Information Seeking on the World Wide Web in Opinions of Humanities Students – Survey Results
SEBASTIAN D. KOTUŁA
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5195-7289
Afiliacja: Instytut Studiów KulturowychUniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Polska
Abstrakt
Thesis/purpose of the article – The aim of this research study is to examine whether information seeking on the World Wide Web is perceive as
a process that requires prior mastery of proper competencies (information literacy). The article presents the results of a pilot study. The research was conducted on a group of 247 students of humanities at a university in Poland. Methods – a questionnaire consisting of 20 points was prepared to determine how participants perceive utilizing the Internet. Participants selected which of two activities best described seeking for online information on the Internet. Results and conclusions – the findings from the study showed that appropriate information competencies, in opinions of participants, was positively related for a more efficient search for relevant information (data, content) on the Internet. Moreover, in opinions of participants, most Internet users do not have proper information competencies. It was also noted that information literacy education increases awareness of the necessary information competencies required for effective work on the
Internet.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5195-7289
Afiliacja: Instytut Studiów KulturowychUniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Polska
Biogram:
Dr Sebastian Dawid Kotuła – assistant professor in Institute of Cultural Studies at Maria Curie Sklodowska University in Lublin. He deals with the evolution of book culture, the promotion of books on television and open source technologies. Author of more than 80 publications, among others: Wstęp do open source (Introduction to open source), Warszawa 2014, Programy telewizyjne o książkach na kanałach polskich stacji
w latach 2003-2018. Opis i dokumentacja (TV Programmes about books on Polish channels in the years 2003-2018. Description and documentation), Lublin 2019.
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