Análisis de preferencias en la búsqueda de información; utilización de internet y/o biblioteca física. Caso de estudio en la universidad de Puerto Rico

Abstract

The preference is analyzed in the use of the Face-to-Face Library and its virtual databases with reliable information, which the University has over the use of the Internet with its reliable data and also with doubtful information. I executed this with third- and fourth-year students of the University of Puerto Rico University Campus of Mayagüez (UPRRUM). The purpose is to help the student to use the most correct resource to obtain reliable information in their works and university tasks. Not only will the accessibility of one or the other be evaluated, but also the ways to reach students directly and that they develop skills to use the different navigation instruments assigned to the search for information. The research focuses on the quantitative method. According to the analysis of the objectives of the research, it is concluded that when quantifying how often students access the physical library for the search of information, it was observed that although the students know the services offered in the library, they do not sponsor the use of it to search for information and perform their assigned work. Within the line of conclusive analysis, it is observed that although the students know the facilities of the virtual library, it showed great difficulty in the students to navigate the database of the same, not being the ones that they frequently use to perform their university tasks.

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