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Biddle Law Library’s Social Computing Survey

Biddle Law Library’s Social Computing Survey. Background, Results, and an Invitation for Partnership Jordon Steele and Al Dong June 14, 2010. Overview. History/Motivation. Started in 2006 Asking our students about their technology usage– hardware, Web 1.0, and Web 2.0. Basic questions:

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Biddle Law Library’s Social Computing Survey

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  1. Biddle Law Library’s Social Computing Survey Background, Results, and an Invitation for Partnership Jordon Steele and Al Dong June 14, 2010

  2. Overview

  3. History/Motivation • Started in 2006 • Asking our students about their technology usage– hardware, Web 1.0, and Web 2.0. • Basic questions: • What social technologies do you use? • How do you use them? • How can library harness this usage? • Survey administered in 2006, each subsequent year

  4. How we did it • Used internal survey creator • Questions included: • What online tools do you use? • What electronic equipment do you use? • Do you use any emerging technologies for legal research? • If not, would you like the opportunity to do so? • Survey participants: • 1Ls (during legal research sessions) • 2Ls and 3Ls (mass e-mail with carrot)

  5. Observations

  6. General Information Usage

  7. Hardware Usage

  8. Our Website

  9. Databases

  10. Discussion

  11. Conclusion • Documented trends for our students’ interaction with technologyand how the library can support it • Provided hard data when pitching new ideas to administrators • Assessed how well library’s current services aligned with evolution in students’ relationship with emerging technology

  12. A Call for Participation • Feedback on Survey • Potential expansion of survey to wider academic law library community • Eventual program at AALL 2011

  13. For More InformationFor more information:egreenle@law.upenn.edumgb43@drexel.edu egreenle@law.upenn.edu mgb43@drexel.edu

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