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Maloney, Michelle; Wells, Veronica A.

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“…"The statistics gathered showed that many students are not using our resources…" Therefore the Roving Librarian project extended its roving "… to take it to social spaces and resource centers within all schools to reach students who may otherwise be library non-users." (Sharman & Walsh, 2012) The other project to come out of LIDP was Lemontree (Running in the Halls, 2012), which was designed to be a fun, innovative, low input way of engaging students through new technologies and increasing use of library resources. When registering for Lemontree, students sign terms and conditions that allow their student number to be passed to Computing and Library Services (CLS), which allows CLS to track usage of library resources by Lemontree gamers versus students who do not take part.…”

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Understanding Patterns of Library Use Among Undergraduate Students from Different Disciplines

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Stone²

2014

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2014 Collins and Stone. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative CommonsAttribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncsa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractObjective -To test whether routinely-generated library usage data could be linked with information about students to understand patterns of library use among students from different disciplines at the University of Huddersfield. This information is important for librarians seeking to demonstrate the value of the library, and to ensure that they are providing services which meet user needs. The study seeks to join two strands of library user research which until now have been kept rather separate -an interest in disciplinary differences in usage, and a methodology which involves large-scale routinely-generated data.Methods -The study uses anonymized data about individual students derived from two sources: routinely-generated data on various dimensions of physical and electronic library resource usage, and information from the student registry on the course studied by each student. Courses were aggregated at a subject and then disciplinary level. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann Whitney tests were Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2014, 9.3 52 used to identify statistically significant differences between the high-level disciplinary groups, and within each disciplinary group at the subject level.

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Understanding Patterns of Library Use Among Undergraduate Students from Different Disciplines

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2014

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“…Many institutions around the world are purchasing a large quantity of tablets for the purpose of students learning [9]. As tablet is an inexpensive tool for engagement and collaboration, many universities all over the globe are integrating this device into their curriculum [10,11].…”

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Exploring Students and Lecturers Perceptions on Tablet Use for Learning in a South African Rural University

Fernandez¹

2021

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Tablets are rapidly growing pervasive, influencing all age groups of people especially adolescents. Utilizing quantitative methodology, this study sought to explore the perceptions of students and lecturers on using tablets for learning at a rural university located in the Eastern Cape state of South Africa. A descriptive case study research design was employed. A sample of 155 from a population of 254 students and 14 from a population of 25 lecturers voluntarily participated in the survey. Data collected from the structured questionnaires were captured into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (version 24). Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential analysis. Data collected from both stakeholders were triangulated by sources to confirm the findings. The results revealed that students answered the exercise questions, developed the projects and started to search concepts in detail after getting tablets. Although a statistically significant difference was there between the perceptions of students and lecturers, both stakeholders showed positive attitudes toward the students' use of tablets for learning in university classrooms. The study recommended that lecturers must provide more tablet related learning tasks to students in order to make them accept tablet as a learning tool and lecturers must ensure regularly that those tasks are done effectively.

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A Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing Roaming Reference Services

Askew

2015

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the terms of the Creative Commons-AttributionNoncommercial-Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractObjective -The objectives of this research are threefold: a) to assess the students' perception of the roaming service at the point of service; b) to assess the librarians' perception of the service; and, c) to solicit librarian feedback and observations on their roaming experience and perceived user reactions. Ultimately, this data was used to inform and identify best practices for the improvement of the roaming service.Methods -A combination of quantitative and qualitative survey methodologies were used to collect data regarding patron and librarian service perceptions. Patrons and librarians were asked to complete a survey at the conclusion of each reference transaction. In addition at the end of the first semester of the implementation, librarians were asked to provide feedback on the overall program by responding to five open-ended questions.Results -The findings indicate that our students typically seek assistance from the librarians once a term (58%), but the majority (71%) indicated that they would seek a librarian's assistance more frequently, if one were available on the various floors of the library. Overall, our users indicated that they were "Satisfied" (36%) to "Very Satisfied" (43%) with the roaming service. Librarian responses indicate overall enthusiasm and positive feelings about the program, but cautioned that additional enhancements are needed to ensure the continued development and effectiveness of the service.Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2015, 10.2 22 Conclusion -Overall, patrons were satisfied with the service delivered by the roaming reference librarian. The roaming librarians also provided positive feedback regarding the delivery of service. Data collected from both groups is also in agreement on two major program aspects needing improvement: marketing of the service and a means by which to easily identify the roaming librarian.

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Understanding Patterns of Library Use Among Undergraduate Students from Different Disciplines

Understanding Patterns of Library Use Among Undergraduate Students from Different Disciplines

Exploring Students and Lecturers Perceptions on Tablet Use for Learning in a South African Rural University

A Mixed Methods Approach to Assessing Roaming Reference Services

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