Abstract:
Objective: This article was written with the aim of investigating the role of librarians, information services, and the level of information literacy of postgraduate students at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in reducing their information seeking anxiety. Method: The present research is of an applied type and was conducted using a survey method. The statistical population included all postgraduate students at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The total size of the statistical population included 12,260 people, consisting of 8,100 Master's students and 4,160 PhD students. From this number, 236 students were selected as a sample using non-proportional stratified sampling. The measurement tool was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSS software. Findings: The level of information seeking anxiety among students was at a moderate level. Also, the status of students' information literacy was lower than the desirable level. On the other hand, the level of students' use of information services was at a moderate level. There was a significant relationship between the level of information literacy and their level of information seeking anxiety. The findings showed that the role of librarians in reducing the information seeking anxiety of postgraduate students is at a moderate level. Additionally, participation in educational workshops has not been able to have an effect on the level of students' information seeking anxiety. There was a significant positive relationship between students' scores for librarians' communication skills and their level of information seeking anxiety. A significant positive relationship existed between the level of use of information services and the mean of information seeking anxiety among postgraduate students. The findings showed that there is no significant difference between the mean scores of students' information seeking anxiety and the variables of gender and field of study, while this difference was observed at the level of education. Furthermore, no significant difference was observed between the mean scores of information literacy and the variables of gender, field of study, and level of education. Originality/Value: Recognizing some of the various factors that can affect individuals' information seeking process to the extent that it causes them anxiety seems necessary. The results of this research, emphasizing the role of librarians, the level of use of information services, and the information literacy of the studied community, can be considered by librarians and academic officials so that, in addition to recognizing the influencing factors, steps can be taken towards resolving them.
Machine summary:
The findings showed that there is no significant difference between the mean scores of students' information seeking anxiety and the variables of gender and field of study, while this difference was observed in the level of education.
Research Objective The main objective of the present research is to investigate the level of information seeking anxiety among graduate students at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and the role and function of librarians, information services, and also information literacy in reducing this anxiety.
There is a significant relationship between the level of information literacy of graduate students at Ferdowsi University and their information seeking anxiety.
<Refer to page image> In Table 4, the results of the one-sample t-test for comparing the mean level of information anxiety of graduate students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad with the average score (3) are shown.
</Refer to page image> The findings show that the significance level for the information anxiety of graduate students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad was less than 0.
<Refer to page image> In Table 5, the results of the one-sample t-test for determining the extent of the impact of librarians in reducing the information anxiety of graduate students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad compared to the average score (3) are shown.
Subsequently, the research hypotheses were presented and then statistically analyzed, which is addressed below: 6_ There is a significant relationship between the level of information literacy of Ferdowsi University graduate students and their information anxiety.
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