IASL Research Abstracts: 313

Du, Y. (2010). Information Seeking and Avoidance Behavior in School Library Distance Learning

Abstract: Library science students in school librarianship were surveyed to determine their information seeking and avoidance behaviors in Web-based online environments. Two coping styles were identified among students. Barriers to student online collaboration, such as individual preferences, concerns on efficiency, and lack of mutual trust, were observed.

Subject categories: 3, 4, 10

Abstract Submitted by Angela Austin, Florida State University