This study examines the nature and value of students’ experiences with the academic
library. Its aim is to discover the unique contributions of library experiences (including
contact with librarians) to the quality of effort students expend in other educationally
purposeful activities, the gains they report making during college, and their overall
satisfaction with the college experience. More specifically, the study attempts to answer
the following questions:
1. Has student use of various library resources changed between 1984 and 2002?
That is, given the availability of information via the Web and other sources,
are students using the library more or less for certain reasons (for studying,
for finding information)?