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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2004
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ841667 |
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- Academic Library Web Sites and Distance Education: A Content Analysis Jurkowski, Odin L. Web Sites Distance Education Research Libraries Academic Libraries Content Analysis Internet Library Services User Needs (Information) Delivery Systems Library Development Library Research Online Courses Electronic Libraries This study focuses on college and university library services provided to distance education students and a content analysis of library Web sites. The Web sites chosen were categorized by the amount of distance education the institution offered to students. Results indicated that the size of the institution had the strongest correlation to library services offered to distance education students (Spearman's rho of 0.618), not the degree to which distance education is provided (rho of 0.076). This study suggests that just because an institution offers distance learning courses does not necessarily mean that its library offers a full range of Web services to meet distance learner needs, and it brings into question whether some institutions have been too quick to provide distance education services without properly addressing student library needs. (Contains 2 figures and 34 notes.)