Original scientific paper
Academic staff as users of electronic resources and academic libraries : a study at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at University of Osijek
Gordana Gašo
orcid.org/0000-0002-5589-9792
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Osijek
Darko Lacović
orcid.org/0000-0001-7276-9757
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Osijek
Abstract
The paper presents findings from a quantitative and qualitative study (questionnaire and semistructured interview) whose aim was to identify how teachers at Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at University of Osijek perceive and use the library and electronic resources for teaching and research purposes, with special emphasis on online databases and search engines. Findings indicate that majority of respondents uses academic library regularly (several times a month) in order to check out/return books. Almost a third reported that library space is unimportant for their academic work (teaching and study). Interestingly, respondents believe that library electronic resources are very important, although majority uses library catalogue and general search engines such as Google. As far as the library role and services are concerned, all respondents think library should offer different types of education (online, group, individual and on demand) in searching online databases. This topic has been rarely studied in Croatia, and it offers insight into some aspects of academic staff information behaviour. Although study was conducted in only one academic institution and its findings can not be generalized for entire Croatian academic community, findings can be useful for all academic libraries.
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284507
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Publication date:
20.10.2022.
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