Browsing by Subject "Information literacy"

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All the World Wide Web's a stage: improving students' information skills with dramatic video tutorials
(Emerald, 2013) Thornton, David E.; Kaya, Ebru
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to describe a collaborative project organised by Bilkent University Library, Turkey, to produce a series of instructional videos that are both informative and entertaining and also serve to market the library. Design/methodology/approach – The paper will outline the theoretical basis for the use of videos for library instruction, especially with reference to the habits and preferences of so-called Generation Y students and to the potential value of video for facilitating memory and learning. Findings – The use of humorous and interesting content, in a dramatised style, were found to improve Generation Y students’ learning and enjoyment of instructional videos. Practical implications – The development of the project demonstrates the practical and marketing benefits of collaboration by academic librarians with students and faculty. However, it proved more difficult to evaluate the efficiency of the final product in terms of influencing the attitude of students toward the library and library resources and thereby changing their behaviour when studying. Originality/value – The authors recommend that such library videos should definitely form part of an academic library’s information literacy programme, but should not constitute the sole element.
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The perceived fitness level of I. D. Bilkent University Business Information Management students
(2016-09) Esen, Fatma Güliz
The purpose of this research study was to examine the Ihsan Doğramacı Bilkent University Business Information Management (BIM) Department students‘ own perception of their Fluency in Information level (FITness). A secondary purpose of this study was to determine the possible factors affecting the BIM students‘ perceived FITness levels particularly as they progress through their four academic years. This was a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study. In order to obtain data, an instrument developed by Sharp (2010) was used. This study was conducted in the Department of Business Information Management, Ġ.D. Bilkent University. In December 2015, ninety-six BIM students from all years participated in this study, by responding to the same survey questions. The survey included three sections: Contemporary Skills, Foundational Concepts and Intellectual Capabilities. There were 13 Likert-type questions in the survey. To analyze the data, frequency tables, a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Independent Samples T-Test were used. The results revealed that Fluency in Information Technology perception level mean scores of BIM students increased each academic year. Freshman BIM students had significantly lower scores than other years in terms of their contemporary skills and foundational concepts perceptions. However, there was no statistical significance in intellectual capabilities of BIM students regardless of academic year. The results also revealed no significant difference between the perception survey total scores of male and female BIM students.