Comparing electronic vs print book preferences between students in the social sciences, the arts and STEM
| Date | 01 June 2015 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-10-2014-0088 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Published date | 01 June 2015 |
| Author | Lee A. Cummings,Anne Larrivee,Leslie Vega |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Librarianship/library management,Library technology |
CONTENTS
Features
Comparing electronic vs print book
preferences between students in
the social sciences, the arts and
STEM .......................1
Third generation of the Web: libraries,
librarians and Web 3.0.......... 6
From paper to pixels: using Google
Forms for collaboration and
assessment ...................9
Conference Reports
ATALM annual conference on
Indigenous Archives, Libraries,
and Museums ................ 14
Column
What’s trending in libraries
from the internet
cybersphere – 02 – 2015 ......17
Review
Current CITE-ings from the popular
and trade computing press ......19
New & Noteworthy ......21
Calendar ...............29
Comparing electronic vs print
book preferences between
students in the social sciences,
the arts and STEM
Lee A. Cummings, Anne Larrivee and Leslie Vega
Introduction
As publishers continue to increase
e-book availability, subject librarians
must assess whether these resources
will appropriately serve the needs of
their departments. To examine this
trend, three librarians at Binghamton
University surveyed students within
areas of the social sciences, the visual arts
and the technical fields. Binghamton
University is a public research university
offering interdisciplinary and professional
degree programs. The Binghamton
University Libraries (the Libraries) serve
a student population of approximately
13,000 undergraduates and 3,000
graduates.
The Libraries collect a range of
materials to adhere to the needs of
a university community with diverse
research needs. There are nearly 2.5
million texts in the collection, and over
340,000 are provided electronically. As
the electronic collection continues to
grow, librarians must make a conscious
effort to understand how students are
responding to these electronic formats.
While several research studies have
compiled data on the student usage of
e-books, few have compared e-book
usage and/or preferences between
different disciplines.
Purpose and hypothesis
The purpose of this comparative
e-book study was to find out whether a
distinct difference exists between the
social sciences, technical fields and
the visual arts. To allow for continuity,
the same questions were asked to
students enrolled in the College of
Community and Public Affairs
(CCPA), students from the Art and
Design and Art History programs (Art)
and students from the Watson School of
Engineering and Applied Science
(Watson). The CCPA consists of one
doctorate program; three masters
programs in social work, public
administration and student affairs; and
one undergraduate program in human
development. The Art and Design
program has five concentrations for
undergraduates, and the Art History
program offers both graduate and
undergraduate courses of study. The
Watson School includes undergraduate and
graduate programs in bioengineering,
computer science, electrical and
computer engineering, mechanical
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