Browsing by Author "Gendall, Rae"

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    Barriers to the use of digital information by university researchers
    (2005) White, Bruce; Gendall, Rae
    The transition of academic libraries from print to electronic resources is well underway and for most scholars non-engagement with the digital environment has ceased to be an option. The demands placed on the computing skills and understanding of the main features of this environment are considerable, however, and a significant proportion of researchers either fail to take advantage of it or are in fact impeded in their work by their minimal skill sets. We examine the barriers to use of the technology and describe our own experience in training university academics to become more fluent users of electronic information resources. A higher level of engagement by both library and computing staff in training and advocacy is suggested.
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    No end in sight: Information skills for academics and researchers
    (Central Queensland University Press, 2004) White, Bruce; Gendall, Rae; Naidoo, Kogi; Danaher, Patrick Alan; Macpherson, Colin; Nouwens, Fons; Orr, Debbie
    This paper follows the genesis, development and delivery of knowledge management seminars aimed at academics and researchers in the university environment who, although they are lifelong learners in their own subject areas, are not necessarily maintaining the currency of their own information-seeking skills.