Where Have You Been? - Blume Library - St. Mary's University

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During prior school year, forresearch used:Online journals, magazines, newspapers, orencyclopedias ND0101 students: 72% EN3300 students: 79%Online library catalog ND0101 students: 36% EN3300 students: 51%Online indexes or databases (such as EBSCO, Gale,JSTOR, ProQuest, InfoTrac, etc.) ND0101 students: 42% EN3300 students: 38%Since more ND0101 students (79%) indicate theyused print library books in their research than AdvancedComposition students (64%), there must be other ways thatthese students are finding library books.Since online databases have become a primarymeans of providing access to articles from journals,magazines, and newspapers in today’s academic library, it ismore difficult to gain access to articles from library periodicalswithout using these databases.12
Table 2. Prior Academic Year Research Consultation withPeople or Resources“Almost Always” or “Often”Teachers or professorsLibrariansParents or other adult family membersFriends, classmates, or siblingsWriting labs, writing centers, or help groupsHelp screens, online tutorials, or otherelectronic resourcesND010164%12%24%56%9%14%EN330045%8%13%32%6%6%"Never/NA"LibrariansND010148%EN330060%Individual humans are more likely to be consultedthan non-human or group human resources among bothgroups (generally).The ICTF found it interesting that students in bothgroups, and especially among the upperclass students areless likely to use online help screens or tutorials, despite beingpart of the Net Generation.Among the individual human options, however,librarians are least likely to be consulted.13
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