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A study focusing on library usage habits through a survey, exploring learning material structure and formats for technical professionals. The experiment aims to assess the effectiveness of printed versus online resources. Expected results include enhancing research methodology skills via distance learning.
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DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MATERIAL FOR USER EDUCATION – BASED ON A SURVEY RÓZA FRANK BERZSENYI COLLEGE, SZOMBATHELY LIS DEPARTMENT FRANK@KIT.BDTF.HU
CONTENT • BASIC SURVEY • OVERVIEW OF LEARNING MATERIAL • THE EXPERIMENT • EXPECTED RESULTS
GOAL: LIBRARY USING HABITS OF TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS IN 3 LIBRARIES 450 PERSONS 1. BASIC SURVEY
FINDINGS a) THE PROFESSIONAL • LOOKS FOR A BOOK OF GIVEN DATA AND • ASKS LIBRARIAN FOR MORE SPECIAL LITERATURE b) SURVEY HELPS IN DEFINING FIELDS TO BE TAUGHT
2. LEARNING MATERIAL • 12 HOURS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING • IN HUNGARIAN • PRINTED VERSION • ELECTRONIC VERSION ON THE INTERNET: HTTP://KIT2.BDTF.HU/TANANYAG!/INDEX.HTML
STRUCTURE MATRIX METHOD • INFORMATION • SOURCES OF INFORMATION • RESEARCH TOOLS AND THEIR USES • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY • CITATION METHODOLOGY, MAKING BIBLIOGRAPHIES
APPEARANCE OF THE MATERIAL • NEEDS OF POTENTIAL USERS - SURVEY EXPERIENCES • MOTIVATION - LEARNER'S OWN TOPIC • EFFECTIVITY: SHORT THEORY, MORE PRACTICE
APPEARANCE OF THE MATERIAL CONT. • INTERACTIONS (THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, TASKS TO EXECUTE) • STYLE OF THE TEXT, READABILITY • USING LIBRARY TO EACH TASK
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY • POTENTIAL LEARNERS RELY BOTH ON PLACE, AND ON LIBRARIAN; • TOOLS OF WORK - DOCUMENTS - ARE IN LIBRARY • TASKS CANNOT BE SOLVED CORRECTLY WITHOUT USING THE LIBRARY.
3. THE EXPERIMENT GOAL: • TO DEFINE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EFFECTIVITY OF PRINTED AND ONLINE MATERIAL PERIOD: FEB 4TH - MAY 15TH MEASURING TIME SPENT IN THE ELECTRONIC MATERIAL
GROUPS OF TRIAL • CORRESPONDENT AND GRADUATE STUDENTS OF BERZSENYI COLLEGE - CCA 130 PERSONS • PHD STUDENTS OF TUB - CCA 10 PERSONS • USERS OF SOME PUBLIC LIBRARIES - CCA 10 PERSONS TOTAL 150 PERSONS
CONTENT OF THE EXPERIMENT • APPLICATION • STARTING TEST AND EVALUATION • DISTRIBUTION OF LEARNING MATERIAL AND PW-S • 12 ACTIVITIES TO CARRY OUT • CREATING PORTFOLIO
CONTENT OF THE EXPERIMENT CONT. • CLOSING TEST AND EVALUATION • QUESTIONNAIRE • COLLECTING AND EVALUATION OF PORTFOLIOS • COMPARATIVE EVALUATION
PLANNED PROCESS AND PRESENT STATUS APPLICATIONS, STARTING TEST 61 PRINTED AND 30 ONLINE IN PROCESS TUTORING IN PROCESS PORTFOLIOS APRIL-MAY FINAL TEST MAY EVALUATIONS MAY
4. EXPECTED RESULTS • LEARNERS CAN ACQUIRE THE BASIC SKILLS OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY VIA DISTANCE LEARNING. • EFFECTIVITY OF THE ONLINE COURSE WILL BE SIMILAR TO THAT OF PRINTED MATERIAL
REMAINING QUESTIONS • NEED OF TUTORING • EFFECTIVITY OF WORKING IN LIBRARIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES • ROLE OF LIBRARIANS