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ERIC Number: EJ1006654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0099-1333
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Patterns of Undergraduates' Use of Scholarly Databases in a Large Research University
Mbabu, Loyd Gitari; Bertram, Albert; Varnum, Ken
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v39 n2 p189-193 Mar 2013
Authentication data was utilized to explore undergraduate usage of subscription electronic databases. These usage patterns were linked to the information literacy curriculum of the library. The data showed that out of the 26,208 enrolled undergraduate students, 42% of them accessed a scholarly database at least once in the course of the entire semester. Despite their higher levels of learning and expected sophistication in information seeking skills, juniors and seniors used databases proportionately less than freshmen and sophomores. The University Library conducts a variety of introductory seminars that introduce freshmen to databases in the Fall semester. There was no evidence that this momentum is sustained in the subsequent years when higher-level more sophisticated skills are needed. (Contains 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Media Staff
Language: English
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