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October 21, 2007
Studying Undergrads
ACRL published this 99 page research report on undergraduate behaviours and hw this relates to libraries. You can buy the report from ACRL/ALA or download thee PDF for free.
Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester (PDF 2,643 KB) 2007
"This book provides a view into the groundbreaking application of ethnographic tools and techniques to the understanding of undergraduate students and their use of information. The publication describes findings of the work at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries and provides insight into how academic librarians might use these techniques on their own campuses."
Contents
1. Introduction to the Undergraduate Research Project
2. Faculty Expectations of Student Research
3. Asking Students about Their Research
4. Night Owl Librarians: Shifting the Reference Clock
5. Library Design and Ethnography
6. Dream Catcher: Capturing Student-Inspired Ideas for the Libraries’ Web site
7. Photo Surveys: Eliciting More Than You Knew to Ask For
8. Mapping Diaries, or Where Do They Go All Day?
9. What an Experience: Library Staff Participation in Ethnographic Research
10. Then and Now: How Today’s Students Differ
11. The Mommy Model of Service
12. Conclusion: Creating Student-Centered Academic Libraries
13. References
Worth the read.
Stephen
Posted by stephen at October 21, 2007 7:04 AM