Title of article :
Assessing the Research Needs of Graduate Students at Georgetown University Original Research Article
Author/Authors :
DAVID, GIBBS، نويسنده , , Jennifer Boettcher، نويسنده , , Jill Hollingsworth، نويسنده , , Heather Slania، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages :
9
From page :
268
To page :
276
Abstract :
Describes a two-part study of the research needs of graduate students at Georgetown University. The first part, conducted in May 2010, consisted of an online survey about studentsʹ research practices and opinions about the library. The second part, conducted in May 2011, consisted of focus groups with particular subsets of graduate students. The goals of the study were to: 1) gain insight into studentsʹ research habits; 2) determine how they use and perceive the library; 3) determine any differences in responses between students in different disciplines; and 4) uncover distinctions between “scholarly” students (those intent on careers in academia) and “professional” students (those intent on careers outside of academia). Survey responses and focus group transcripts reflected three common broad themes: 1) Infrastructure (library building, furniture, designated space for graduate students); 2) Awareness & Scholarly Support (awareness of specialized library resources and services, tailored orientation and instruction); and 3) Access Services (availability of resources on and off campus, interlibrary and consortial lending, borrowing policies). Humanities students were much more familiar with library services and resources than social science students. Among social science students, we found few differences between the “scholarly” and “professional” groups.
Keywords :
Graduate students , assessment , Awareness , Liaison , Satisfaction , instruction
Journal title :
The Journal of Academic Librarianship
Serial Year :
2012
Journal title :
The Journal of Academic Librarianship
Record number :
1231536
Link To Document :
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