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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ792714
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1531-2542
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Students, Librarians, and Subject Guides: Improving a Poor Rate of Return
Reeb, Brenda; Gibbons, Susan
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v4 n1 p123-130 Jan 2004
Librarians use subject guides to introduce students to library materials. Surveys, usability tests, and usage statistics demonstrate that students do not relate well to subject guides. We suggest that library resources organized or delivered at a course level are more in line with how undergraduate students approach library research. (Contains 26 notes.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Library Materials, Library Research, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information), Use Studies, Academic Libraries, Information Retrieval, Indexes, Search Strategies, Library Instruction, Library Skills
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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