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Student Perceptions of
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Who We Are, What We Do
Wikipedia
BREAKING NEWS?
Students Use Google and
Wikipedia for Research

Over 95% of college students use
Google in course-related contexts
85% use Wikipedia

Source: How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age Project Information Literacy.
Most Popular Sources
Used in Student Writing
(2010-2011)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Wikipedia (8%)
Yahoo! Answers (8%)
Answers.com (3%)
eNotes (3%)
SlideShare (2%)

Source: A Comparison of Internet Sources for Secondary and Higher Education Students.
Top 10 Sites Cited on EasyBib
10. The Washington Post
9. CNN
8. Answers.com
7. Time Magazine
6. Associated Content (Yahoo! Voices)
5. BBC News
4. JSTOR
3. YouTube
2. The New York Times
1. Wikipedia
Source: EasyBib user data.
Source: EasyBib Survey
Source: EasyBib Survey
Wikipedia:
So What Can We Do?
Educate
Encourage
Contribute

Source: Teaching Wikipedia as a Research Tool, Finding Dulcinea
The Library

Source: Brewton-Parker College Library
College Library Web Site Use
2010 OCLC study of college students' use of
electronic information sources found:

40% have never used their library's website
Of those who have not used it, 23% believe other websites
have better information (!)

Source: Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community, OCLC.
12%
“Only 12% of teachers say their students
are ‘very likely’ to use printed books in
a research assignment.”

Source: How Teens Do Research in the Digital World, Pew Internet 2012
Source: EasyBib Survey
Source: EasyBib Survey
The Library:
So What Can We Do?
Branding
Comfort
Relatability
Familiarity
Plagiarism

Source: blogs.orlandoweekly.com
Plagiarism
2011 Pew Research Study
College Presidents
• 55% reported an increase
• 40% noticed neither an increase nor decrease
• 2% noticed a decrease*
Of those who noticed an increase, 89% "believe that
computers and the internet have played a major role in
this trend."

*"No answer" responses not shown.
Source: "The Digital Revolution and Higher Education," Pew Research Center.
25.4%
did not understand the need to cite a
source in instances other than direct
quotes (i.e., paraphrasing, summarizing)

24%
did not know when to cite
a source at all
Source: EasyBib Survey
Source: EasyBib Survey
Plagiarism:
So What Can We Do?
Education
Education
Education
Tools
Technology Used in Research

Source: http://gatorball.wordpress.com
64%
of surveyed teachers said
“today’s digital technologies do
more to distract students than to
help them academically.”

Source: How Teens Do Research in the Digital World, Pew Internet 2012
Source: EasyBib Survey
Perceptions of Libraries
Technology:
So What Can We Do?
Promote databases and
other library resources
Quality over quantity
Flip the classroom
Tools
What Are Your Strategies?

Source: http://thacolorgray.com
Thank You :)
Emily Gover
emily@imagineeasy.com
@Emily_EasyBib

EasyBib Librarians
EasyBib

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caitlyn@imagineeasy.com
@Caity_EasyBib

easybib.com
researchready.com
Works Cited
EasyBib Student Survey. June 2013. Raw data. Imagine Easy Solutions, LLC, New York, NY.
EasyBib User Data. Feb. 2012. Raw data. ImagineEasy Solutions, LLC, New York.
Finding Dulcinea. "Wikipedia In The Classroom." Teaching Wikipedia as a Research Tool. Dulcinea Media, Inc., 2013. Web.
10 Oct. 2013.
How Teens Do Research in the Digital World. Rep. Pew Research Center, College Board and the National Writing Project, 1
Nov. 2012. Web. 31 Jan. 2013.
Salisbury, Fiona, and Sharon Karasmanis. "Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition
from Secondaryto Tertiary Education." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 41.1 (2011): 43-58. Print.
The Sources in Student Writing – Secondary Education. Rep. Turnitin, Jan. 2013. Web. 17 Jan. 2013
De Rosa, Cathy, Joanne Cantrell, Matthew Carlson, Peggy Gallagher, Janet Hawk, and Charlotte Sturtz. Perceptions of
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Perceptions of Libraries

