The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil
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Resumo: | The aim of this study was to gauge the level of participation by librarians in information searches by high-school students in private schools located in and around the cities of Itajaí and Florianópolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. As technology, and particularly the Internet, has changed the learning environment in schools, the critical challenge for schools is to encourage learning using a variety of information sources. The specific aims of the study were to ascertain how Internet information searches by high-school students at private schools are undertaken and to analyze how librarians assist students with these searches. Data was collected using a questionnaire presented to 8 librarians and a structured transcript given to 38 students from years 1, 2 and 3 of high school. The research approach was quantitative-qualitative and the technique of content analysis was employed. It uses the theoretical precepts of Carol Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process to examine how students search for information. The data analysis suggests that librarians consider students’ information searches to be something they undertake on their own and with little difficulty; the students achieved a more accurate perception of the Internet when selecting their information; they are generally optimistic and tend to trust the information they acquire and the moment of greatest doubt and uncertainty is when evaluating if the information retrieved is relevant for their purposes. |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, BrazilA busca de informação na Internet: um estudo do comportamento de bibliotecários e estudantes de ensino médioLibrarianStudentsInformation searchingBibliotecáriosEstudantesBusca de informaçãoThe aim of this study was to gauge the level of participation by librarians in information searches by high-school students in private schools located in and around the cities of Itajaí and Florianópolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. As technology, and particularly the Internet, has changed the learning environment in schools, the critical challenge for schools is to encourage learning using a variety of information sources. The specific aims of the study were to ascertain how Internet information searches by high-school students at private schools are undertaken and to analyze how librarians assist students with these searches. Data was collected using a questionnaire presented to 8 librarians and a structured transcript given to 38 students from years 1, 2 and 3 of high school. The research approach was quantitative-qualitative and the technique of content analysis was employed. It uses the theoretical precepts of Carol Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process to examine how students search for information. The data analysis suggests that librarians consider students’ information searches to be something they undertake on their own and with little difficulty; the students achieved a more accurate perception of the Internet when selecting their information; they are generally optimistic and tend to trust the information they acquire and the moment of greatest doubt and uncertainty is when evaluating if the information retrieved is relevant for their purposes.A presente pesquisa objetivou identificar o comportamento de busca de informação na Internet de bibliotecários e estudantesde ensino médio em oito escolas particulares dos municípios de Itajaí e Florianópolis, estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Esteestudo entende que o desafio crítico para as escolas é possibilitar o aprendizado a partir de uma variedade de fontes deinformação, pois a tecnologia, particularmente a Internet, modifica o ambiente de aprendizagem na escola. Os objetivos desta pesquisa foram averiguar como os bibliotecários compreendem o processo de busca de informação na Internet pelos estudantes e como prestam auxílio a eles, bem como averiguar como se processa a busca de informação pelos estudantes. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados utilizados na pesquisa foram um questionário aplicado a 8 bibliotecários, mais um questionário e um roteiroaplicados a 38 estudantes. A pesquisa teve abordagem quanti-qualitativa e análise de conteúdo. Emprega os pressupostosteóricos do Information Search Process de Carol Kuhlthau para investigar como os estudantes buscam a informação. As análises dos dados permitiram inferir que os bibliotecários avaliam que a busca de informação realizada pelos estudantes é um processo que desenvolvem de forma autônoma e com facilidade, que estes atingiram uma percepção mais acurada da Internet, e que são otimistas em relação à informação que recuperam, ainda que incerteza e dúvida sejam sentimentos presentes no decorrer da busca de informação.Núcleo de Editoração - PUC-Campinas2011-05-25info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/transinfo/article/view/6180Transinformação; Vol. 23 No. 2 (2011)Transinformação; Vol. 23 Núm. 2 (2011)Transinformação; v. 23 n. 2 (2011)2318-08890103-3786reponame:Transinformação (Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)instacron:PUC_CAMPporhttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/transinfo/article/view/6180/3884Copyright (c) 2022 Transinformaçãohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessABE, Veridiana Vieira da CUNHA, Miriam 2024-04-01T13:16:52Zoai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/6180Revistahttp://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/seer/index.php/transinfo/indexPRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpsbi.nucleodeeditoracao@puc-campinas.edu.br2318-08890103-3786opendoar:2024-04-01T13:16:52Transinformação (Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)false |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil A busca de informação na Internet: um estudo do comportamento de bibliotecários e estudantes de ensino médio |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil ABE, Veridiana Librarian Students Information searching Bibliotecários Estudantes Busca de informação |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil |
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The search for information on the Internet: a study of librarians and high school students from private schools in Itajaí and Florianópolis, Brazil |
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ABE, Veridiana |
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ABE, Veridiana Vieira da CUNHA, Miriam |
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Vieira da CUNHA, Miriam |
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ABE, Veridiana Vieira da CUNHA, Miriam |
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Librarian Students Information searching Bibliotecários Estudantes Busca de informação |
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Librarian Students Information searching Bibliotecários Estudantes Busca de informação |
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The aim of this study was to gauge the level of participation by librarians in information searches by high-school students in private schools located in and around the cities of Itajaí and Florianópolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. As technology, and particularly the Internet, has changed the learning environment in schools, the critical challenge for schools is to encourage learning using a variety of information sources. The specific aims of the study were to ascertain how Internet information searches by high-school students at private schools are undertaken and to analyze how librarians assist students with these searches. Data was collected using a questionnaire presented to 8 librarians and a structured transcript given to 38 students from years 1, 2 and 3 of high school. The research approach was quantitative-qualitative and the technique of content analysis was employed. It uses the theoretical precepts of Carol Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process to examine how students search for information. The data analysis suggests that librarians consider students’ information searches to be something they undertake on their own and with little difficulty; the students achieved a more accurate perception of the Internet when selecting their information; they are generally optimistic and tend to trust the information they acquire and the moment of greatest doubt and uncertainty is when evaluating if the information retrieved is relevant for their purposes. |
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