Exploring the Library Anxiety of Final Year Students when Conducting Information Searches Through Library Academic Databases

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Submitted: 2024-11-12
Published: 2024-11-15
Section: Articles
Language: EN
In Vol 2 (2024): PROCEEDINGS ICOCAS
Final-year students face the issue of limited access to e-journal services. Final year students, who require e-journal access services to complete their final projects, may exhibit symptoms of library anxiety due to limited access to these services. This study formulates the problem as the anxiety final-year students experience when accessing e-journal services. This study aims to elucidate the experience of library anxiety among final-year students during their use of academic databases at the library. This study employs a qualitative research method, utilizing a case study approach. We collected data through interviews and observation. We used thematic analysis as the analysis technique. The study's results identified four themes: 1) accessibility; 2) academic community; 3) low self-efficacy; and 4) coping strategy.

Keywords

library anxiety; academic databases; e-journal services; academic library; undergraduate students

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  1. Dinda Febrianti Manik  Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Semarang 50275, Indonesia, Indonesia
  2. Athanasia Octaviani Puspita Dewi  Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Semarang 50275, Indonesia, Indonesia
  3. Heriyanto Heriyanto  Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Semarang 50275, Indonesia, Indonesia