Abd Samad, Zaharah and Hazmi, Norzelatun Rodhiah
(2015)
Use of open software for information literacy in academic libraries: issues and challenges.
Jurnal PPM: Journal of Malaysian Librarians, 9.
pp. 79-96.
ISSN 1823-6308
Abstract
One of the ways to sustain the relevancy of libraries in this electronics era is to
prove its stakeholders that a library is still very much useful for acquiring
knowledge and virtues. Librarians in Malaysia, specifically in academic
libraries, have been initiating proactive approaches in marketing library
services & resources for users to access it in a more efficient and effective way.
One of the approaches done is by conducting information literacy workshop to
educate them on how to use the library online resources, i.e. online databases
and e-books, as well as on how to locate physical materials in the library
premise. This study is conducted to address current issues and challenges faced
by the librarians while using ‘zero cost’ open software as a tool for interactive
teaching, evaluating performance and registration process for information
literacy workshop. It is also done to explore on which open software that are
currently use for their information literacy workshop. From this point, a list of
open software that is/are commonly used by these academic libraries is
revealed. A survey is distributed to a group of librarians from selected public
and private universities to gather the information. Based on the analysis, the
most feasible and reliable open software for information literacy is
recommended.
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