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Assessing awareness of library services: an ethnographic examination of bachelor students at two Czech technology universities
Authors: Chodounská, Alena ; Krueger, Stephanie
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: 4th European Conference on Information Literacy, Praha (CZ), 2016-10-10 / 2016-10-13
Year: 2016
Language: eng
Abstract: In this paper, the authors present interim research results from an ongoing ethnographic examination of eight engineering undergraduate students from two technology universities in Prague, Czech Republic. A multi-layered data gathering strategy was employed, including semi-structured in-person interviews as well as in situ and virtual observations of participants interacting with learning environments. This data enabled the authors to examine whether or not students are aware of library services. “Library services” are here broadly defined to include not only traditional support services but also new, emerging areas of activity which can be categorized under the broader concept of undergraduate student support. Findings indicate very poor awareness of library offerings although participants were aware of the library as a study space. The authors additionally touch briefly upon the concept of “backward design” for service development, in which research data is gathered and considered prior to service design and launch.
Keywords: backward instructional design; engineering undergraduates; ethnography; information literacy; student-centered information literacy; students; etnografie; informační gramotnost; studenti; studentská informační gramotnost; zpětný výukový design
Rights: This work is protected under the Copyright Act No. 121/2000 Coll.; License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
Institution: National Library of Technology (web)
External URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6_71
Permalink: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-367299
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Authors: Chodounská, Alena ; Krueger, Stephanie
Document type: Papers
Conference/Event: 4th European Conference on Information Literacy, Praha (CZ), 2016-10-10 / 2016-10-13
Year: 2016
Language: eng
Abstract: In this paper, the authors present interim research results from an ongoing ethnographic examination of eight engineering undergraduate students from two technology universities in Prague, Czech Republic. A multi-layered data gathering strategy was employed, including semi-structured in-person interviews as well as in situ and virtual observations of participants interacting with learning environments. This data enabled the authors to examine whether or not students are aware of library services. “Library services” are here broadly defined to include not only traditional support services but also new, emerging areas of activity which can be categorized under the broader concept of undergraduate student support. Findings indicate very poor awareness of library offerings although participants were aware of the library as a study space. The authors additionally touch briefly upon the concept of “backward design” for service development, in which research data is gathered and considered prior to service design and launch.
Keywords: backward instructional design; engineering undergraduates; ethnography; information literacy; student-centered information literacy; students; etnografie; informační gramotnost; studenti; studentská informační gramotnost; zpětný výukový design
Rights: This work is protected under the Copyright Act No. 121/2000 Coll.; License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
Institution: National Library of Technology (web)
External URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52162-6_71
Permalink: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-367299
The record appears in these collections:
Culture > Libraries > National Library of Technology
Conference materials > Papers
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