  • 1. So What do They Really Think? Student Perceptions of Libraries and Research We’re starting right at 4pm, so if you don’t hear any audio, that’s why! #EasyBibEvents
  • 2. Who We Are, What We Do
  • 4. BREAKING NEWS? Students Use Google and Wikipedia for Research Over 95% of college students use Google in course-related contexts 85% use Wikipedia Source: How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age Project Information Literacy.
  • 5. Most Popular Sources Used in Student Writing (2010-2011) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Wikipedia (8%) Yahoo! Answers (8%) Answers.com (3%) eNotes (3%) SlideShare (2%) Source: A Comparison of Internet Sources for Secondary and Higher Education Students.
  • 6. Top 10 Sites Cited on EasyBib 10. The Washington Post 9. CNN 8. Answers.com 7. Time Magazine 6. Associated Content (Yahoo! Voices) 5. BBC News 4. JSTOR 3. YouTube 2. The New York Times 1. Wikipedia Source: EasyBib user data.
  • 9. Wikipedia: So What Can We Do? Educate Encourage Contribute Source: Teaching Wikipedia as a Research Tool, Finding Dulcinea
  • 11. College Library Web Site Use 2010 OCLC study of college students' use of electronic information sources found: 40% have never used their library's website Of those who have not used it, 23% believe other websites have better information (!) Source: Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community, OCLC.
  • 12. 12% “Only 12% of teachers say their students are ‘very likely’ to use printed books in a research assignment.” Source: How Teens Do Research in the Digital World, Pew Internet 2012
  • 15. The Library: So What Can We Do? Branding Comfort Relatability Familiarity
  • 17. Plagiarism 2011 Pew Research Study College Presidents • 55% reported an increase • 40% noticed neither an increase nor decrease • 2% noticed a decrease* Of those who noticed an increase, 89% "believe that computers and the internet have played a major role in this trend." *"No answer" responses not shown. Source: "The Digital Revolution and Higher Education," Pew Research Center.
  • 18. 25.4% did not understand the need to cite a source in instances other than direct quotes (i.e., paraphrasing, summarizing) 24% did not know when to cite a source at all
  • 21. Plagiarism: So What Can We Do? Education Education Education Tools
  • 22. Technology Used in Research Source: http://gatorball.wordpress.com
  • 23. 64% of surveyed teachers said “today’s digital technologies do more to distract students than to help them academically.” Source: How Teens Do Research in the Digital World, Pew Internet 2012
  • 26. Technology: So What Can We Do? Promote databases and other library resources Quality over quantity Flip the classroom Tools
  • 27. What Are Your Strategies? Source: http://thacolorgray.com
  • 28. Thank You :) Emily Gover emily@imagineeasy.com @Emily_EasyBib EasyBib Librarians EasyBib Caity Selleck caitlyn@imagineeasy.com @Caity_EasyBib easybib.com researchready.com
  • 29. Works Cited EasyBib Student Survey. June 2013. Raw data. Imagine Easy Solutions, LLC, New York, NY. EasyBib User Data. Feb. 2012. Raw data. ImagineEasy Solutions, LLC, New York. Finding Dulcinea. "Wikipedia In The Classroom." Teaching Wikipedia as a Research Tool. Dulcinea Media, Inc., 2013. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. How Teens Do Research in the Digital World. Rep. Pew Research Center, College Board and the National Writing Project, 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. Salisbury, Fiona, and Sharon Karasmanis. "Are They Ready? Exploring Student Information Literacy Skills in the Transition from Secondaryto Tertiary Education." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 41.1 (2011): 43-58. Print. The Sources in Student Writing – Secondary Education. Rep. Turnitin, Jan. 2013. Web. 17 Jan. 2013 De Rosa, Cathy, Joanne Cantrell, Matthew Carlson, Peggy Gallagher, Janet Hawk, and Charlotte Sturtz. Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community. Rep. Ed. Brad Gauder. OCLC, 2011. Web. 29 Mar. 2012.