Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading

[Sandford, Mark]

There's reason to be skeptical of either side of the argument.
Personally, I don't bother looking up words when I'm reading unless it's
vital for understanding precisely because I don't like the distraction.
I'd rather keep reading.  But that's me.  You say you get just as
engrossed on your e-reader as in a physical book.  I do, too.  But I
don't read dry work-related materials on my e-reader, so getting
engrossed isn't that difficult.  Generally, students aren't going to get
engrossed by many of their textbooks, regardless of format.

 

Do students study as effectively on a tablet as they do with a book?  I
don't know, but it seems like it's worth asking.

 

Mark

 

 

Mark Sandford

Special Formats Cataloger

Cheng Library

William Paterson University

(973) 720-2437

 

 

 

 

From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On
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I'm still skeptical. Maybe because I use an older version of the kindle
that doesn't have internet access (though it does have games). That NY
Times article doesn't seem to provide any real data. "some of the
millions of consumers" find it distracting. How many? My personal
experience is that I get just as engrossed in my kindle as I do in a
regular book. And the ability to look up a word with the click of a
button is amazingly helpful. 

 

I understand the worry about multi-tasking and distractions in the
digital age, but I don't think there's any difference in distraction
from the person who reads on an e-reader to the person who reads a
regular book but has any number of other gadgets on their person. A text
or call, which would vibrate or ring in your pocket, would seem to be
more of a distraction than having to close your book on the ereader to
find an app. 

 

Cindy

 

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Cynthia Greenan, MLS

Submissions Coordinator

Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org)

 


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