Information Literacy of Polish Students in Social Sciences and Humanities

• Authors: Głowacka Ewa , Kisilowska Małgorzata , Magdalena Paul

Title variants

PL

Kompetencje informacyjne polskich studentów kierunków społecznych i humanistycznych

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

PURPOSE/THESIS: The aim was to study information competencies of Polish students of library and information science (LIS), history and journalism with two aspects taken into consideration: students' belief regarding the importance (BIM) of a set of core information competencies, and their self-efficacy (SE) in this field. APPROACH/METHODS: The IL-HUMASS questionnaire, slightly modified, was used. It consists of 26 information literacy aspects divided into four areas: information retrieval, evaluation and processing, and communication skills. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The results reveal, on one hand, some common attitudes apparently associated with students' current life phase. On the other hand, some differences emerged that can be connected with the field and character of the study. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The results enable a preliminary evaluation of information literacy of the students in different study fields, as well as the comparison of their attitudes and skills to those of the respondents of similar foreign projects.

PL

CEL/TEZA: Celem badań było poznanie opinii studentów kierunków: historia, dziennikarstwo oraz informacja naukowa i bibliotekoznawstwo (i pokrewnych) dotyczących znaczenia poszczególnych kategorii kompetencji informacyjnych oraz ich samooceny w tym zakresie. KONCEPCJA/METODY BADAŃ: Przeprowadzono badania ilościowe z zastosowaniem kwestionariusza IL-HUMASS, obejmującego 26 rodzajów kompetencji informacyjnych. WYNIKI I WNIOSKI: W wyniku badań wskazano pewne znaczące statystycznie podobieństwa w ocenie ważności kompetencji informacyjnych wśród polskich studentów, wynikające z ich sytuacji życiowej, a także różnice związane ze studiowaniem na różnych kierunkach i w różnych dyscyplinach. ORYGINALNOŚĆ/WARTOŚĆ POZNAWCZA: Uzyskane wyniki pozwalają na wstępną ocenę kompetencji informacyjnych studentów wybranych kierunków, a także na porównanie ich postaw i umiejętności z respondentami analogicznych badań zagranicznych.

Keywords

EN

Humanities; Information literacy; Quantitative survey; Self-assessment; Social sciences; Students

PL

Badanie ilościowe; Kompetencje informacyjne; Nauki humanistyczne; Nauki społeczne; Samoocena; Studenci

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Bibliotekarzy Polskich i Wydział Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii. Uniwersytet Warszawski
• Journal: Zagadnienia Informacji Naukowej - Studia Informacyjne
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 1(111)
• Pages: 33-51

Dates

revised

2018-04-04

accepted

2018-07-04

received

2018-08-26

Contributors

author

Głowacka Ewa

• Institute of Scientific Information and Book Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Humanisticum NCU, Wł. Bojarskiego 1, 87-100 Toruń

author

Kisilowska Małgorzata

• Department for the Study of Libraries and Other Cultural Heritage Institutions, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies, University of Warsaw, Nowy Świat 69, 00-927 Warszawa

author

Magdalena Paul

• Department for the Study of Libraries and Other Cultural Heritage Institutions, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies, University of Warsaw, Nowy Świat 69, 00-927 Warszawa

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Identifiers

ISSN

0324-8194

EISSN

2392-2648