Library Anxiety among Students of the faculty of Education and Psychology Based on their Contextual Characteristics

Document Type : Research ŮŽ Article

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1 Assistant Professor of Knowledge & Information Science, Shahid Beheshti University

2 PhD Student , Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group, University of Wolverhampton, UK

3 Assistant Professor of Educational Science, Shiraz University

Abstract

Purpose: Probability of correlation between gender, field of study, grade, of students and
the level of eight dimensions of library anxiety were examined.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Sample comprised of 123 students. A revised version of
Van Kampen's Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale was used.
Findings: 79 percent of students have experienced average and high levels of anxiety. Library
and Information Science students showed the least, while students of Exceptional
Children and Sport Science showed the highest level of anxiety. Male students experienced
higher levels of library anxiety than females, and econd and third term students
respectively showed lowest and highest levels of library anxiety. Access to services showed
evoked highest level of anxiety, wheras contact with the and library staff caused the lowest
level, on average.
Conclusion: Library anxiety is a common among postgraduate students of the Faculty.

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  • Receive Date: 04 February 2010
  • Revise Date: 11 March 2015
  • Accept Date: 28 August 2010

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