A Study on Traits and Remedy of Library Anxiety among International Users in Academic Library (대학도서관 외국인 이용자의 도서관불안의 특성과 해소방안 연구)

Jiyoon Yoo (유지윤); Dong-Youl Jeong (정동열)

doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.021

A Study on Traits and Remedy of Library Anxiety among International Users in Academic Library

Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
2020, 31(1), pp.21-42
DOI : 10.14699/kbiblia.2020.31.1.021
Publisher : Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
Received : February 13, 2020
Accepted : March 16, 2020
Published : March 30, 2020

Jiyoon Yoo ¹, Dong-Youl Jeong ²

¹서울대학교 중앙도서관
²이화여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to analyze library anxiety among international users in various aspects and make suggestions for alleviating library anxiety. Subjects were ‘international users using the academic library’ not only including international students but also including international professors and researchers to analyze library anxiety in various aspects. S university with most international users was selected for the study, and the surveys were distributed. The questionnaires completed by 369 international users were analyzed. The overall average of library anxiety among international users is 2.96, and ‘knowledge of the library’ appears to be the greatest source of library anxiety among international users. An analysis revealed that variables including status, nationality, library instruction, the reason for using the library, Korean proficiency, and cultural understanding contributed significantly to the library anxiety level. Based on these findings, recommendations for library service, staffing, environment, and resources were made to help alleviate library anxiety.

KEYWORDS

Library Anxiety, International User, International Students, Academic Library, Library Anxiety Scale

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