, while the secondary ones were the most weakly perceived and consequently the most in need of encouragement. This is one of the few studies on the subjective profile of LIS students, including improvement initiatives relating to the weakest competencies.

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