Peter Stokes|Christine Urquhart
Profiling information behaviour of nursing students: part 1: quantitative findings
Peterborough City Hospital|Anglia Ruskin University|Aberystwyth University
purpose aim paper profile information seeking behaviour nursing students according learning style personality selfefficacy information literacy profiles help students reflect information seeking help librarians designing information literacy programmes targeted student needs designmethodologyapproach questionnaire using existing validated scales learning styles personality information literacy selfefficacy developed information seeking portion based information behaviour model core processes opening orientation consolidation corresponding microprocesses questionnaire administered nursing students n 261 response rate 74 per cent 194261 one uk university findings neither information literacy selfefficacy learning style appeared change students progressed significant association learning style selfefficacy appears associations personality learning style personality learning style preferred information seeking processes odds ratios analyses used help preliminary development profiles students higher degree confidence information literacy likely think search work strategies build adapt searches deep learners take broad exploratory approach searching score highest openness personality trait whilst strategic learners think search adapt progress score highest conscientiousness emotional stability surface learners less planning additionally personality traits essentially stable time positively negatively associated various aspects information seeking research limitationsimplications sample size limits extent statistical analyses possible generalizations planned qualitative research may help confirmation information seeking profiles originalityvalue research extends existing research evidence impact personality learning style student information behaviour including information literacy scale information seeking microprocesses