Sei?Ching Joanna Sin
Demographic Differences in International Students' Information Source Uses and Everyday Information Seeking Challenges
Nanyang Technological University
international students sizeable user group academic libraries however everyday life information seeking elis behavior seldom studied hinders planning information services information literacy training light gap study surveyed 112 international students us public university 1 frequently respondents used 11 information sources 2 difficult find information various domains 3 much elis affected various information seeking problems differences genderstudy level categories problem solving styles tested using anovas study found web search engines social networking sites new friends printed resources traditional mass media top sources elis six everyday information domains eg legal financial personal development information ranked difficult find academic information noncredible irrelevant outdated information found top problems statistically significant problem solving style differences especially problem solving confidence subscale genderstudy level differences notable genderstudy level differences still found male undergraduate students example affected reluctance ask personal questions lastly implications information literacy education discussed