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Students, Librarians, and Subject Guides: Improving a Poor Rate of Return
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Reeb, Brenda; Gibbons, Susan – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2004
Librarians use subject guides to introduce students to library materials. Surveys, usability tests, and usage statistics demonstrate that students do not relate well to subject guides. We suggest that library resources organized or delivered at a course level are more in line with how undergraduate students approach library research. (Contains 26…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Library Materials, Library Research, User Needs (Information)