Assessing the Research Needs of Graduate Students at Georgetown University

Autor/inn/en	Gibbs, David; Boettcher, Jennifer; Hollingsworth, Jill; Slania, Heather
Titel	Assessing the Research Needs of Graduate Students at Georgetown University
Quelle	In: Journal of Academic Librarianship, 38 (2012) 5, S.268-276 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0099-1333
DOI	10.1016/j.acalib.2012.07.002
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Student Needs; Student Research; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Online Surveys; Focus Groups; Use Studies; Academic Libraries; Library Facilities; Library Services; Humanities; Social Sciences; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Studentenforschung; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Benutzerschulung; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Abstract	Describes a two-part study of the research needs of graduate students at Georgetown University. The first part, conducted in May 2010, consisted of an online survey about students' research practices and opinions about the library. The second part, conducted in May 2011, consisted of focus groups with particular subsets of graduate students. The goals of the study were to: 1) gain insight into students' research habits; 2) determine how they use and perceive the library; 3) determine any differences in responses between students in different disciplines; and 4) uncover distinctions between "scholarly" students (those intent on careers in academia) and "professional" students (those intent on careers outside of academia). Survey responses and focus group transcripts reflected three common broad themes: 1) Infrastructure (library building, furniture, designated space for graduate students); 2) Awareness & Scholarly Support (awareness of specialized library resources and services, tailored orientation and instruction); and 3) Access Services (availability of resources on and off campus, interlibrary and consortial lending, borrowing policies). Humanities students were much more familiar with library services and resources than social science students. Among social science students, we found few differences between the "scholarly" and "professional" groups. (Contains 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10