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Peer reviewedWhitmire, Ethelene – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Applied the Biglan model of disciplinary differences to the information-seeking behavior patterns of undergraduates responding to questions on the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ). Discusses implications for the redesign of academic library services and use of the Biglan model as a theoretical framework for future library research.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Discipline, Higher Education, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedWhitmire, Ethelene – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2001
This longitudinal study examined the library use patterns of 1,046 undergraduate students during their first three years of college. The significant changes in library use patterns have implications for the redesign of academic library services, including reference and bibliographic instruction. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Research
Peer reviewedWhitmire, Ethelene – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Investigated factors influencing undergraduates' self-reported satisfaction with their information literacy skills at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Regression analysis revealed that students of color, students satisfied with campus library facilities, and students engaged in interactions with faculty reported greatest satisfaction with…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Skills
Peer reviewedWhitmire, Ethelene – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2003
Explores differences in the academic library use of Asian American, African American, Latino, Native American and White undergraduates. Results indicate that students of color reported more academic library use while all undergraduates who engaged in writing activities and read more non-assigned books reported greater library use. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Asian Americans, Cultural Differences, Latin Americans


