Patterns of Undergraduates' Use of Scholarly Databases in a Large Research University
Mbabu, Loyd G.; Bertram, Albert; Varnum, Kenneth J.
2012-12-23
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Mbabu, L.G., et al., Patterns of Undergraduates' Use of Scholarly Databases in a Large Research University, The Journal of Academic Librarianship (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2012.10.004 <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/95700>
Abstract
Authentication data was utilized to explore undergraduate usage of subscription electronic databases. These usage patterns were linked to the information literacy curriculum of the library. The data showed that out of the 26,208 enrolled undergraduate students, 42% of them accessed a scholarly database at least once in the course of the entire semester. Despite their higher levels of learning and expected sophistication in informa- tion seeking skills, juniors and seniors used databases proportionately less than freshmen and sophomores. The University Library conducts a variety of introductory seminars that introduce freshmen to databases in the Fall semester. There was no evidence that this momentum is sustained in the subsequent years when higher-level more sophisticated skills are needed.Publisher
Elsevier
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0099-1333
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Undergraduates Databases Information Literacy SQL Analysis
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