[WEB4LIB] Computer Technology More Important Than Library For Student Succe

[Tom Edelblute]

I do not find the study results supports the authors conclusion. "The
survey revealed that presently 62% of faculty use web content for course
preparation, 56% use the web to supplement textbooks and 51% use the web
to ensure up-to-date course content."  That is fine and dandy, but that
does not eliminate the need for libraries.  Many of the library's web
based subscription databases can be used by the faculty to fulfill all
these functions, as do the other materials a library collects.
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Tom Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Library   phone: (714) 765-1759
500 West Broadway        fax:   (714) 765-1730
Anaheim CA 92805         e-mail: thomas at anaheim.lib.ca.us

"Sloan, Bernie" wrote:
> 
> FYI...for what it's worth:
> 
> Computer Technology More Important Than the Library or Tutoring For Student
> Success In Higher Education:
> 
> "An independent survey sponsored by McGraw-Hill Ryerson found that web-based
> technology is considered by higher education faculty to be the most
> effective institutional resource in encouraging student success, outweighing
> traditional resources such as the library and tutoring."
> 
> http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.101502/222882156&ticke
> r=MHP
> 
> "The full 171-page report is available for $100.00. (These prices are
> available only to academics or employees of an academic or government
> institution.)"
> 
> Thanks to Gary Price for pointing this out to me.
> 
> Bernie Sloan
> Senior Library Information Systems Consultant
> University of Illinois Office for Planning and Budgeting
> 338 Henry Administration Building
> 506 S. Wright Street
> Urbana, IL  61801
> 
> Phone: (217) 333-4895
> Fax:   (217) 265-0454
> E-mail: bernies at uillinois.edu