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Guernsey, Lisa; Prescott, Sabia; Park, Claire – New America, 2021
In the fall and winter of 2020, New America embarked on a snapshot study to gather data on how--or if--people were discovering, accessing, and using their public libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on materials that libraries made available online. Our findings, which include data from a national survey of 2,620 people, highlight…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Library Services
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Abrizah, A.; Zainab, A. N. – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2011
This paper presents findings from a case study investigating secondary school teachers' understanding of the term digital libraries and their relationship with learning. The study addresses two research questions: (1) How do teachers conceptualize digital libraries, their relevance and issues relating to their integration into the curriculum? and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Secondary School Teachers, History Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Cook, John E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1996
Describes a study of two-year college faculty teaching credit courses in correctional facilities to determine their opinions regarding scheduling, library services, and availability of computers. Finds that faculty were concerned about difficulties in using library services and scheduling problems due to rigid prison schedules. (15 citations) (KRG)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Correctional Education
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Perrault, Anne Marie – School Library Media Research, 2007
This study reports on exploratory research that investigated biology teachers' perceptions of their online information seeking practices and how these practices influenced their instructional planning activities. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of the results of an online survey and ten in-depth interviews measuring use of specific online…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Inquiry, Search Engines, Active Learning
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Snyder, Thomas D.; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The 2011 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 47th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education