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Laptop requirement usage and impact in graduate ILS education

✍ Scribed by Bin Li; Gregory B. Newby

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 818 KB
Volume: 39
Category: Article
ISSN: 0044-7870
DOI: 10.1002/meet.1450390109

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Abstract

A new requirement for personal laptop computer ownership was implemented for graduate information and library science (ILS) students. This study evaluates the impact and usage of laptop computers, and the real and envisioned benefits of laptop ownership during the first six months of the requirement's implementation. Online and email surveys were used for data gathering, and a combination of quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Student perspectives were emphasized, and institutional background were examined. It was found that students' reaction to the requirement and their usage of laptops was influenced by their previous experiences with computers, their computer skills, and their expectations of the academic program. Understanding of Institutional context of laptop implementation was found to be important for the success of the program.

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