Assessing the Library Needs and Preferences of Off-Campus Students: Surveying Distance Education Students, from the Midwest to the West Indies.

Autor: Mclean, Evadne, Dew, Stephen H.
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Zdroj: Journal of Library Administration; 2004, Vol. 41 Issue 1-2, p265-302, 38p
Abstrakt: In order to have a successful library program for distance education students, librarians must understand who their students are, as well as what their students want and need. Of course, the best way to get tills information is to ask the students. The ACRL Guidelines for Distance Learning Libarary Services emphasize this point, encouraging librarians to regularly survey students involved in distance education and off-campus programs. This paper is based on two student surveys, one conducted by the Coordinator of Library Services for Distance Education at the University of Iowa and the other conducted by the Distance Librarian at University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. The paper focuses on the issues that librarians confront when they conduct a survey of distance education students. In addition, it covers details on writing and developing a survey instrument, including the need to ask the right [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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