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Utilization of the Library and Internet as a Source of Scientific Information by the Nursing Students

Volume 2 - Issue 4

Supriya Chinchpure*, Aiswarya TR, Anisha Raju, Anjumol KR, Archana S, Aswathy AR and Artee T Barate

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    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing, Sadhu Vaswani College of nursing, India

    *Corresponding author: Supriya Chinchpure, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing, Sadhu Vaswani College of nursing, 10-10/1 Koregaon Park Pune, India

Received: December 12, 2017;   Published: February 23, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.02.000792

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Abstract

Background: In the past few decades library was the only source of information. Most of people were totally dependent library for gaining knowledge. After the 20th century there has been marked increase in internet usage. Some people consider libraries to be unnecessary due to the availability of information on the Internet. Others, however, believe that libraries can still play an important role in education. A library is much more than a means of distribution of the information; it also has a vital role in academic purpose. Library developed a wide range services to meet the educational objectives of their parent institutions. School libraries clearly need to support the curriculum, but they also collect books and other materials to encourage reading and spirit of enquiring, as well as to meet the need of the teacher and students. On the one hand, the Internet enables the users to obtain a wide range of information regardless of their locations.

Students would not travel to a library in order to read books or any other reading materials as they have access to the information via the web research. For example, if an individual inserts few keywords on the websites, he will be given a rich variety of the related information from all over the world within a minute. Therefore, using the Internet for acquiring information may cause a situation where visiting libraries seem to have no necessity for the Internet users. Libraries have been given less importance in society, compared to the past. While some people believe that the libraries are no longer essential because of the Internet, Upcoming digitalized world is totally dependent on internet. Various researches have been done in different profession on comparing use of internet and library as scientific source of information, thus investigators finds interest to assess the scientific sources of information in nursing profession.

Objectives of the Study

a) To determine the utilization of library books as a source of scientific information by students

b) To assess the utilization of internet as a source of scientific information by nursing student.

c) To assess the satisfaction of library & internet utilization by nursing students.

Research Methodology

a) Research Approach: Descriptive Survey

b) Research Design: Non Experimental Descriptive cross sectional

c) Setting: Selected nursing college

d) Population: Nursing Feminist

e) Sample: Nursing students of Selected nursing college

f) Sampling technique: Non probability convenient sampling

g) Sample Size: 105 nursing students

h) Data collection tool: Self structured questionnaire.

The tool consists of 4 sections:

i. Section A: Demographic data

ii. Section B: Utilization of library

iii. Section C: Utilization of internetiv. Section D: Satisfaction scale on library and internet

Results:

Finding of Demographic data: It includes code no., age, course, year, source of information. Majority finding revealed that (91.74%) nursing students are using both internet and library as source scientific information for the academic purpose.

Findings on Utilization of library

A. Major Finding Revealed are as Follows:

a) On analysis of data related to helpfulness of library in academic purpose revels that majority of students i.e. 83.80% found library to be helpful and 16.19% felt it is somewhat helpful for their academic purpose.

b) On examination of purpose of visit to library result shows that students mostly prefer text books i.e. 32.94% for studies, while 22.48% for study purpose, while 15.11% for reading news paper, while 13.95% for reference materials. While 11.62%use to refer journals. And 3.87% use library for other than academic purposes.

c) On analysis of data related to frequency of library use shows that majority of students ie 46.89% of use library when there is necessary and 31.03% students visit library daily .

d) On analysis of data related to duration of each visit revels that majority (57.14%) of students using library more than 30 minutes while 42.85% students using library less than 30 minutes.

e) On examination of locating the desired material in library most of students ie 41.17% seeking help from librarian for locating desired materials , while 35.29% searching through shelves,12.29% searching through catalogue and 11.11% locating desired materials by seeking help from colleagues.

f) On examination of selection criteria reveals that 56.33% of students are selecting book for their study as per the author ,while 24.64% are selecting as per the teacher/mentor.and 19.01% use publication as their selection criteria.

g) On analysis of data related to important resources for academic purpose reveals that majority ie 47.22% of students use text book as an important resource for their academic purpose, while 28.33% use reference material, while 8.33% use journals, while 6.66% use dessertations,while 5.55% use supplementary readings and 3.88% use magazines.

