College libraries and student culture : what we now know / edited by Lynda M. Duke and Andrew D. Asher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duke, Lynda M.

Asher, Andrew D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries Project.

Academic libraries--Illinois--Use studies.

College students--Illinois--Attitudes.

Academic libraries--Relations with faculty and curriculum--Illinois.

Academic libraries--Services to minorities--Illinois.

Research--Methodology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Illinois.

Information behavior--Illinois--Case studies.

Libraries and colleges--Illinois--Case studies.

Libraries and students--Illinois--Case studies.

Libraries and teachers--Illinois--Case studies.

Libraries and teachers.

Libraries and students.

Libraries and colleges.

Information behavior.

Research--Methodology--Study and teaching (Higher).

Research--Methodology.

Academic libraries--Services to minorities.

Academic libraries--Relations with faculty and curriculum.

College students.

Academic libraries.

Illinois.

Genre:

Case studies.

Use studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.

Summary:

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 DUKE and ASHER, 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 research findings, touching on issues such as website design, library instruction for faculty, and meeting the needs of commuter and minority students

Detail a number of service reforms which have already been implemented at the participating institutions

This important book deepens our understanding of how academic libraries can better meet students' needs, and also serves as a model for other researchers interested in a user-centered approach to evaluating library services. Book jacket.

Contents:

Ethnographic research in Illinois academic libraries : the ERIAL Project / Andrew D. Asher, Susan Miller, and David Green

Pragmatism and idealism in the academic library : an analysis of faculty and librarian expectations and values / Mary Thill

Marketing the library's instructional services to teaching faculty : learning from teaching faculty interviews / Annie Armstrong

Why don't students ask librarians for help? : undergraduate help-seeking behavior in three academic libraries / Susan Miller and Nancy Murillo

Searching for answers : student research behavior at Illinois Wesleyan University / Andrew D. Asher and Lynda M. Duke

Supporting the academic success of Hispanic students / David Green

First-generation college students : a sketch of their research process / Firouzeh Logan and Elizabeth Pickard

Seeing ourselves as others see us : library spaces through student eyes / Jane Treadwell, Amanda Binder, and Natalie Tagge

Transformative changes in thinking, services, and programs / Lynda M. Duke

Conclusions and future research / Andrew D. Asher and Lynda M. Duke.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780838911167

0838911161

OCLC:

704391709