"Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates’ Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Books" by Selinda Adelle Berg

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

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

Selinda Adelle Berg, University of Windsor
Kristin Hoffmann, The University of Western Ontario
Diane Dawson, University of Saskatchewan

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Article

Publication Date

11-1-2010

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2010.08.008

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

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.

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Selinda Adelle Berg, Kristin Hoffmann and Diane Dawson. "Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates’ Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Books" The Journal of Academic Librarianship Vol. 36 Iss. 6 (2010) p. 518 - 525
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kristinhoffmann/4/