Undergraduate Students' Book Selection: A Study of Factors in the Decision-Making Process

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Main Authors:	Stieve, Thomas, Schoen, David
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2006
Subjects:	Undergraduate Students Academic Libraries Reading Material Selection Books Decision Making Ethnography Behavioral Science Research Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection Performance Factors Attribution Theory
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contents	Undergraduate Students' Book Selection: A Study of Factors in the Decision-Making Process Stieve, Thomas Schoen, David Undergraduate Students Academic Libraries Reading Material Selection Books Decision Making Ethnography Behavioral Science Research Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection Performance Factors Attribution Theory Little research has focused on what factors undergraduate students consider when selecting books at academic libraries. In order to better understand student book choices at Niagara University Library, we chose 11 sets of two books with the same LC subject headings but with other differences and asked students to select one book over another. Twenty potential factors in their decision making were investigated in particular. The data and observations indicated that navigation factors were most important to the students in selecting the books presented to them.
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spellingShingle	Undergraduate Students' Book Selection: A Study of Factors in the Decision-Making Process Stieve, Thomas Schoen, David Undergraduate Students Academic Libraries Reading Material Selection Books Decision Making Ethnography Behavioral Science Research Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection Performance Factors Attribution Theory Undergraduate Students' Book Selection: A Study of Factors in the Decision-Making Process Stieve, Thomas Schoen, David Undergraduate Students Academic Libraries Reading Material Selection Books Decision Making Ethnography Behavioral Science Research Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection Performance Factors Attribution Theory Little research has focused on what factors undergraduate students consider when selecting books at academic libraries. In order to better understand student book choices at Niagara University Library, we chose 11 sets of two books with the same LC subject headings but with other differences and asked students to select one book over another. Twenty potential factors in their decision making were investigated in particular. The data and observations indicated that navigation factors were most important to the students in selecting the books presented to them.
title	Undergraduate Students' Book Selection: A Study of Factors in the Decision-Making Process
topic	Undergraduate Students Academic Libraries Reading Material Selection Books Decision Making Ethnography Behavioral Science Research Textbook Evaluation Textbook Selection Performance Factors Attribution Theory
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