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Autor/inn/en | Mbabu, Loyd Gitari; Bertram, Albert; Varnum, Ken |
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Titel | Patterns of Undergraduates' Use of Scholarly Databases in a Large Research University |
Quelle | In: Journal of Academic Librarianship, 39 (2013) 2, S.189-193 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0099-1333 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.acalib.2012.10.004 |
Schlagwörter | Undergraduate Students; Use Studies; Databases; Research Universities; Academic Libraries; Information Literacy; Library Instruction |
Abstract | Authentication data was utilized to explore undergraduate usage of subscription electronic databases. These usage patterns were linked to the information literacy curriculum of the library. The data showed that out of the 26,208 enrolled undergraduate students, 42% of them accessed a scholarly database at least once in the course of the entire semester. Despite their higher levels of learning and expected sophistication in information seeking skills, juniors and seniors used databases proportionately less than freshmen and sophomores. The University Library conducts a variety of introductory seminars that introduce freshmen to databases in the Fall semester. There was no evidence that this momentum is sustained in the subsequent years when higher-level more sophisticated skills are needed. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |