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12 SES 03, Paper Session
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This paper presents the results obtained in a study focused, on the one hand, on the self-assessment regarding knowledge and skills by undergraduate students of the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) when using library services and Internet to find information for academic purposes and, secondly, the frequency of use of library services –in general- and the catalog of the library of the University of the Balearic Islands and the Internet for academic purposes. A considerable 69.4% of the sample assessed their knowledge and skills documented using the Net as Good or Very good whereas when they valued their expertise in the use of libraries for the same purpose, the same range of response dropped down to 29.3%. Regarding the frequency of usage, the Internet stands out prominently above the other two resources (libraries in general and the library of the UIB in particular). Thus, 51.5% of students surveyed affirmed that they used the Net at least 21 times to search for documentation during the academic year 2008-2009. Students who made more frequent use of the libraries and the Internet to find information was the one studying Humanities. The results obtained suggest that university students considered themselves, in general terms, competent at using the Internet for seeking information with academic finalities while did not consider themselves competent in the use of libraries for the same purpose. Logically, the frequency of Internet use is also far superior to other resources to search for academic information.
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