Effective instruction needed to improve students' use of government documents |
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| Institution: | 1. Walter Stiern Library, California State University, Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099, USA;2. Library, California State University, San Marcos, 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos, CA 92096, USA;1. School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK;2. School of Computer Science, Hail University, Hail, Saudi Arabia;1. Economics and Business Department, Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia;2. College of Business, West Texas A&M University, 2501 4th Avenue, Canyon, TX 79015, United States;1. State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China;2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China;3. Vinayaka Mission''s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem 636308, Tamil Nadu, India;4. School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, 100059, China;5. Department of Environmental and Conservation Sciences, University of Swat, Swat 19130, Pakistan;1. Chemical & Food BND Group, Indian Reference Materials BND Division, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr.K.S Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 110012, India;2. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India;3. National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067,India |
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| Abstract: | Findings from an analysis of printer data in the Walter Stiern Library at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), revealed that government documents accounted for about 5% of the total materials printed. A comparison of these findings with circulation statistics for government documents showed that students are more likely to print web-based government documents than to check out their paper counterparts. However, neither paper nor electronic government documents were accessed at levels indicating extensive use. This study indicates that students are neglecting important materials in their research and that instructors need to further incorporate the use of government documents into their course requirements. Collaborative instruction between librarians and teaching faculty can promote access to the rapidly developing digital collections of government documents. |
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