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Direct linkKvenild, Cassandra; Eastman, Teagan; Davis, Erin; Conerton, Kate – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2018
With the continued growth and evolution of distance education at many colleges and universities, academic librarians must be prepared to respond to the changing needs of distance users. This article discusses the results of a utilization assessment of distance instructors at five midsized American universities. The results inform libraries about…
Descriptors: Library Services, Distance Education, Librarians, Library Instruction
Kunda, Sue; Anderson-Wilk, Mark – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2011
Our institutions of record are facing a new digital knowledge management challenge: stakeholder communities are now expecting customized Web interfaces to institutional knowledge repositories, online environments where community members can contribute content and see themselves represented, as well as access archived resources. Digital curation…
Descriptors: Library Role, Archives, Knowledge Management, Preservation
Bridges, Laurie M. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
This study examines the differences in undergraduate library use by academic discipline at Oregon State University (OSU). In the winter of 2006, an online questionnaire about physical and virtual library use was distributed to 3,227 OSU undergraduates; 949 responses were received. Chi-square tests were used to distinguish differences between user…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Libraries, Educational Facilities, Electronic Libraries
Vondracek, Ruth – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2007
Oregon State University (OSU) researchers surveyed 3,227 undergraduate students to identify how many students use or do not use the physical and virtual OSU libraries. Most importantly, we wanted to determine the alternatives to the library that students choose for typical library activities, such as studying, research, and research assistance,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Focus Groups, Electronic Libraries, Researchers
Christie, Anne; Pollitz, John H.; Middleton, Cheryl – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
College and university students across the United States are concerned about the cost of textbooks. This study examines the student patterns of coping with textbook inflation and the role that course reserve collections play in ameliorating costs. In the winter of 2007, an online survey was distributed to 1,500 Oregon State University students to…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Purchasing, Coping, Library Role
Nichols, Jane; Mellinger, Margaret – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2007
In spring 2005, a task force of Oregon State University librarians investigated whether undergraduates would gravitate toward subject portals tentatively named "virtual college libraries." A literature review and Web site inventory shaped our definition of a virtual college library. A preliminary needs assessment consisting of an online…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Needs Assessment, Focus Groups, College Libraries
