Session Description:
The Library 2.0 movement has fostered extensive technological experimentation among academic librarians. Many question a prescriptive approach to such tech-based innovation, arguing that a user-centered focus results in more successful services. This paper presents findings of comprehensive research into student technology adoption and library usage patterns at Ohio University. Results inform future directions in reference and public services programming, and provide significant insight into several divergent technology cultures characteristic of higher education students.
Benefits/Objectives:
- Critically discuss the findings of Ohio Universitys research into student technology use , adoption patterns , and library expectations in order to generalize applicable trends to their own institutions and student populations.
- Identify and confirm observed variations in technology use and attitudes among student populations in order to develop need-based tools and services customized to specific user profiles.
- Analyze and describe observed insights into the process of online survey design and administration in order to develop successful needs analysis projects at their own institutions.
Presenters:
Char Booth, UC Berkeley Libraries, Berkeley, CA, United States
Christopher Guder, Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States
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If You Build It, Will They Care? Tracking Student Receptivity to Emerging Library Technologies
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