Naslov
Library Anxiety: An Overview of Re-Emerging Phenomena

Autori
Nikica Gardijan

Izvornik
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) (1522-0222) 2021 (2021); 5021, 32

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
library anxiety, academic libraries, university students, users' behaviour

Sažetak
Since 1986, when library anxiety phenomenon was first mentioned by Mellon, numerous scientific papers have been written on this subject. The main purpose of this paper is to analyse and summarize existing scientific literature regarding library anxiety with a special emphasis on academic libraries. By thorough review of literature authors reached two conclusions. First one being that library anxiety is a real occurrence among university library users and it impairs academic success and second that library anxiety can be prevented or alleviated by librarians. In this paper we have listed definitions of library anxiety, scales for measuring library anxiety and practical procedures in prevention and alleviation of library anxiety. This paper could have practical implications for academic librarians, library and information science scholars and students.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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