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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=EJ841668 |
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- Library Support for Distance Learners: What Faculty Think Hufford, Jon R. Distance Education Research Libraries Academic Libraries College Faculty Teacher Surveys Teacher Attitudes User Needs (Information) Needs Assessment Interest Inventories Delivery Systems Library Research Questionnaires Online Courses Library Services In 2001, Texas Tech University Library surveyed faculty who taught distance learning courses. This article reports the findings of the survey. Implicit in the article is the belief that a clear understanding of the needs and expectations of faculty serves as a foundation on which librarians can build a solid program of support for distance learners. This clear understanding may also serve as the basis for better strategies to educate faculty on how librarians can help improve distance learning courses. Unfortunately, what faculty think about library support for distance learning courses is not always clearly understood. To a significant extent, this limited understanding is due to the dearth of information in the professional literature on the subject. More surveys need to be completed and the results published so that distance learning librarians can better understand faculty and better inform them, optimizing support for distance learners. (Contains 7 tables and 15 notes.)