Information seeking for writing the term paper of science and fisheries technology students , Rajamangala University of technology srivijaya,

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the information seeking method and problems of students at Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Trang Campus, the Faculty of Science and Fisheries Technology. The population in the study included 185 fourth year students who conducted a term-paper. The questionnaires were used to collect data, and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.83. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, and standard deviation). The results showed as follows. Students rated that the university library was the Institutional information resource at the highest level. They mainly used the electronic resources. Students preferred to used the information written in Thai most. The modernity of information was mostly between 1-5 years. Students normally searched for the information 3-5 times a week. There were 3 main problems in seeking information: language was their barriers, information was not matched with their needs, and information resources were insufficient.