Studying Students: A Second Look

Studying Students: A Second Look
by: Nancy Fried Foster (Author, Editor)
Publisher: Amer Library Assn
Publication Date: 2013/12/9
Language: English
Print Length: 156 pages
ISBN-10: 0838986803
ISBN-13: 9780838986806
Book Description
Studying Students: A Second Look presents the results of further ethnographic projects within the University of Rochester’s River Campus Libraries. Topics range from how college students learn the ropes to their use of technology and how they study and write their research papers. The volume also discusses what professors expect of their students and the similarities and differences among faculty, student and librarian research practices. Filled with ideas for applying the findings, the book provides additional insight into the place and role of libraries in the academy.
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Studying Students: A Second Look presents the results of further ethnographic projects within the University of Rochester’s River Campus Libraries. Topics range from how college students learn the ropes to their use of technology and how they study and write their research papers. The volume also discusses what professors expect of their students and the similarities and differences among faculty, student and librarian research practices. Filled with ideas for applying the findings, the book provides additional insight into the place and role of libraries in the academy. Read more