h) On analysis of data related to locating desired information reveals that majority ie, 47.22% of student find easy to locate desired information, while 37.96% find it is somewhat easy,while 12.03% find it is very easy and 2.77% said that locating desired information is not at all easy.

i) On analysis of data related to adequacy of desired information from library reveals that maximum students ie 82.85% said that library is providing adequate information and 17.14% student said that it is not providing adequate information.

j) On examamination of advantages of reading material in library reveals that majority ie 27.18% of students using library because they get materials which students can’t afford to buy. While 20.27% feels library provides major source of scientific information. While 17.97% feels that library provides relevant and realistic information, while 15.20% feels library provides authentic reference , while 10.13% fells that the information from library books are current and updated and 9.21% use for reading supplementary materials.

k) On analysis of data related to asking help from librarian during library visit reveals that majority ie 54.28% of students seek help from librarian in some visit, while 25.71% rarely ask help from librarian .and 20% students ask help every visit.

Findings on Utilization of Internet:

A. Major Finding Revealed are as Follows

a) On analysis of data related to helpfulness of internet in academic reveals that majority 81.90% of students said that internet is helpful in their academic purpose, while 16.19% said that it is somewhat helpful for their academic purposes and 1.90% said it is not helpful for their academic purposes.

b) On examination of purpose of accessing internet reveals that majority of students i.e. 24.50% access internet for reference materials, while 21.07% use internet for other than academic purposes, while 17.15% use internet to study for examination, 16.66% students use internet to refer text book , 10.29% for reading news paper, and 10.29% use to refer journals.

c) On analysis of data related to frequency of accessing internet reveals that majority of students ie 71.42% use internet when there is necessary while 14.28% use internet every day and 14.28% use internet2-3 times a week.

d) On analysis of data related to duration of each visit reveals that majority of students i.e. 65.71% are using internet more than 30 minutes in each visit and 34.28%is using less than 30 minutes in each visit .

e) On examination of possess of locating desired material found that majority of students are locating the desired material through search engine i.e. 58.77% while 21.37% search through online catalogs, while 13.74% asking help from colleagues and only 6.10% is seeking guidance from librarian .

f) On examination of selection criteria for desired materials from internet reveals that 34.61% of students are selecting information for their study as per the author while 33.84% students are using publication as their selection criteria and 31.53% are selecting as per the teacher/mentor.

g) On analysis of data related to important resources for academic purpose reveals that majority ie 33.51% students are use e-reference, while 20.21% use e- text books for study , while 20.21% use supplementary readings, 11.70% % use dissertations, 7.97% use e-journals and 6.38% e- magazines.

h) On analysis of data related to locating desired information from internet reveals that majority ie 42.85% students are found easy to locate desired information, while 37.14% find that it is very easy and 20% of them felt it is somewhat easy.

i) On analysis of data related to adequacy of desired information revel that maximum student i.e. 89.50% said that internet provides adequate information for their academic purpose and 10.47% felt information is inadequate.

j) On examamination of advantages of reading material available in internet reveals majority i.e. 25.87% of students felt that reading materials available in internet are current and updated. while 17.54% feels it is relevant and realistic information ,while 16.66% feels that the advantage of using internet is they get material that students cannot afford to buy,13.59% students found that internet is providing major source of scientific information. And other13.59% feels that internet provides authentic reference material and 12.71%said that internet gives supplementary materials.

k) On analysis of data related to asking help from librarian during visit reveals that majority i.e. 39% of student asks help from librarian rarely. While 31.42% ask help in some visit, while 5.71% ask help in every visit and 23.80% never ask help from librarian for accessing internet for their study purpose.

Finding on comparison of satisfaction on utilization of college library and internet

A. Major Finding Revealed are as Follows: Maximum students are satisfied with college library over internet i.e. 40% students are very satisfied with utilization of college library, 56.19% is satisfied and 3.80% is less satisfied with the utilization of college library. Whereas26.66% students are very satisfied with the utilization of collage internet, 60% is satisfied and 13.33% is less satisfied with the utilization of college internet.

Conclusion: Majority of students using library as a major source of scientific information for their academic purposes over internet i.e. 1.90% students are having good utilization of library for their academic purpose and 57.14% having average utilization of library and 42.95% had poor utilization of library. Whereas 0.95%students are using internet as source of information, 44.76% are having average use of internet for the academic purposes and 54.28% is poor in utilization of internet for their studies.

Keywords: Utilization; Source; Library & Internet

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