College Libraries and Student Culture: What We Now Know
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College Libraries and Student Culture: What We Now Know

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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 modify...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published October 31st 2011 by American Library Association
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Alison
Nov 29, 2012 Alison rated it 4 of 5 stars
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This is probably the best academic library book I've read yet. It talks about a lot of common problems that plague the library and the librarians, and while it doesn't offer solutions I found myself coming up with my own as I read.
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Liz DeCoster
May 22, 2012 Liz DeCoster rated it 3 of 5 stars
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A good overview of various findings from the ERIAL Project (http://www.erialproject.org/). I thought it was helpful that they included specific chapters on Hispanic students and first-generation college students, but wished they had included more on other traditionally under-served populations or dealt with them as a whole.
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Gwen
Jan 19, 2012 Gwen rated it 4 of 5 stars
I quite enjoyed this, especially since all the participants were in Illinois. Some valuable insights about how students see and make use of libraries. I would be interested to see a similar study done in law school libraries.
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