Why the Internet is More Attractive than the Library

Lynn Silipigni Connaway; Kevin M. Randall

doi:10.1080/0361526X.2013.761053

Why the Internet is More Attractive than the Library

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Kevin M. Randall

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Abstract

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist at OCLC Research, discussed results of her research of library user information-seeking behavior and user attitudes toward the library. She discovered that while students and researchers are confident in their own ability to find and use information, information literacy has not kept pace with digital literacy and there is a need for education and support. These findings have implications for librarians and the development of library services to make libraries more relevant today.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	41-56
Number of pages	16
Journal	Serials Librarian
Volume	64
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0361526X.2013.761053
State	Published - Jan 2013

Keywords

Internet
digital visitors and residents
information seeking
library services
online public access catalogue (OPAC)
resource discovery
user behavior and attitudes

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Library and Information Sciences

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