Do online library resources meet the needs and expectations of Information Management students

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Do online library resources meet the needs and
expectations of Information Management students?
Carlos Garcia Jo Harcus Jonathan Marsh Ebere Nkpa
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Literature Review

• HEFCE, 1993. Joint Funding Councils Libraries
  Review Group Report. (Follett Report)
• Rowlands, et al., 2009. Does e-journal
  investment lead to greater academic productivity?
• Woodward Rowlands, 2009. E-book use soars in
  Jiscs high use textbook trial (National E-books
  Observatory Project)
• Jackson, 2008. What Faculty Think A Survey on
  Electronic Resources (Ebrary Survey)
• Masterson, 2009. Thema Project Completion
  Report. (Exploring the experiences of Masters
  students in technology-rich environments)

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Research Objectives

• Establish the current provision of online library
  resources at London Metropolitan University
• Generate a student profile
• Identify the information needs of MA Information
  Services Management students and their
  expectations regarding online resource provision

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Research Design

• Audit of online resources
• Online survey
• Focus groups

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Research Outputs

• Report to funding body
• Report and recommendations to host organisation
• Circulate report and recommendations to relevant
  professional bodies

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Schedule
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References

• Curry, H., 2007. Problems What stands in the
  way of the digital library? Online Available
  at http//www.ucl.ac.uk/uczchac/problems.htm
  Accessed 24 October 2008.
• Jackson, M., 2008. What Faculty Think A Survey
  on Electronic Resources. Journal of Electronic
  Resources Librarianship, Online. 20, pp.
  110-116. Available at http//0-web.ebscohost.com
  .emu.londonmet.ac.uk/
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  24 October 2009.
• Joint Funding Councils Libraries Review Group
  Report, 1993. (Follett Report) Bristol HEFCE.
  Online Available at http//www.ukoln.ac.uk/serv
  ices/papers/follett/report/ Accessed 24 October
  2009.

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References (continued)

• Masterson, L., 2009. Thema Project Completion
  Report. Online Available at
  http//www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/e
  learningcapital/thema_completion_report_apr_09.pdf
  Accessed 24 October 2009.
• Rowlands, I. Nicholas, D. Jubb, M., Does
  e-journal investment lead to greater academic
  productivity? Library Information Update,
  July/August 2009, pp. 45-47.
• Woodward, H. Rowlands, I., 2009. E-book use
  soars in Jiscs high-use textbook trial. Library
  Information Update, October 2009, p.6.

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• Any Questions?