Laptops to Go: A Student Assessment of a Library Laptop Lending Service

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Main Authors: Summey, Terri, Gutierrez, Art
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2012
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author Summey, Terri
Gutierrez, Art
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Gutierrez, Art
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Gutierrez, Art
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contents Laptops to Go: A Student Assessment of a Library Laptop Lending Service Summey, Terri Gutierrez, Art State Universities Academic Libraries Library Services Library Equipment Laptop Computers Access to Computers Library Role Student Surveys Student Attitudes Participant Satisfaction Technological Advancement Handheld Devices Approximately five years ago, the library at Emporia State University started a laptop lending service to provide laptops for use in the library. The program has been highly successful. In the last few years, some modifications were made to the program, and netbooks were added. In this article, the authors will explore laptop programs in a variety of library settings, present details on the ESU Libraries laptop lending service, and discuss the results of a student satisfaction survey. Finally the authors present what the library faculty and staff have learned and potential future modifications to the program. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)
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spellingShingle Laptops to Go: A Student Assessment of a Library Laptop Lending Service
Summey, Terri
Gutierrez, Art
State Universities
Academic Libraries
Library Services
Library Equipment
Laptop Computers
Access to Computers
Library Role
Student Surveys
Student Attitudes
Participant Satisfaction
Technological Advancement
Handheld Devices
Laptops to Go: A Student Assessment of a Library Laptop Lending Service Summey, Terri Gutierrez, Art State Universities Academic Libraries Library Services Library Equipment Laptop Computers Access to Computers Library Role Student Surveys Student Attitudes Participant Satisfaction Technological Advancement Handheld Devices Approximately five years ago, the library at Emporia State University started a laptop lending service to provide laptops for use in the library. The program has been highly successful. In the last few years, some modifications were made to the program, and netbooks were added. In this article, the authors will explore laptop programs in a variety of library settings, present details on the ESU Libraries laptop lending service, and discuss the results of a student satisfaction survey. Finally the authors present what the library faculty and staff have learned and potential future modifications to the program. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)
title Laptops to Go: A Student Assessment of a Library Laptop Lending Service
topic State Universities
Academic Libraries
Library Services
Library Equipment
Laptop Computers
Access to Computers
Library Role
Student Surveys
Student Attitudes
Participant Satisfaction
Technological Advancement
Handheld Devices
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ953625