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Title: The Effect of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Library Use
Authors: Katherine G. Knott
Keyword: Bibliographic Instruction – College and University Students
Keyword: Use Studies – College and University Students
Keyword: College and University Libraries
Issue Date: 10-Nov-2008
Publisher: School of Information and Library Science
Abstract: In today’s society, someone is always predicting the imminent demise of libraries, who in return, are constantly having to prove their worth. In this attempt, libraries are/have evolved their mission with expanded services and facilities. However, services and facilities mean nothing if they are not utilized by patrons, which makes it vital that libraries capture new patrons and turn them into life-long users. This study examines the role library instruction sessions play in creating this return-user base that is the foundation for our organizations. The researcher surveys two groups of first-year undergraduate students – one group that attends a library session in the House Undergraduate Library on the campus of UNC-CH and one group that does not – in order to study and compare their habits of library use.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1901/568
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