6 research outputs found

    Information gathering strategies in online social networks: a survey of librarians in selected geo-political zones in Nigeria

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    The purpose of this study was to ascertain librarians’ perception of online social networks and identify their strategies for gathering information. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The study population was made up of 317 librarians from 29 university libraries in three geo-political zones in Nigeria. Sampling was enumerative. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collected were analysed using frequency and percentage counts. Findings from the study revealed that majority of the respondents have positive perception of online social networks. Information gathering strategies where also found to be mostly: looking at profile information to identify whom to follow; visiting social networking sites often and joining professional discussion groups. The least used strategies for gathering information were equally identified as: searching through the posts/comments of other users and viewing members update. Based on the findings, the study concluded that librarians in Nigeria use mainly targeted asking technique for gathering information. Suggestions were also made to improve information gathering on online social networks

    INTEGRATION OF ICT IN EFL/ESL TEACHERS' TRAINING AND SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS AS PERCEIVED BY THE TRAINERS

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    Purpose of Study: The current study aimed at revealing the integration of information and communications technology (ICT) in EFL/ESL teachers' training and self-efficacy beliefs as perceived by trainers. A group of (64) trainers from different countries (Palestine, UK, USA, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq) completed the two instruments of the study. Methodology: The first instrument was a survey of the actuality of ICT integration in the training; it comprises (47) items distributed into nine domains, i.e.  PowerPoint, Facebook, Wiki, YouTube, Blogs, Email, Google, Mobile, and Platform\E-course. The second instrument was a self-efficacy scale which consists of (14) items. The results of trainers' responses revealed that Emails, Mobile, and Google are often used with relative weights (%78.59, %68.13, and %68.02) respectively, whereas Wikis were never used i.e. relative weight (%28.96). The differences in integrating ICTs between male and female trainers were statistically insignificant. Furthermore, there were no statistically significant differences due to the respondents' period of experience. Results: The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the respondents' integration of ICT due to country of origin. The trainers' self-efficacy wobbles between 66.88 and 58.13 with a total of 61.70, which is moderate. Based on the study findings, the researchers recommend arousing trainers and trainees' awareness regarding integrating more ICTs in their training courses and encouraging them to try the different ICTs which make it easier for trainees to grasp the training material

    āļ­āļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļžāļĨāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāđƒāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļœāļĨāļ•āđˆāļ­āļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāļŠāļ™āļ­āļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāđ‚āļ āļ„ (THE INFLUENCE OF ADVERTISING ON ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK TO CONSUMER RESPONSE PROCESS)

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āļœāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļŠāļĄāļĄāļ•āļīāļāļēāļ™āļžāļšāļ§āđˆāļē2.1 āļœāļđāđ‰āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāđ€āļžāļĻ āļ­āļēāļĒāļļ āđāļĨāļ°āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļĄāļĩāļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāļŠāļ™āļ­āļ‡āļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāđƒāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļąāļ™ āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ™āļąāļĒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļ—āļēāļ‡āļŠāļ–āļīāļ•āļīāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļš 0.052.2 āļœāļđāđ‰āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ§āļąāļ•āļ–āļļāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļ‡āļ„āđŒāļŦāļĨāļąāļāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™ āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āđ€āļ§āļĨāļēāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļĄāļĩāļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāļŠāļ™āļ­āļ‡āļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāđƒāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļąāļ™ āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ™āļąāļĒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļ—āļēāļ‡āļŠāļ–āļīāļ•āļīāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļš 0.052.3 āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļđāđ‰āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ•āļĢāļ‡āļˆāļēāļāđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āđƒāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒ āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ•āļĢāļ‡āļšāļ™āļžāļ·āđ‰āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒ āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ­āđ‰āļ­āļĄāļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļāļĨāļļāđˆāļĄāđƒāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒ āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļąāļĄāļžāļąāļ™āļ˜āđŒāļāļąāļšāļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāļŠāļ™āļ­āļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāđ‚āļ āļ„āļ•āđˆāļ­āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāđƒāļ™āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒāļ—āļļāļāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™ āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ™āļąāļĒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāļ—āļēāļ‡āļŠāļ–āļīāļ•āļīāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĢāļ°āļ”āļąāļš 0.05āļ„āļģāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļ: āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļ­āļ­āļ™āđ„āļĨāļ™āđŒ āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļē āļāļĢāļ°āļšāļ§āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļ­āļšāļŠāļ™āļ­āļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāđ‚āļ āļ„ āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļđāđ‰ āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāļ•āļĨāļēāļ”This research aims to study the influence of advertising on online social network to consumer response process. The sample in this research is 385 Thai people who have used any kind of online social networks. The questionnaire is used to collect data which are analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Independent sample t-test, One-Way Analysis of Variance and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient.The research results revealed that:1. Most of online social network users are female, aged 16–25 years old, single status and have earned a bachelor degree or equivalent, private company employees and having income 5,001–15,000 Baht per month. Facebook is a social network that is used the most and frequently. The main using purpose is to connect with friends. They use online social network for 2-3 hours everyday during 8.01 p.m.–00.00 a.m. with more than 4 years of online social network experience. The most perception of online social networks advertising is from Facebook at moderate level. 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