Library instruction and college student self-efficacy in electronic information searching

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 323-328

  Ren, Wen Hua ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009942450     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0099-1333(00)00138-5     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Carol Tenopir & Lisa Ennis, "The Impact of Digital Reference on Librarians and Library Users," Online 22 (November/December 1998): 84-88; Carol Tenopir, "Electronic Reference and Reference Librarians: A Look through the 1990s," Reference Services Review 27 (1999): 276-279.
2. Carol Tenopir & Lisa Ennis, "The Impact of Digital Reference on Librarians and Library Users," Online 22 (November/December 1998): 84-88; Carol Tenopir, "Electronic Reference and Reference Librarians: A Look through the 1990s," Reference Services Review 27 (1999): 276-279.
3. Soo Young Rieh, "Changing Reference Service Environment: A Review of Perspectives from Managers, Librarians, and Users," The Journal of Academic Librarianship 25 (May 1999): 178-186.
4. Albert Bandura, "Self-Efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change," Psychological Review 84 (March 1977): 191-215.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.; Albert Bandura, "Self-Efficacy Mechanism in Human Agency," American Psychologist 37 (February 1982): 122-147; Albert Bandura, Social Foundations of Thought and Action (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1986), pp. 390-453.
7. Ibid.; Albert Bandura, "Self-Efficacy Mechanism in Human Agency," American Psychologist 37 (February 1982): 122-147; Albert Bandura, Social Foundations of Thought and Action (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1986), pp. 390-453.
8. Ibid.; Albert Bandura, "Self-Efficacy Mechanism in Human Agency," American Psychologist 37 (February 1982): 122-147; Albert Bandura, Social Foundations of Thought and Action (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1986), pp. 390-453.
9. Thomas Hill, "Role of Efficacy Expectations in Predicting the Decision to Use Advanced Technologies: The Case of Computers," Journal of Applied Psychology 72 (May 1987): 307-313.
10. Magid Igbaria & Juharvi Iivari, "The Effects of Self-Efficacy on Computer Usage," Omega 23 (December 1995): 587-605.
11. Diane Nahl, "Affective Monitoring of Internet Learners: Perceived Self-Efficacy and Success," Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting 33 (1996): 100-109.
12. Wen-Hua Ren, "Self-Efficacy and the Search for Government Information: A Study of Small-Business Executives," Reference and User Services Quarterly 38 (Spring 1999): 283-291.
13. Sonia Bodi, "Teaching Effectiveness and Bibliographic Instruction: The Relevance of Learning Styles," College & Research Libraries 51 (March 1990): 113-119; Diane Prorak, Tania Gottschalk, & Mike Pollastro, "Teaching Method and Psychological Type in Bibliographic Instruction: Effect on Student Learning and Confidence," RQ 33 (Summer 1994): 484-95; Pachel Fenske & Ann Roselle, "Proving the Efficacy of Library Instruction Evaluation," Research Strategies 16 (1998): 175-185.
14. Sonia Bodi, "Teaching Effectiveness and Bibliographic Instruction: The Relevance of Learning Styles," College & Research Libraries 51 (March 1990): 113-119; Diane Prorak, Tania Gottschalk, & Mike Pollastro, "Teaching Method and Psychological Type in Bibliographic Instruction: Effect on Student Learning and Confidence," RQ 33 (Summer 1994): 484-95; Pachel Fenske & Ann Roselle, "Proving the Efficacy of Library Instruction Evaluation," Research Strategies 16 (1998): 175-185.
15. Sonia Bodi, "Teaching Effectiveness and Bibliographic Instruction: The Relevance of Learning Styles," College & Research Libraries 51 (March 1990): 113-119; Diane Prorak, Tania Gottschalk, & Mike Pollastro, "Teaching Method and Psychological Type in Bibliographic Instruction: Effect on Student Learning and Confidence," RQ 33 (Summer 1994): 484-95; Pachel Fenske & Ann Roselle, "Proving the Efficacy of Library Instruction Evaluation," Research Strategies 16 (1998): 175-185.
16. Bandura, "Self-Efficacy Mechanism," p. 136.
17. The English composition course teaches students to do extensive analytical writing based on literary texts, including fiction, poetry and drama, Introduction to library resources is one of the course objectives. The librarian prepares the instruction after discussing about the research topics and project/paper requirements with the professor who requests the library instruction.