AQAK: A Library Anxiety Scale for Undergraduate Students

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Main Authors: Anwar, Mumtaz A., Al-Qallaf, Charlene L., Al-Kandari, Noriah M., Al-Ansari, Husain A.
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Published: 2012
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author Anwar, Mumtaz A.
Al-Qallaf, Charlene L.
Al-Kandari, Noriah M.
Al-Ansari, Husain A.
author_facet Anwar, Mumtaz A.
Al-Qallaf, Charlene L.
Al-Kandari, Noriah M.
Al-Ansari, Husain A.
Anwar, Mumtaz A.
Al-Qallaf, Charlene L.
Al-Kandari, Noriah M.
Al-Ansari, Husain A.
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents AQAK: A Library Anxiety Scale for Undergraduate Students Anwar, Mumtaz A. Al-Qallaf, Charlene L. Al-Kandari, Noriah M. Al-Ansari, Husain A. Undergraduate Students Library Personnel Measures (Individuals) Factor Analysis Foreign Countries Library Services Anxiety Higher Education Biological Sciences Information Technology Semitic Languages Reliability Scores Research Libraries The library environment has drastically changed since 1992 when Bostick's Library Anxiety Scale was developed. This project aimed to develop a scale specifically for undergraduate students. A three-stage study was conducted, using students of Kuwait University. A variety of statistical measures, including factor analysis, were used to process the data. A test re-test was undertaken to estimate the reliability of the scale. The resulting scale, named AQAK, consists of 40 statements clustered into five factors which are: (1) Library resources, (2) Library staff, (3) User knowledge, (4) Library environment, and (5) User education. This new scale with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.904 is 90 percent reliable. The gender of the participantws, the type of high school attended, and the college where they are studying have no relationship with library anxiety. (Contains 4 tables and 6 figures.)
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spellingShingle AQAK: A Library Anxiety Scale for Undergraduate Students
Anwar, Mumtaz A.
Al-Qallaf, Charlene L.
Al-Kandari, Noriah M.
Al-Ansari, Husain A.
Undergraduate Students
Library Personnel
Measures (Individuals)
Factor Analysis
Foreign Countries
Library Services
Anxiety
Higher Education
Biological Sciences
Information Technology
Semitic Languages
Reliability
Scores
Research Libraries
AQAK: A Library Anxiety Scale for Undergraduate Students Anwar, Mumtaz A. Al-Qallaf, Charlene L. Al-Kandari, Noriah M. Al-Ansari, Husain A. Undergraduate Students Library Personnel Measures (Individuals) Factor Analysis Foreign Countries Library Services Anxiety Higher Education Biological Sciences Information Technology Semitic Languages Reliability Scores Research Libraries The library environment has drastically changed since 1992 when Bostick's Library Anxiety Scale was developed. This project aimed to develop a scale specifically for undergraduate students. A three-stage study was conducted, using students of Kuwait University. A variety of statistical measures, including factor analysis, were used to process the data. A test re-test was undertaken to estimate the reliability of the scale. The resulting scale, named AQAK, consists of 40 statements clustered into five factors which are: (1) Library resources, (2) Library staff, (3) User knowledge, (4) Library environment, and (5) User education. This new scale with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.904 is 90 percent reliable. The gender of the participantws, the type of high school attended, and the college where they are studying have no relationship with library anxiety. (Contains 4 tables and 6 figures.)
title AQAK: A Library Anxiety Scale for Undergraduate Students
topic Undergraduate Students
Library Personnel
Measures (Individuals)
Factor Analysis
Foreign Countries
Library Services
Anxiety
Higher Education
Biological Sciences
Information Technology
Semitic Languages
Reliability
Scores
Research Libraries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ956824