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Library on the Go: A Focus Group Study of the Mobile Web and the Academic Library
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Seeholzer, Jamie; Salem, Joseph A., Jr. – College & Research Libraries, 2011
This study explores student use of the mobile Web in general and expectations for an academic library's mobile Web site in particular through focus groups with students at Kent State University. Participants expressed more interest in using their mobile Web device to interact with library resources and services than anticipated. Results showed an…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Web Sites, Academic Libraries, Internet
Charting a New Course: A Case Study on the Impact of Outreach Events at Kent State University Libraries
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Seeholzer, Jamie – Public Services Quarterly, 2011
In an effort to market the library as a more inviting, student-friendly place, librarians at the main library of Kent State University have piloted several new events to lure students into the building and keep them coming back. With the transition to more social events hosted by the university libraries, a number of questions arose among…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Outreach Programs, State Universities, Case Studies
No Natives Here: A Focus Group Study of Student Perceptions of Web 2.0 and the Academic Library
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Burhanna, Kenneth J.; Seeholzer, Jamie – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009
This study explores Web 2.0 technologies in an academic library through focus groups with undergraduates at Kent State University. Results reveal that students, despite being heavy users, are less sophisticated and expressive in their use of Web 2.0 than presumed. Students set clear boundaries between educational and social spaces on the Web, and…
Descriptors: Internet, Information Technology, Academic Libraries, Undergraduate Students