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An Anthropologist in the Library
An article in the Chronicle of Higher Ed discusses an ethnographic study conducted by the University of Rochester Library which explores the study schedules and research habits of undergrads. The library hired an anthropologist who used various research methods including videotaping students at work on their computers to collect information. The study has had a significant impact on library marketing, website design, and library renovation. The results of this study will be published in September 2007 by the ACRL in the upcoming “Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester“.
