Library anxiety: a decade of empirical research

Abstract

This paper reviews the major publications by Qun G. Jiao and Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie that chronicles the development of empirical research conducted on the construct of library anxiety among college students in the United States during the past decade. It also examines the sizeable contribution that these two researchers have made to the body of knowledge of this emerging field of study in library and information science. The paper concludes by encouraging more researchers to continue the work of Jiao and Onwuegbuzie by examining further this widespread and pervasive phenomenon.

Citation

Cleveland, A. (2004), "Library anxiety: a decade of empirical research", Library Review, Vol. 53 No. 3, pp. 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530410526583