What Do They Have That We Don't Have? Local Libraries and Distance Students: Why Do Students Stray and Can We Get Them Back?

Autor/inn/en	Behr, Michele; LaDell-Thomas, Julie
Titel	What Do They Have That We Don't Have? Local Libraries and Distance Students: Why Do Students Stray and Can We Get Them Back?
Quelle	In: Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 8 (2014) 3-4, S.137-167 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-290X
DOI	10.1080/1533290X.2014.945830
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; College Students; Public Libraries; Electronic Libraries; Library Materials; Library Services; Special Libraries; Student Needs; Access to Information; Academic Libraries; Surveys; Data Analysis; Proximity; Users (Information); California; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Collegestudent; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Spezialbibliothek; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Auswertung; Lebensnähe; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Kalifornien
Abstract	A significant number of distance students report they "stray" from their home universities by using local libraries, despite the fact that distance education librarians work hard to provide customized resources and services tailored to their programs and needs. Are public libraries and special libraries able to meet the research needs of distance learners, or are these students being underserved? This article explores why distance students may choose non-academic libraries over academic libraries, and the impact of this use--on local libraries serving unaffiliated distance learners, and on academic libraries with potentially underutilized distance library services. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10