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Are We Meeting Students’ Research Needs?
A Comparison of ebrary’s 2008 and 2011 Global Student E-book Surveys
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Background
2008• Original survey questionnaire developed by librarians
– Including Cleveland State University• Informal survey created in SurveyMonkey• Survey distributed to ebrary’s email distribution list of librarians• Librarians pushed out survey to students• ~6,500 respondents
– 76 participating countries (~60% international, 40% US) 2011• Survey duplicated and distributed using the same process• Cloned survey for Cleveland State case study• ~6,600 total respondents
– 100 participating countries (~70% US, 30% international)• Full results and additional social media questions and results available at
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E-book Awareness: 2008
• 68% of students stated awareness good to excellent
• 34% did not know if their library had e-books• 58% did not know where to find e-books
How would you expect this to change?
In 2008…
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E-book Awareness: 2011
In the past three years, the awareness level has not changed as much as expected
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E-book Discovery
20081. Librarians 2. Instructors 3. Library
website/blog 4. Library catalog 5. Google/search
engine6. Peers
2011 1. Librarians 2. Instructors 3. Peers4. Google/search
engine 5. Library catalog 6. Library
website/blog
CSU1. Librarians 2. Instructors 3. Library
website/blog 4. Library catalog 5. Peers 6. Google/search
engine
However, the ways students find information online, including e-books, is changing
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Resources for Research
Students use the following:
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Determining Trustworthiness
20081. Instructor (85%)2. Publisher (70%)3. Librarians (67%)4. Peers (31%)5. Print availability
(27%)6. Google/search
engine (14%)7. Don’t care (6%)
2011 1. Instructor (88%)2. Librarian (77%)3. Publisher (73%)4. Peers (30%)5. Print availability
(25%)6. Google/search
engine (12%)7. Don’t care (3%)
CSU1. Instructor (90%)2. Librarian (80%)3. Publisher (73%)4. Peers (32%)5. Print availability
(23%)6. Google/search
engine (10%)7. Don’t care (3%)
Librarians are having greater influence, and more students care about the source
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Research vs. Trustworthiness
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E-book Features
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Collaborative and accessibility features are increasingly important to students
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E-book Features: 2011 Social Media
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• 58% likely to use social media to share info with peers, while 59% would use it if recommended by peers
• Importance of specialized apps – students prefer Facebook and Google
Special apps will drive discovery
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E-book Usage: 2008
In 2008, students indicated they spent the average time per week in e-books:
• More than 10 hours: 2%• 5 – 10 hours: 5%• 1 – 5 hours: 16%• Less than 1 hour: 29%• Never: 49%
How has that changed?
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E-book Usage: 2011
Students’ usage of e-books has not increased as expected (per week):
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E-book Usage (Cont)
Students who stated they “never’ use e-books in 2011 indicated the following top 5 reasons:
1. I do not know where to find e-books2. I prefer printed books3. My library does not offer e-books4. E-books are too difficult to read5. E-books not available in my subject area
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E-book Usage (Cont)
When asked what would make e-books more suitable, students indicated the following in 2011:
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E vs. P Books: 2008
In 2008, students indicated how often they would use E over P if available
• Very often: 23%• Often: 28%• Sometimes: 32%• Rarely: 14%• Never: 3%
How has that changed?
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E vs. P Books (Cont)
The majority would still prefer e-books if available
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Conclusions
According to data from this informal survey
• Students’ perceptions and trend have not changed as much as expected in the last three years
• Students are now relying more on their librarians to determine information trustworthiness
• Students are sharing information more now than three years ago (including social media), but are still not trusting it as a resource
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Implications
What can we do as vendors, librarians, and publishers to better address student needs?
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Q&A
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