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11
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Education & Educational Research
A survey of 732 students at twelve Departments of Information and Libr
ary Studies (DILSs) measured their experience in the office-automation
skills of typing, word-processing, spreadsheets and databases, their
assessment of their knowledge and confidence with computers, the level
of Information Technology (IT) provision, their preferences in softwa
re and hardware and method to complete assignments, and whether their
IT training was suitable for their future employment requirements. DIL
Ss are recommended to provide keyboarding learning facilities, and a m
ore rigorous IT knowledge test to ascertain better their students' act
ual needs. The use of integrated packages may provide a more suitable
level of IT training than industry-standard packages.