The Role of Academic Libraries for Augmenting Self-Directed Learning in Higher Education

ABSTRACT

Self-directed learning (SDL) has become a significant concept adopted by higher education institutions. In this context, academic libraries become an essential entity as they create these better learning environments. Therefore the present study aims to explore students’ perspective towards the usefulness of library resources for their learning approach, identify undergraduate satisfaction with library resources and services and their competency with some of the information literacy skills, and finally to investigate how academic libraries could support SDL in higher education.

KEYWORDS:

• Self-directed learning
• academic libraries
• higher education
• information resources
• information literacy