The Familiarity of Graduate Students in Shiraz University with EBSCO, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, and Elsevier Full-Text Databases and Their Usage of These Databases

Document Type : Research َ Article

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1 Associate Professor of Library and Information Science; Shiraz University, Shiraz, I.R. Iran

2 Ph.D. Student in Library and Information Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, I.R. Iran

Abstract

Purpose: This research studies the extent to which graduate students at Shiraz University use the
mentioned databases and the problems that they have in this regard.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The research population consists of higher education students
of Shiraz University among which a sample of 360 students were selected through random
sampling. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. Its validity and reliability (α=0.902) have
been verified.
Findings: The higher education students of Shiraz University frequently use online full text databases.
Students mostly use ScienceDirect and Elsevier databases. Students mostly use online
databases for doing their thesis and coursework and for writing and translating books and papers.
Conclusions: Since the most important reason for not using the mentioned databases by students
is that they are not familiar with them, ongoing educational programs must be planned for
this matter. On the other hand, information and communication infrastructures must be developed
for providing services related to the databases outside the university.

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Librarianship and Information Organization Studies
Volume 24, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
93
June 2013
Pages 118-135

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History

  • Receive Date: 16 November 2008
  • Revise Date: 07 April 2015
  • Accept Date: 30 June 2009

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