| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 191 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Ethnographic research in Illinois academic libraries : the ERIAL Project / Andrew D. Asher, Susan Miller, and David Green -- Pragmatism and idealism in the academic library : an analysis of faculty and librarian expectations and values / Mary Thill -- Marketing the library's instructional services to teaching faculty : learning from teaching faculty interviews / Annie Armstrong -- Why don't students ask librarians for help? : undergraduate help-seeking behavior in three academic libraries / Susan Miller and Nancy Murillo -- Searching for answers : student research behavior at Illinois Wesleyan University / Andrew D. Asher and Lynda M. Duke -- Supporting the academic success of Hispanic students / David Green -- First-generation college students : a sketch of their research process / Firouzeh Logan and Elizabeth Pickard -- Seeing ourselves as others see us : library spaces through student eyes / Jane Treadwell, Amanda Binder, and Natalie Tagge -- Transformative changes in thinking, services, and programs / Lynda M. Duke -- Conclusions and future research / Andrew D. Asher and Lynda M. Duke |
| Summary |
This important book deepens our understanding of how academic libraries can better serve students' needs, and also serves as a model for other researchers interested in a user-centered approach to evaluating library services |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries Project.
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Academic libraries -- Relations with faculty and curriculum -- Illinois.
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Academic libraries -- Services to minorities -- Illinois.
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Academic libraries -- Illinois -- Use studies.
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College students -- Illinois -- Attitudes.
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Information behavior -- Illinois -- Case studies.
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Libraries and colleges -- Illinois -- Case studies.
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Libraries and students -- Illinois -- Case studies.
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Libraries and teachers -- Illinois -- Case studies.
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Research -- Illinois -- Methodology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Use studies.
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Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Asher, Andrew D.
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Duke, Lynda M.
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| LC no. |
2011032423 |
| ISBN |
0838911161 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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0838993575 (electronic bk.) |
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0838993583 (electronic bk.) |
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0838993591 (Mobipocket) |
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0838993605 (Kindle) |
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9780838911167 (paperback; alk. paper) |
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9780838993576 (electronic bk.) |
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9780838993583 (electronic bk.) |
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9780838993590 (Mobipocket) |
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9780838993606 (Kindle) |
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