Abstract This study aimed to investigate the information literacy (IL) self-efficacy of business students in Pakistan using a cross-sectional survey research design. The data were collected through a questionnaire containing an information Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale along with personal and academic variables. The results revealed that the business students were confident and competent in basic IL skills whereas they were less comfortable in developing and limiting search strategies, referencing, managing citations, using different types of libraries and lacking advanced levels of IL skills. In addition, there was no correlation of students’ perceived IL self-efficacy with gender, social background, ICT trainings received, and IL instructions received. Conversely, the students’ age, program of study, stage of study, and ICT proficiency appeared to be predictors of IL self-efficacy. The results generated pragmatic insights which can be used as a guide in developing useful directions for a need-based information literacy curriculum as well as programs.

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巴基斯坦商科学生的信息素养自我效能

摘要本研究旨在采用横断面调查研究设计来调查巴基斯坦商科学生的信息素养（IL）自我效能。通过问卷调查收集数据，问卷中包含信息素养自我效能感量表以及个人和学术变量。结果表明，商科学生对基本的IL技能充满信心和胜任，而他们在制定和限制搜索策略，参考，管理引文，使用不同类型的库以及缺乏高级IL技能方面则不太满意。此外，学生的感知的IL自我效能与性别，社会背景，接受的ICT培训以及所接受的IL指导之间没有相关性。相反，学生的年龄，学习计划，学习阶段，ICT能力似乎是IL自我效能的预测指标。结果产生了务实的见解，可用作为基于需求的信息素养课程和程序开发有用方向的指南。