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ERIC Number: ED269024
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985-Oct
Pages: 16
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Implications of High School Student Use of Academic Libraries.
Miller, Rosalind; Russell, Ralph
Academic librarians report that use by increasingly large numbers of high school students is creating pressures in budgets, staff, and materials. Indications are that these demands will increase: students are increasingly sophisticated in their information needs; they are mobile; and school library media centers' collections have been weakened by diminishing funds, increased price of materials, and increased censorship. At the same time, the ability to search library catalogs and databases such as DIALOG from remote locations via terminals increases awareness of resources. High school students can readily obtain lists of relevant sources, but these sources are usually found in the academic library. This research study was designed to answer two questions: How do academic library directors perceive library use by high school students? and Why do high school students come to academic libraries, when do they come, and what do they do when they get there? Questionnaires were mailed to 32 Georgia academic library administrators and distributed to 385 high school students using these institutions during a 2-week period. Administrators reported that service to these students was seen as part of the university recruiting efforts, and identified unreturned materials and undefined reference resource needs as the two most serious problems. Students indicated they used the university library instead of the school library because the collection was superior, the library was more convenient, and they preferred the service offered. (Author/THC)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Media Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
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