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The Deserted Library.

About: This article is published in The Chronicle of higher education.The article was published on 2001-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 112 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Higher education & The Internet.
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TL;DR: Survey data support four main traits attributed to Generation Y, which are discussed within the context of library use and satisfaction, and Implications for future directions in academic library services based on the new ways Generation Y learn and use the library are explored.
Abstract: This article presents the results of a 2003 undergraduate library user survey as a case study of Generation Y. Survey data support four main traits attributed to Generation Y, which are discussed within the context of library use and satisfaction. Implications for future directions in academic library services based on the new ways Generation Y learn and use the library are explored.

229 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare these social models with the traditional academic library, whose spirit is best understood as "communal" and argue that efforts to create a more social academic library threaten this communal spirit and may do more harm than good.

158 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of building improvements on usage of the physical facility and made recommendations for facility planning. But they did not consider the implications for the library as place debate.
Abstract: Since the mid-1990s, more than 390 academic institutions have constructed new libraries or have expanded, renovated, or reconfigured an existing library. Given current concern about the future of libraries and the nature of space needs, it is important to know what impact these improvements have had on use of the physical library. Using responses from a 68-item Web survey conducted in early 2003, this article examines the impact of building improvements on usage of the physical facility. Recommendations for facility planning are offered, and implications for the “library as place” debate are explored. This report is a companion piece to an article published in the November 2003 issue.

112 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the types of projects undertaken and the kinds of improvements provided by the academic libraries and the impact of these improvements on usage of the physical facility and their impact on the physical library.
Abstract: Many academic institutions have benefited from new, expanded, renovated, or reconfigured facilities since the mid-1990s. Given current concerns about the future of the physical library and the nature of space needs, it is important to know what improvements have been made in recent facility projects and what impact these improvements have had on use of the physical library. Based on findings from a survey of 354 academic libraries, this article describes the types of projects undertaken and the kinds of improvements provided. A companion article describing the impact of these improvements on usage of the physical facility is in preparation.

98 citations

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TL;DR: While undergraduates typically begin researching assignments and essays using online sources, books and print journals remain crucial components of submitted work because of their completeness, accuracy, permanent accessibility, and in-depth nature.

97 citations