ERIC Number: EJ845763
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-290X
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The Half-Million-Square-Miles Campus: University of Alaska Fairbanks Off-Campus Library Services
Hahn, Suzan; Lehman, Lisa
Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, v2 n3 p5-24 2005
A database that tracked information requests from University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) distance students using the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library's Off-Campus Services (OCS) indicated that, beginning in 2001, students became more self-reliant searchers. Reasons for this trend included: increased number of licensed online resources from which to choose; improved Internet connectivity for remote Alaskan communities; increased familiarity with e-mail and online searching; increased options for delivering material; and ongoing user education via the OCS office. As both UAF on-campus and distance students become more reliant on the library's online resources, services to both groups have begun to overlap and have become similar. (Contains 5 figures and 38 notes.)
Descriptors: Familiarity, Internet, Library Services, Online Searching, Resources, Users (Information), Distance Education, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Rural Areas, Rural Population, Alaska Natives, Library Instruction, Electronic Mail, Access to Information, User Needs (Information), Electronic Publishing, Resource Materials, College Students, Librarians, Information Literacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Media Staff
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska
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