Experiences of the Student Population at an Urban University: How Do They Use a Joint Library?

Molteni, Valeria E.; Goldman, Crystal; Oulc'hen, Enora

doi:10.1353/pla.2013.0020

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“…The student survey consisted of two parts: a demographic questionnaire and multiple-choice questions on information literacy mastery and concepts. The demographic part of the student survey employed questions from one of the author's previous publications (Molteni, 2008 andMolteni, Goldman &Oulc'hen, 2013 …”

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Student Confidence/Overconfidence in the Research Process

Molteni

Chan

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Librarians with instructional responsibilities will base information literacy session content upon course syllabi and teaching faculty's assessments of student readiness. Often students' self-perceived competencies do not factor into the lesson planning process. The aim of this project is to collect the levels of self-confidence for a group of students who are primarily entering health care professions. This study observes students' levels of self-confidence in performing research-related activities and their corresponding ability to correctly answer content questions for those tasks. Students' self-confidence ratings are not reliable indicators for information literacy competence. The confidence levels for information literacy tasks of students entering health care professions may have clinical implications for future practice.

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Student Confidence/Overconfidence in the Research Process

Molteni

Chan

2015

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…17 Indeed, a number of studies have shown that many nonacademic activities such as eating, socializing, and sleeping also occur in the college library (see, for example, Cunningham and Tabur, 18 Gayton, 19 Lanclos, 20 Mizrachi, 21 and Suarez). 22 The challenges of competing uses for campus spaces, particularly the library, are greater for commuter students. Molteni, Goldman, and Oulc'hen found that students "seek to integrate their student and personal lives" in part because they lacked spaces on campus to keep them separate.…”

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“I Am More Productive in the Library Because It’s Quiet”: Commuter Students in the College Library

Regalado

Smale

2015

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This article discusses commuter students’ experiences with the academic library, drawn from a qualitative study at the City University of New York. Undergraduates at six community and baccalaureate colleges were interviewed to explore how they fit schoolwork into their days, and the challenges and opportunities they encountered. Students identified physical and environmental features that informed their ability to successfully engage in academic work in the library. They valued the library as a distraction-free place for academic work, in contrast to the constraints they experienced in other places—including in their homes and on the commute.

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“…Student commuting behavior reported to Clark (2005) corresponds well with the wide variety of passenger behaviors Lopatovksa et al (2011) observed on New York City subway cars and buses: reading and writing, though also listening to music and playing games. Molteni, Goldman, and Oulc'hen (2013) examine student use of King Library in San José, California that serves both the City of San José and San José State University (SJSU), a predominantly commuter institution. Results of their survey allow them to compare commute times with frequency of library use, and reveal that students "with shorter commutes spend more time in the library" (p. 247).…”

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