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Main Authors: Stephens, Kate, Unwin, Lorna, Bolton, Neil
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ554281
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  • The Use of Libraries by Postgraduate Distance Learning Students: A Mismatch of Expectations. Stephens, Kate Unwin, Lorna Bolton, Neil College Students Distance Education Foreign Countries Graduate Surveys Higher Education Libraries Nontraditional Education Postdoctoral Education Student Attitudes Use Studies User Needs (Information) Users (Information) Reports on a survey of United Kingdom postgraduate distance learning students' use of libraries. Among key findings is the influence of course providers' expectations in determining library use and students' perception that course providers frequently underestimate the need for library use that their courses entail. (Author/AEF)