Book Lovers, Technophiles, Pragmatists, and Printers: The Social and Demographic Structure of User Attitudes toward E-Books

Autor/inn/en	Revelle, Andy; Messner, Kevin; Shrimplin, Aaron; Hurst, Susan
Titel	Book Lovers, Technophiles, Pragmatists, and Printers: The Social and Demographic Structure of User Attitudes toward E-Books
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 73 (2012) 5, S.420-429 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
DOI	10.5860/crl-288
Schlagwörter	Books; Electronic Publishing; Users (Information); Attitudes; Q Methodology; Universities; Student Surveys; Teacher Surveys; Undergraduate Students; College Faculty; Intellectual Disciplines; Gender Differences; Academic Libraries; Ohio + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Book; Buch; Monographie; Monografie; Elektronisches Publizieren; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; University; Universität; Schülerbefragung; Fakultät; Geisteswissenschaften; Geschlechterkonflikt; College; Colleges; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek
Abstract	Q-methodology was used to identify clusters of opinions about e-books at Miami University. The research identified four distinct opinion types among those investigated: Book Lovers, Technophiles, Pragmatists, and Printers. The initial Q-methodology study results were then used as a basis for a large-n survey of undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty so that we could have a more complete picture of the demographic and social makeup of the campus population. Results from that survey indicate that academic discipline is strongly associated with the respondents' opinion types. Gender and educational status are also associated with respondents' opinion types. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01