Involuntary Online Learners and the Library: How the Pandemic Closures Affected College Students' Library Research

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Main Author: Lantzy, Tricia
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Published: 2022
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contents Involuntary Online Learners and the Library: How the Pandemic Closures Affected College Students' Library Research Lantzy, Tricia College Students Pandemics COVID-19 School Closing Academic Libraries Library Research Electronic Learning Distance Education Emergency Programs Student Research Student Attitudes Library Instruction Student Motivation Barriers Preferences Help Seeking As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, college students across the United States temporarily became online learners regardless of their learning modality preferences. Academic libraries and the student support they offer also went entirely online for extended periods. How did this involuntary online environment affect students' library research? Using qualitative and quantitative survey data, this study explores the impact of the closures on students' perceived helpfulness of librarian-led instruction, motivation to conduct research, barriers experienced, and preferred online help-seeking methods. The findings highlight the importance of academic libraries being proactive and flexible in supporting reluctant online learners.
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spellingShingle Involuntary Online Learners and the Library: How the Pandemic Closures Affected College Students' Library Research
Lantzy, Tricia
College Students
Pandemics
COVID-19
School Closing
Academic Libraries
Library Research
Electronic Learning
Distance Education
Emergency Programs
Student Research
Student Attitudes
Library Instruction
Student Motivation
Barriers
Preferences
Help Seeking
Involuntary Online Learners and the Library: How the Pandemic Closures Affected College Students' Library Research Lantzy, Tricia College Students Pandemics COVID-19 School Closing Academic Libraries Library Research Electronic Learning Distance Education Emergency Programs Student Research Student Attitudes Library Instruction Student Motivation Barriers Preferences Help Seeking As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, college students across the United States temporarily became online learners regardless of their learning modality preferences. Academic libraries and the student support they offer also went entirely online for extended periods. How did this involuntary online environment affect students' library research? Using qualitative and quantitative survey data, this study explores the impact of the closures on students' perceived helpfulness of librarian-led instruction, motivation to conduct research, barriers experienced, and preferred online help-seeking methods. The findings highlight the importance of academic libraries being proactive and flexible in supporting reluctant online learners.
title Involuntary Online Learners and the Library: How the Pandemic Closures Affected College Students' Library Research
topic College Students
Pandemics
COVID-19
School Closing
Academic Libraries
Library Research
Electronic Learning
Distance Education
Emergency Programs
Student Research
Student Attitudes
Library Instruction
Student Motivation
Barriers
Preferences
Help Seeking
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1375530