Academic Libraries
Source: The Daily Kent Stater "Library Adjust to Students' Changing Needs"
An article from the student paper at Kent St. University. Here are a couple of quotes: 1) When there is a need for information, many students, such as Kristin Pratt, will simply say "'Google' it."...I go into the library maybe about twice a year," Pratt, a junior criminal justice major, said. To complete her research assignments for class, she stays in her room and uses the Internet search engine Google (www.google.com) and the University Library's Web site at www.library.kent.edu. 2) Caroline Radcliff, head of reference services, has been with the Kent State library for 13 years, and has seen the changes the Internet has brought. "More students came into the building [ten years ago]," she said, "but we have a strong and extensive Web presence. Students can connect and use the Web resources [from their personal computers]." 3) Some students, such as senior art education major Amanda Carey, still find materials in the library more useful than those found online. For her major, Carey said she must find "contemporary" materials not commonly found over the Internet, mostly from the periodical floor. She finds the available resources at Kent State's library to be superior to others. "Kent has the best library," Carey said. "I went one time to a library in Akron, and they said they send students to Kent to do research."
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