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Isibika, Irene Shubi; Zhu, Chang; De Smet, Egbert; Musabila, Albogast K. – International Journal of Training Research, 2021
The constant change in technology, its impact on the electronic information environment and complex library users are forcing academic librarians to majorly change their skill set. Patrons no longer request for physical information but are accessing and retrieving information electronically. This study investigated the current training needs of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Educational Needs
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Vilar, Polona; Juznic, Primoz; Bartol, Tomaz – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2015
Introduction: The paper presents one segment of the first comprehensive national study investigating information behaviour of Slovenian researchers in all research disciplines in relation to selected demographic variables. Research questions addressed various types of information behaviour, format preferences, use of different types of sources,…
Descriptors: Preferences, Researchers, Foreign Countries, Information Sources
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Leung, Rock; McGrenere, Joanna; Graf, Peter – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2011
Mobile devices offer much potential to support older adults (age 65+). However, older adults have been relatively slow to adopt mobile devices. Although much ongoing HCI research has examined usability problems to address this issue, little work has looked at whether existing graphical icons are harder to use for this population compared with…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Usability, Age Differences, Handheld Devices