Abstract

The World Wide Web has been gaining popularity among university students and is altering the way university students conduct research. Nevertheless, little is known about how university students use Web resources. This study was designed to investigate the following questions: (i) how do students use Web resources (academic versus non-academic); (ii) what are the students online search behaviours; (iii) what are the students' perceptions of Web resources; (iv) do students evaluate information on the Web; (v) what types of training do students perceive they need to successfully utilize Web resources? The findings of this study show that there is an urgent need for students to develop information literacy skills and apply these skills in the electronic information environment.

Citation

Wang, Y.M. & Artero, M. (2005). Caught in the Web: University Student Use of Web Resources. Educational Media International, 42(1), 71-82. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/165684/.

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Keywords

• Electronic Publishing
• information literacy
• Information Skills
• internet
• student attitudes