AARL

Reconsidering services for the postmodern student

Connie Koh
connie@beehivesystems.com.nospam (please remove '.nospam' from address).

Abstract: The effect of postmodern culture on some of today's students has been linked to the ways in which they use services offered by academic libraries. With attitudes characterised by consumerism, knowledge fragmentation and superficiality, these students, particularly those using the library's online services, could benefit from libraries evaluating and altering their services based on students' information-seeking behaviour.

[Full-text]