[Web4lib] Interesting Web/Library 2.0 data (wasparticpationSkillsfor Library 2.0 Leaders)

[Casey Bisson]

>> Why are undergraduate students the core audience?
>> they also conduct the least amount of intensive research, are less  
>> enthusiastic about research, and are less connected  to the  
>> academic community.
>
> Well, not only are undergraduate students the largest group of  
> users at virtually all academic libraries, but at the large number  
> of academic libraries that are not at doctoral degree granting  
> institutions, they are effectively the sole user group.

And, like it or not, it's from those undergrads that tomorrow's  
teachers will come.

Then we have to ask ourselves: will they direct their students to the  
library...will they support continued funding for the library?



Casey Bisson
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Information Architect
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire
http://maisonbisson.com/blog/
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