Naslov
Professional work and learning with smartphones: a comparative study of school librarians from Australia, Hong Kong and United Kingdom

Autori
Dukic, Zvjezdana ; Tam, Annie

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
2016: IASL Conference Proceedings (Tokyo, Japan): A School Library Built for the Digital Age / - Edmonton : University of Alberta Libraries, 2016, 1-13

Skup
45th Annual International Conference: A School Library Built for the Digital Age.

Mjesto i datum
Tokyo, Japan, 22.08.2016. - 26.08.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
smartphones ; daily use ; professional use ; school librarians

Sažetak
The study explores the role of mobile technologies in school librarians’ daily work and professional learning and development. The aim of the study is to examine how school librarians search, access, use and share information via their smartphones, what smartphone functionalities they use for these purposes, and what apps and social media are most frequently used. The study is based on empirical research conducted on a sample of school librarians and teacher librarians in Australia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Data were collected with an online survey. The major finding of this study is that school librarians in Australia and Hong Kong widely use smartphone technologies for their daily needs and for professional work and learning. Various smartphone functionalities tools are used to satisfy these varied needs. Also school librarians from Hong Kong use various smartphone functionalities more frequently than study participants from Australia and the UK. Barriers to smartphone use are also discussed but it seems that they do not detract school librarians from using smartphone technologies for their daily professional activities.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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