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Training Strategies for Library Staff and Remote Clients in Academic Libraries Operating in a Distance Education Environment during COVID-19.
- Source :
- Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning; Oct-Dec2021, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p253-266, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- This paper identified the training strategies for distance education academic libraries that could improve remote clients' access to information resources during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The positivism research paradigm anchored this study and employed a quantitative approach. Eighty-two (82) online questionnaire was sent to the library staff working in academic libraries that operate in a distance education environment in Gauteng Province of South Africa. The collected data were analyzed with frequency counts and percentages. The hypothesis was tested using multinomial logistic regression statistics. The findings revealed that academic libraries provided training through the library staff to ensure that remote clients cope with the technological advancement facilitated by the emergence of COVID-19. This study recommended that the library staff should consider training intervention in the areas that seem to be neglected, such as identifying information resources relevant to their information needs, introduction to library products and services, and introduction to reference techniques to facilitate the usage and access to information resources by the remote clients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONSUMER education
SCHOOL environment
TEACHING methods
COVID-19
ACADEMIC libraries
MULTIPLE regression analysis
QUANTITATIVE research
RULES
LIBRARY public services
QUALITATIVE research
ACCESS to information
QUESTIONNAIRES
INFORMATION resources
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
TECHNOLOGY
NEEDS assessment
ODDS ratio
ALTERNATIVE education
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1533290X
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155757170
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2021.2020704