International Students' Perception of Library Services and Information Resources in Chinese Academic Libraries
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| author | Nzivo, Charles N. Chuanfu, Chen |
| author_facet | Nzivo, Charles N. Chuanfu, Chen Nzivo, Charles N. Chuanfu, Chen |
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| contents | International Students' Perception of Library Services and Information Resources in Chinese Academic Libraries Nzivo, Charles N. Chuanfu, Chen Academic Libraries Student Attitudes Library Services Information Sources User Needs (Information) Foreign Students College Students Foreign Countries With the growth of international student enrollment in Chinese universities, user perception has become an area of developing research in academic libraries. China's policy of opening up has led to the education and economic reforms allowing major universities to enroll international students. These changes have created an increasing need for libraries to be responsive to the information needs of these students. In order to serve these students better, universities will be expected to further understand how academic library services are currently perceived by international students. This is particularly the case at Wuhan University, which has experienced significant growth in international student enrollment. This study aims to discover the met and unmet needs as well as barriers encountered in library use by international students. Based on the information gathered, recommendations and future strategies will be formulated to improve the understanding of the information needs of non-native Chinese speakers in both the provision of services and the building of collections. The findings of this study reveal that Chinese academic libraries are considerably well perceived by international students. It also indicates that they have differing purposes, and differing needs for library services and information resources. This paper acknowledges that the study is limited to Wuhan University; however, there is a need for further studies on non-Chinese speakers, particularly, international students to obtain important information on their perception of library services and information resources. (Contains 5 tables and 7 figures.) |
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| spellingShingle | International Students' Perception of Library Services and Information Resources in Chinese Academic Libraries Nzivo, Charles N. Chuanfu, Chen Academic Libraries Student Attitudes Library Services Information Sources User Needs (Information) Foreign Students College Students Foreign Countries International Students' Perception of Library Services and Information Resources in Chinese Academic Libraries Nzivo, Charles N. Chuanfu, Chen Academic Libraries Student Attitudes Library Services Information Sources User Needs (Information) Foreign Students College Students Foreign Countries With the growth of international student enrollment in Chinese universities, user perception has become an area of developing research in academic libraries. China's policy of opening up has led to the education and economic reforms allowing major universities to enroll international students. These changes have created an increasing need for libraries to be responsive to the information needs of these students. In order to serve these students better, universities will be expected to further understand how academic library services are currently perceived by international students. This is particularly the case at Wuhan University, which has experienced significant growth in international student enrollment. This study aims to discover the met and unmet needs as well as barriers encountered in library use by international students. Based on the information gathered, recommendations and future strategies will be formulated to improve the understanding of the information needs of non-native Chinese speakers in both the provision of services and the building of collections. The findings of this study reveal that Chinese academic libraries are considerably well perceived by international students. It also indicates that they have differing purposes, and differing needs for library services and information resources. This paper acknowledges that the study is limited to Wuhan University; however, there is a need for further studies on non-Chinese speakers, particularly, international students to obtain important information on their perception of library services and information resources. (Contains 5 tables and 7 figures.) |
| title | International Students' Perception of Library Services and Information Resources in Chinese Academic Libraries |
| topic | Academic Libraries Student Attitudes Library Services Information Sources User Needs (Information) Foreign Students College Students Foreign Countries |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1006648 |