No Natives Here: A Focus Group Study of Student Perceptions of Web 2.0 and the Academic Library

Kenneth J. Burhanna; Jamie Seeholzer; Joseph Salem

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2009.08.003

No Natives Here: A Focus Group Study of Student Perceptions of Web 2.0 and the Academic Library

Kenneth J. Burhanna
, Jamie Seeholzer
, Joseph Salem

University Libraries - University Park

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This study explores Web 2.0 technologies in an academic library through focus groups with undergraduates at Kent State University. Results reveal that students, despite being heavy users, are less sophisticated and expressive in their use of Web 2.0 than presumed. Students set clear boundaries between educational and social spaces on the Web, and the library may be best served by building Web 2.0 into its site and extending its services into course management systems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	523-532
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Academic Librarianship
Volume	35
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2009.08.003
State	Published - Nov 2009

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Education
Library and Information Sciences

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