The document analyzes the information profile of higher education students through a survey of 589 first-year students across various courses and schools at Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco.
Key findings include that students are mostly female, recognize the library but don't use it frequently, rely on Google and Wikipedia for research, and consider social media like Facebook important.
Recommendations are to adapt resources to student needs, provide training, improve information literacy, and foster closer relationships between libraries and students.