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Where Students and Faculty Go for Information: Project Update on the Digital Library Federation Study of Academic Information Users

Leigh Watson Healy
Vice President
Outsell, Inc.

With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Digital Library Federation and Outsell, Inc. are engaged in a multi-institution study that compares the information-seeking behaviors of more than 3,200 students and faculty across academic disciplines in liberal arts colleges and research/doctoral universities. This session will present preliminary findings and highlights of this research into how student and faculty behaviors and preferences are affecting library use and the demand for information resources.

Last updated:  Monday, April 22nd, 2013