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ERIAL book “College Libraries and Student Culture” receiving positive reviews

Here’s what a few reviewers have had to say about the the ERIAL Project book College Libraries and Student Culture:

“A well-organized and insightful work that reveals how academic libraries are viewed and utilized … Those interested in keeping pace with the rapidly evolving world of academic libraries will find numerous points of interest to […]

ERIAL-related research at UIC and IWU highlighted in Inside Higher Ed

IHE has recently highlighted ongoing ERIAL-related research taking place at University of Illinois-Chicago and Illinois Wesleyan University.

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/06/01/studies-shed-more-light-student-research-skills

The UIC study focuses on the development of information literacy skills throughout students’ college careers, while the IWU/Bucknell University study focuses specifically on evaluating library discover tools from the student’s perspective.

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ERIAL featured in USA Today and Inside Higher Ed

The ERIAL project recently received national press on the study’s soon-to-be-published findings.

“What Students Don’t Know” – Inside Higher Ed “Study: College students rarely use librarians’ expertise” – USA Today

The findings have struck a chord among educators, librarians, and bloggers and have been picked up by several other prominent media outlets including Boing Boing […]