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Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Ease of Net Research Creates New Problems - BRIAN TSAO, Cornell Daily Sun
Online research has increased significantly over the past few years, but basic written requirements from professors might redirect students' search for credible sources, according to the third part of a recent study by Philip M. Davis, life sciences librarian. The study is entitled "Effect of the Web on Undergraduate Citation Behavior: Guiding Student Scholarship in a Networked Age." According to his report, which appears in the latest edition of the library sciences journal Portal, the use of book citations by undergraduates has dropped rapidly from the 30-percent mark it held in 1996. Davis's main concern focuses on student discretion when selecting reliable sources. His study states that the University has seen a 44-percent drop in the number of reference questions asked to librarians, which indicates decreasing library use. During the same time period, the use of web-based sources has increased.
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