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Adetayo, Adebowale Jeremy; Adeleke, Olateju Abayomi; Adekunmisi, Adedokun Adedayo; Alawiye, Mariam Kehinde – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2023
This study aimed to explore the technology usage of off-campus undergraduate students for library social media engagement. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 245 off-campus university students at Adeleke University. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Libraries, Social Media, Learner Engagement
Papachristopoulos, Leonidas; Athanasopoulou, Akrivi; Giannopoulou, Aggeliki; Hadjinicolaou, Maria – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2023
The Library and Information Center (LIC) of Patras' University and the Hellenic Open University Distance Library and Information Center constitute two academic libraries that serve two different academic institutions types. By the time of the first phase of the outbreak (spring 2019) they attempted to respond multidimensionally to the emerging…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Library Services, Distance Education, In Person Learning
Mongeon, Philippe; Siler, Kyle; Archambault, Antoine; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.; Larivière, Vincent – College & Research Libraries, 2021
Drawing on an original methodology using citations, downloads, and survey data, this paper analyzes journal usage patterns across 28 Canadian universities. Results show that usage levels vary across disciplines and that different academic platforms varied in their importance to different institutions, with for-profit platforms generally exhibiting…
Descriptors: Library Services, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Use Studies
González, Carlos; López, Dany; Calle-Arango, Lina; Montenegro, Helena; Clasing, Paula – ECNU Review of Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to explore Chilean students' digital technology usage patterns and approaches to learning. Design/Approach/Methods: We conducted this study in two stages. We worked with one semester learning management systems (LMS), library, and students' records data in the first one. We performed a k-means cluster analysis to identify…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Use Studies
Barrett, Kathryn; Logan, Judith; Pagotto, Sabina; Greenberg, Amy – Communications in Information Literacy, 2020
This study investigated 299 chat reference interactions from an academic library consortium for instances of teaching and compared these against other characteristics of the chat, such as question content, staff type, user status, user satisfaction, institutional affiliation, length, and shift busyness. Statistical analysis revealed that teaching…
Descriptors: User Satisfaction (Information), Library Services, Academic Libraries, Computer Mediated Communication
Mawhinney, Tara; Hervieux, Sandy – College & Research Libraries, 2022
This multimethod study investigates differences in question complexity and type between live chat, email, and texting by comparing findings from user interviews and virtual reference transcripts, with the goal of better understanding how different delivery methods can meet user needs in the context of an academic library. Findings reveal…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Library Services, Reference Services, Computer Mediated Communication
Tella, Adeyinka – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2022
This study examined a relational analysis of the usability features of university library websites in Nigeria. Through a survey design, a sample of 187 undergraduate students enrolled in a course on Web Design and Management participated in the study. The findings revealed that the usability of a university library website is premised on factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Web Sites, Usability
Sant-Geronikolou, Stavroula; Kouis, Dimitris; Koulouris, Alexandros – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
Library and information science experts around the globe are currently exploring ways of capitalizing student workflow data within library walls. Within this realm, the researchers designed and pilot-tested a user-driven lightweight application that envisions library as a crucial contributor of co-curricular data to learner profiles' contextual…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Foreign Countries
Information-Seeking Behavior in Multilingual Digital Libraries: A Study of the Saudi Digital Library
Hany Mohsen H. Alsalmi – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The information-seeking behavior has proven vital in understanding people's search behavior while seeking information about a particular topic or field. However, in some geographical regions, studies that focus on information-seeking behavior are few, specifically studying Arabic users' information-seeking behavior. A handful of studies…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Seeking, Users (Information), Student Behavior
Mussell, Jessica; Gordon, Carol – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
Usage statistics are a regular part of assessment but the lack of context leaves librarians pondering the reasons for fluctuations in use. Through development of an online survey, we examined faculty perceptions, knowledge, and use of distance library services to support online courses. Responses provided much needed context and helped to…
Descriptors: Library Services, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Use Studies
Akinbode, Rahmon O. Onaolapo; Nwalo, Kenneth Ivo Ngozi – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This study investigates serials management in university libraries, determines the extent to which serials are accessed and used and appraises the influence of availability, accessibility and use of serials on publications output of lecturers in federal universities in Nigeria. Questionnaire administration method was adopted to accumulate data for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Publications, Access to Information
Jara, Magdalena; Clasing, Paula; Gonzalez, Carlos; Montenegro, Maximiliano; Kelly, Nick; Alarcón, Rosa; Sandoval, Augusto; Saurina, Elvira – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
This paper explores the patterns of use of print materials and digital resources in an undergraduate library in a Chilean university, by the students' discipline and year of study. A quantitative analysis was carried out, including descriptive analysis of contingency tables, chi-squared tests, t-tests, and multiple linear regressions. The results…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Statistical Analysis
Tella, Adeyinka; Soluoku, Taofeeqat – Education for Information, 2016
This study analysed the usage of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 tools by librarians in Kwara State academic libraries. A sample of 40 librarians was surveyed through total enumeration sampling technique from four different tertiary education institutions libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The collected…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Web 2.0 Technologies, Library Automation, Library Services
Lamothe, Alain R. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2014
This article investigates the possibility that e-journal collections can reach a maximum size that satisfies long-term patron needs without further significant expansion. The study included collection and usage data taken from 2000 to 2013. In terms of the e-journal collection, the occurrence of a maximal mass appears to be very real. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Library Materials, Library Services, Statistical Analysis
Jolly, Liz; White, Sue – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2016
This article uses the case study of developing a collaborative "out-of-hours" virtual enquiry service by members of the Northern Collaboration Group of academic libraries in the north of England to explore the importance of communication and collaboration between academic library services in enhancing student learning. Set within the…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Library Services, Library Development, Case Studies