Subjects
library anxiety, adult learners, nontraditional students, information literacy, academic libraries, credit courses
Document Type
Research Article
Abstract
This study examines levels of library anxiety in 30 adult learners before and after completing a two-credit information literacy course. A modified version of the Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale was administered at the beginning and end of the course to compare levels of library anxiety. An analysis of the data revealed that the course was moderately effective in reducing library anxiety in adult learners. Awareness of library resources, comfort with the search process, and comfort level with library technology significantly increased after course completion. No significant decreases in library anxiety were reported in the areas of comfort level with staff or the library space.
DOI
10.15760/comminfolit.2019.13.1.3
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/29381
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Grandy, R. (2019). Investigating the Effectiveness of a Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Course in Reducing Library Anxiety for Adult Learners. Communications in Information Literacy, 13 (1), 23-42. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2019.13.1.3
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