Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library
| dc.contributor.author | De Jager, Karin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-11T12:21:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-12-11T12:21:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore from a number of points of view the perceptions of mainly undergraduate students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) about the value they derive from visiting the physical library. Design/methodology/approach: Data from different investigations were assembled to derive a composite view of undergraduates’ perceptions of the value of the library. LibQUAL+® data reflecting the “Library as Place” dimension of the survey completed in 2014 were scrutinized; data from two surveys conducted in the information commons and the 24/7 venue of the main library at UCT were compiled and data from gate counts during the past three years showed different aspects of undergraduates’ opinions and behavior. Findings: The combination of data from difference sources provided convincing evidence that undergraduate students value the library as a physical space and that they believe their working in the library enables them to get better marks for their university work. Originality/value: The originality of this paper lies in the combination of different datasets to focus on one particular issue, the value of the physical library. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | De Jager, K. (2015). Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library. <i>Performance Measurement and Metrics</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15782 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | De Jager, Karin "Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library." <i>Performance Measurement and Metrics</i> (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15782 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | De Jager, Karin. (2015). Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library. Performance Measurement and Metrics, 16(3), 289-302. DOI10.1108/PMM-08-2015-0021. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1467-8047 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - De Jager, Karin AB - Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore from a number of points of view the perceptions of mainly undergraduate students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) about the value they derive from visiting the physical library. Design/methodology/approach: Data from different investigations were assembled to derive a composite view of undergraduates’ perceptions of the value of the library. LibQUAL+® data reflecting the “Library as Place” dimension of the survey completed in 2014 were scrutinized; data from two surveys conducted in the information commons and the 24/7 venue of the main library at UCT were compiled and data from gate counts during the past three years showed different aspects of undergraduates’ opinions and behavior. Findings: The combination of data from difference sources provided convincing evidence that undergraduate students value the library as a physical space and that they believe their working in the library enables them to get better marks for their university work. Originality/value: The originality of this paper lies in the combination of different datasets to focus on one particular issue, the value of the physical library. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1108/PMM-08-2015-0021 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Performance Measurement and Metrics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 SM - 1467-8047 T1 - Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library TI - Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15782 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15782 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PMM-08-2015-0021 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | De Jager K. Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library. Performance Measurement and Metrics. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15782. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Performance Measurement and Metrics | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/pmm | |
| dc.title | Place matters: undergraduate perceptions of the value of the library | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.subject.keywords | LibQUAL+® | en_ZA |
| uct.subject.keywords | Academic library value | en_ZA |
| uct.subject.keywords | Undergraduate students | en_ZA |
| uct.subject.keywords | Library as Place | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |