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Sook Lim

Researcher at St. Catherine University

Publications -  15
Citations -  538

Sook Lim is an academic researcher from St. Catherine University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Credibility & Information behavior. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 15 publications receiving 491 citations.

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How and why do college students use Wikipedia

TL;DR: This article explored college students' perceptions, uses of, and motivations for using Wikipedia, and to understand their information behavior concerning Wikipedia based on social cognitive theory (SCT), and found that approximately one-third of the students reported using Wikipedia for academic purposes.
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Job satisfaction of information technology workers in academic libraries

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the job satisfaction of library information technology workers in relation to demographic, socioeconomic, and work-related variables, such as a sense of belonging, faith in wanting to belong, a feeling of acceptance, paying dues, job autonomy, the broker's role, and promotion opportunities.
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Gender differences in information behavior concerning Wikipedia, an unorthodox information source?

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined gender differences in information behavior concerning Wikipedia and found that male students were more likely to discount the risks involved when using Wikipedia information compared to their female counterparts.
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College students' credibility judgments and heuristics concerning Wikipedia

TL;DR: A peripheral cue and knowledge influenced the credibility judgments of college students concerning Wikipedia, and it is suggested that educators and librarians need to integrate heuristic approaches into their literacy programs, guiding students to effectively use and not blindly accept cues.
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Credibility judgment and verification behavior of college students concerning Wikipedia

TL;DR: The exploratory data show that peer endorsement may be more important than formal authorities for user generated information sources, such as Wikipedia, which calls for further research.