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What's Best For Students: Comparing The Effectiveness Of A Traditional Print Pathfinder And A Web-Based Research Tool, Trina J. Magi Oct 2003

What's Best For Students: Comparing The Effectiveness Of A Traditional Print Pathfinder And A Web-Based Research Tool, Trina J. Magi

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

This quantitative study compared a print pathfinder and a web-based research tool in library instruction for two sections of a first-year business course. The traditional print pathfinder received higher ratings on use, ease of use, and helpfulness, but both tools resulted in students citing a similar number of recommended sources.


Making The Connection: Library Services For Distance Education And Off-Campus Students., Marthea J. Turnage, Randy Mcdonald Jul 2003

Making The Connection: Library Services For Distance Education And Off-Campus Students., Marthea J. Turnage, Randy Mcdonald

Librarian and Staff Publications

Librarians have long recognized that the needs of distance and off-campus students differ from those of traditional, on-campus students. In the last decade, librarians have adapted to the challenges posed by an increasingly physically isolated yet electronically linked community of education stakeholders.