THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LIBRARIANSHIP
ISSN 2217-5563
 

Novi broj


Mara Despotov
Univerzitet Privredna akademija, Novi Sad
Pravni fakultet za privredu i pravosuđe
demara1974@gmail.com


Information Literacy of Students: Search Strategy


Summary
This paper presents the research on information literacy level of students in Novi Sad. The survey was conducted among students of four different faculties in Novi Sad (Faculty of Economics and Engineering Management, Faculty of Philosophy, Medical Faculty, Law Faculty of Economics and Justice) and users of the Matica Srpska Library. A total of 201 students participated in the research (100 freshmen and 101 fourth year students). As the basic research method for gathering data we used survey. The questionnaire contained 10 questions. The results obtained in this research should increase interest in the concept of information literacy in higher education institutions, and highlight its importance for the entire education system. The goal of the research is to suggest introducing the new course, Basics of Information Literacy, to the undergraduate curriculum.

Keywords:
information literacy, students, higher education, Serbia, search strategy, online catalogues, Internet, library



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