Link to the Show / Show NotesThe newest study from ECAR was just released on Oct. 22. "The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009."
The key findings are quite interesting. