Format Preferences of Performing Arts Students

Clark, Joe

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“…Clark found that performing arts students in residence at a university preferred journal access and audio materials electronically (64% and 61% respectively), but wanted books and scores in print formats. 17 …”

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Information-Seeking Behavior and Library Use by Distance Education Graduate Music Education Students

Clark

2014

Music Reference Services Quarterly

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During 2013, the Performing Arts Library at Kent State University conducted a survey with graduate students in the School of Music's online Master of Music in Music Education program. Eighty-tworespondents answered questions about their awareness and use of library services, non-library resources, and desired means of obtaining help, as well as their opinions about the most important services University Libraries offer. The results afforded insights into the needs, preferences, and information-seeking behaviors of students in an online program, and have informed the library's approach in revising its supporting materials for the distance education program.KEYWORDS libraries and distance education, needs assessment, service delivery, information-seeking behavior, help-seeking behavior, academic library As more music classes and entire programs are converted to online formats, an understanding of student preferences and information-seeking behaviors allows librarians to better meet their needs and expectations. Online enrollment, as a percent of the total enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities, has increased from 9.6% in 2002 to 32% in 2011. 1 Sixty-nine percent of chief academic leaders assert that online learning is crucial to their institution's long-term strategy. 2 207 208 Joe C. Clark course work requires resources from University Libraries. In order to better comprehend how the existing collaborations between librarians, program coordinators, and instructors were working, and to assess students' needs and preferences, the Performing Arts Library conducted a Web-based survey. Little data existed concerning students' perceptions of the library, how well their needs were being met, and their expectations and levels of satisfaction with library services. The survey results have informed library practice going forward, in addition to strengthening relationships between course instructors, Web support personnel, program coordinators, and librarians.

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Information-Seeking Behavior and Library Use by Distance Education Graduate Music Education Students

Clark

2014

Music Reference Services Quarterly

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“…4 In a specifically musical context, Joe Clark investigated the format preferences of music, theater, and dance students at Kent State University. 5 Clark found that students expressed a strong preference for books and scores in physical formats, but generally preferred electronic access to journal articles and audio; opinions were roughly even on video and reference materials. When asked to rank library purchase priorities, three of the top Music Library Patron Material Preferences 81 four most desired items-in order, scores, books, CDs, and online audio databases-were all physical.…”

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Music Library Patron Material Preferences: Use and Discovery of Resources in Print and Digital Formats

Knop

2015

Music Reference Services Quarterly

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“…18 Joe Clark surveyed music, dance, and theatre students about their format preferences for various resources. 19 Dance majors showed strong interest in having DVDs and CDs added to the collection. 20 A few studies examine the research needs of performing arts faculty.…”

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Artists as Scholars: The Research Behavior of Dance Faculty

Robinson¹

2016

College & Research Libraries

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© 2016 Shannon Marie Robinson, Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/3.0/) CC BY-NC. The research behaviors and library use of dance scholars are widely unknown, particularly in regard to issues of access to historical materials and new technology preferences. In the past thirty years, college and university dance departments in the United States have developed into independent, research-based programs. Despite the lack of current research examining the information needs of dance scholars, academic librarians must support the performance, research, and pedagogy of these programs. Interviews with dance faculty from three diverse institutions of higher education provide exploratory data about these scholars' research needs. This qualitative study provides context for dance faculty experiences as both artists and teachers. he academic discipline of dance has a relatively short history. Dance was first accepted in higher education through an association with physical education. Eventually the discipline became aligned with the arts, particularly music and theater. Given the brief history of dance as an academic endeavor, there is a corresponding lack of information about dancers and their research needs. To understand the information needs of dancers in higher education, dance faculty from three universities were interviewed about their information-seeking practices and research needs. These interviews provide exploratory, qualitative data about these scholars' research experiences. Because many academic librarians charged with liaison responsibilities to dance departments do not have backgrounds in dance, the results of this research project will enable them to keep current on dancers' information needs and desired services.

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Format Preferences of Performing Arts Students

Cited by 19 publications

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Information-Seeking Behavior and Library Use by Distance Education Graduate Music Education Students

Information-Seeking Behavior and Library Use by Distance Education Graduate Music Education Students

Music Library Patron Material Preferences: Use and Discovery of Resources in Print and Digital Formats

Artists as Scholars: The Research Behavior of Dance Faculty

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