THE THEORY OF LIBRARY ANXIETY AND ITS AFFECT ON THE INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

THE THEORY OF LIBRARY ANXIETY AND ITS AFFECT ON THE INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

Bui Ha Phuong buihaphuong81@hcmussh.edu.vn University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-Ho Chi Minh City 12 Dinh Tien Hoang, Ben Nghe ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Summary: 
The paper presents the concept of information-seeking behavior and library anxiety. In addition, the paper also analyzes the current state of library anxiety of graduate students from the results of the sample survey using the questionnaire for students. This questionnaire was developed based on the library anxiety scale. Based on that, the author proposes some solutions to reduce the anxiety of using the academic library in term of seeking information for learning, research and entertainment needs.
Keywords: 
Library anxiety
information seeking behavior
library usage
graduate students
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