Here's What Students Have to Say

Arizona State University posted this video on their Library Channel about Academic Libraries in Transition. It is panel discussion with five students, freshman through graduate student, that is 60 minutes long but worth watching. The panel all seemed comfortable talking to a room full of librarians and there were lots of laughs. The students answer questions about what technologies they use; how they find information; where and when they do their research; and what they expect from a library. Two things I found interesting were they don't read blogs and they would listen to library podcasts. (Jogging is a big activity on campus.) They also prefer chat to using the reference desk even if they are sitting a few feet away. Two access issues we have discussed are also brought up by the students. Should there be food in the library? Should the library buy textbooks? Read the answers for yourself.