Abstract
This paper aims to investigate information seeking anxiety in
postgraduate students. Data were collected using questionnaire containing
Information Seeking Anxiety Scale (Erfanmanesh, Abrizah & Karim,
2012) and demographic information. The sample comprised of 297
students from the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Behavioural Science
of one university in Pakistan. Both descriptive and inferential statistics
were applied for data analysis. The results indicated that a large majority
of the postgraduate students experienced anxiety in the information
seeking process. Moreover, no significant relationship was found in age,
gender, faculty, publishing experience and information seeking anxiety in
students. Conversely, there were significant differences in anxiety scores
of students based on the program of study, stage of study, and computer
proficiency. The results provide useful insights that could be used as a
guide by the information professionals dealing with reference and
research services, especially those engaged in designing information
literacy curricula and managing information literacy instructions in
Pakistan
Muhammad Asif Naveed, Kanwal Ameen. (2016) Information Seeking Anxiety among Postgraduate Students of University, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 26, Issue 1.
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