Digital Competences of Students of Library Studies: Comparison of Research Results for 2018–2020

This study focuses on the analysis of changes in the digital competence profile of students of Information and Library Studies at Masaryk University in Czechia. As a research tool, we used the DigComp self-assessment questionnaire that students were asked to fill in after completing the course. Our...

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Autor principal:	Michal Cerny
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	digital competence DigComp information literacy university education LIS education of librarians Education L
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:455648a46da94b88b3196c829042a12f2021-11-25T17:23:43ZDigital Competences of Students of Library Studies: Comparison of Research Results for 2018–202010.3390/educsci111107292227-7102https://doaj.org/article/455648a46da94b88b3196c829042a12f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/11/729https://doaj.org/toc/2227-7102This study focuses on the analysis of changes in the digital competence profile of students of Information and Library Studies at Masaryk University in Czechia. As a research tool, we used the DigComp self-assessment questionnaire that students were asked to fill in after completing the course. Our research shows that students are insufficiently prepared for work as highly qualified information specialists. At the same time, we found that their competence profile remained very stable between 2018 and 2020. This finding indicates that students do not readily respond to new societal changes at the level of individual competences. The research results are based on data collected from 152 students during three runs of a compulsory course at the university. Information Science and Library Science students have long perceived their competences to be strongest in the domains of information and data literacy and communication and collaboration. Programming is the weakest competency among the competences, followed by solving technical problems and engaging in active citizenship through digital technologies. These findings can be used to innovate the curriculum to meet the demands of digitally competent information workers.Michal CernyMDPI AGarticledigital competenceDigCompinformation literacyuniversity educationLISeducation of librariansEducationLENEducation Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 729, p 729 (2021)
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description	This study focuses on the analysis of changes in the digital competence profile of students of Information and Library Studies at Masaryk University in Czechia. As a research tool, we used the DigComp self-assessment questionnaire that students were asked to fill in after completing the course. Our research shows that students are insufficiently prepared for work as highly qualified information specialists. At the same time, we found that their competence profile remained very stable between 2018 and 2020. This finding indicates that students do not readily respond to new societal changes at the level of individual competences. The research results are based on data collected from 152 students during three runs of a compulsory course at the university. Information Science and Library Science students have long perceived their competences to be strongest in the domains of information and data literacy and communication and collaboration. Programming is the weakest competency among the competences, followed by solving technical problems and engaging in active citizenship through digital technologies. These findings can be used to innovate the curriculum to meet the demands of digitally competent information workers.
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title	Digital Competences of Students of Library Studies: Comparison of Research Results for 2018–2020
title_short	Digital Competences of Students of Library Studies: Comparison of Research Results for 2018–2020
title_full	Digital Competences of Students of Library Studies: Comparison of Research Results for 2018–2020
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Digital Competences of Students of Library Studies: Comparison of Research Results for 2018–2020

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