This article reports on the development and validation of the Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale, which was designed to assess six dimensions of an individuala€?s perception of an academic library and the information search process (ISP). A two-part study was undertaken for the development of the instrument. In part one, twenty-one participants completed a pilot questionnaire that assisted the researcher in developing the instrument. In part two, 278 participants completed a revised questionnaire consisting of a 54-item Likert-type scale that assessed levels of library anxiety experienced by students enrolled in a doctoral degree-granting program at an urban southeastern university.
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