College Libraries and Student Culture What We Now Know

Name: College Libraries and Student Culture What We Now Know
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ISBN: 9780838911167

ISBN-10: 0838911161

ISBN-13: 9780838911167

Edition: 2011

Authors: Lynda M. Duke, Andrew D. Asher

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How do college students really conduct research for classroom assignments? In 2008, five large Illinois universities were awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Grant to try to answer that question. The resulting ongoing study has already yielded some eye-opening results. The findings suggest changes ranging from simple adjustments in service and resources to modifying the physical layout of the library. In this book Asher and Duke, two anthropological researchers involved with the project since the beginning, * Summarize the study's history, including its goals, parameters, and methodology * Offer a comprehensive discussion of the researach findings, touching on issues such as…

Book details

List price: $62.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: American Library Association
Publication date: 9/23/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682



Acknowledgments


Erial Project Research Teams



Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries: The Erial Project




Pragmatism and Idealism in the Academic Library: An Analysis of Faculty and Librarian Expectations and Values




Marketing the Library's Instructional Services to Teaching Faculty: Learning from Teaching Faculty Interviews




Why Don't Students Ask Librarians for Help? Undergraduate Help-Seeking Behavior in Three Academic Libraries




Searching for Answers: Student Research Behavior at Illinois Wesleyan University




Supporting the Academic Success of Hispanic Students




First-Generation College Students: A Sketch of Their Research Process




Seeing Ourselves As Others See Us: Library Spaces through Student Eyes




Transformative Changes in Thinking, Services, and Programs




Conclusions and Future Research



Appendix: Erial Interview Guide Questions


Bibliography


Contributors


Index