What Students Really do in the Library: An Observational Study |
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| Authors: | Lawrence T Paretta Amy Catalano |
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| Institution: | 1. C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University , Brookville , NY Lawrence.Paretta@liu.edu;3. Hofstra University , Hempstead , NY |
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| Abstract: | The authors observed 730 collegiate students in the library and recorded their study (or non-study) activities. Approximately 60% of behaviors were study related. The most commonly observed behavior was reading print material (18.8%). The second most common behavior was the use of social media (11.4%). These results have implications for understanding how students learn and study in the pervasive digital world. |
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| Keywords: | library research user studies academic libraries observational research social media |
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