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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ814503
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-8623
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Where and Why Students Choose to Use Computer Facilities: A Collaborative Study at an Australian and United Kingdom University
Burke, Liz; Beranek, Lea; Walton, Graham; Stubbings, Ruth
Australian Academic & Research Libraries, v39 n3 p181-197 Sep 2008
The authors describe a collaborative study at two universities, one in Australia and the other in the UK. The main objectives of the study were to gain an understanding of the factors that influence a student's choice of location when using computing facilities, what applications they use, and how adequate various services and facilities provided by the two universities were. (Contains 8 graphs and 9 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Centers, College Students, Use Studies, Academic Libraries, International Cooperation, Universities, Computer Software, Influences, Comparative Analysis, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; United Kingdom
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