Discovery layers and the distance student: online search habits of students
Abstract
Has your institution purchased discovery layer tools? Are you
wondering how students are using them and how much return your
institution is getting on that investment? Not only are there more
resources available to students online than ever before, but there are
also more avenues for students to discover those resources. RRU
Library puts links to Google Scholar, Summon™, LibGuides, Captivate
tutorials, and more onto its web pages; this paper is an investigation of
how students are using those resources and what they think of them. It
presents student feedback on these discovery layers combined with
empirical evidence from usage statistics. The paper explains how RRU
Library will use this evidence to inform both the electronic paths
designed to lead students to its resources and the outcomes of its
information literacy instructional sessions. This is a preprint of an article submitted for consideration in the JOURNAL OF LIBRARY &
INFORMATION SERVICES IN DISTANCE LEARNING 2012 JESSICA MUSSELL; JOURNAL OF LIBRARY
& INFORMATION SERVICES IN DISTANCE LEARNING is available online at:
http://www.tandfonline.com and this journal available at:
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wlis20/current
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