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| author | Behr, Michele LaDell-Thomas, Julie |
| author_facet | Behr, Michele LaDell-Thomas, Julie Behr, Michele LaDell-Thomas, Julie |
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| contents | What Do They Have That We Don't Have? Local Libraries and Distance Students: Why Do Students Stray and Can We Get Them Back? Behr, Michele LaDell-Thomas, Julie Distance Education College Students Public Libraries Electronic Libraries Library Materials Library Services Special Libraries Student Needs Access to Information Academic Libraries Surveys Data Analysis Proximity Users (Information) A significant number of distance students report they "stray" from their home universities by using local libraries, despite the fact that distance education librarians work hard to provide customized resources and services tailored to their programs and needs. Are public libraries and special libraries able to meet the research needs of distance learners, or are these students being underserved? This article explores why distance students may choose non-academic libraries over academic libraries, and the impact of this use--on local libraries serving unaffiliated distance learners, and on academic libraries with potentially underutilized distance library services. |
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| publishDate | 2014 |
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| spellingShingle | What Do They Have That We Don't Have? Local Libraries and Distance Students: Why Do Students Stray and Can We Get Them Back? Behr, Michele LaDell-Thomas, Julie Distance Education College Students Public Libraries Electronic Libraries Library Materials Library Services Special Libraries Student Needs Access to Information Academic Libraries Surveys Data Analysis Proximity Users (Information) What Do They Have That We Don't Have? Local Libraries and Distance Students: Why Do Students Stray and Can We Get Them Back? Behr, Michele LaDell-Thomas, Julie Distance Education College Students Public Libraries Electronic Libraries Library Materials Library Services Special Libraries Student Needs Access to Information Academic Libraries Surveys Data Analysis Proximity Users (Information) A significant number of distance students report they "stray" from their home universities by using local libraries, despite the fact that distance education librarians work hard to provide customized resources and services tailored to their programs and needs. Are public libraries and special libraries able to meet the research needs of distance learners, or are these students being underserved? This article explores why distance students may choose non-academic libraries over academic libraries, and the impact of this use--on local libraries serving unaffiliated distance learners, and on academic libraries with potentially underutilized distance library services. |
| title | What Do They Have That We Don't Have? Local Libraries and Distance Students: Why Do Students Stray and Can We Get Them Back? |
| topic | Distance Education College Students Public Libraries Electronic Libraries Library Materials Library Services Special Libraries Student Needs Access to Information Academic Libraries Surveys Data Analysis Proximity Users (Information) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1041969 |