Title

Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates' Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Books

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Publication Title

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volume

36

Issue

6

First Page

518

Keywords

E-Books, Print Books, Academic Libraries, Information Retrieval

Last Page

525

Abstract

Academic libraries are increasingly collecting e-books, but little research has investigated how students use e-books compared to print texts. This study used a prompted think-aloud method to gain an understanding of the information retrieval behavior of students in both formats. Qualitative analysis identified themes that will inform instruction and collection practices.

Comments

NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in The Jounral of Academic Librarianship. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in The Jounral of Academic Librarianship, VOL 36, ISSUE 6, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016

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