Enhancing students’ professional information literacy

Disciplinary-based (Professional) Information Literacy of Iranian Students in the Academic Year of 2017-2018

Background and Aim: Information literacy is a foundation for all information-related professional skills for preparing them for better performing their careers. This applied survey aimed at determining the rate and level of DIL skills among Iranian students in the academic year 2017-2018. Method: A 20 item  researcher-made valid and reliable questionnaire on DIL was prepared by conducting a com...

Information Literacy Among Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

This paper examined information literacy skills among undergraduate students in Nigeria. The scope of the study covered two departments in Delta State University, Abraka namely: Library and Information Science and Guidance and Counselling. The study was limited to final year students of the two departments. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and the population was 517. 103 ...

Enhancing Environmental Literacy and Global Learning among Honors Students

Health Literacy amongst Health Professional University Students: A Study Using the Health Literacy Questionnaire

Background: This study aimed to assess and compare health literacy levels in a range of university-based health students. Methods: A survey containing the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) was administered to students enrolled in university-based medical, allied health or nursing degree programs. The HLQ scores and scale scores were compared across student groups. Results: In total, 374 stude...

The professional translator and information literacy: Perceptions and needs

This paper is part of a broader research project, the main goal of which is to provide translators with solid instruction in Information Literacy (IL). For this, it is important to know the views of the community of professional translators. The results of the ongoing research which we analyze in this paper provide this view, by means of a qualitative case study (using a semi-structured questio...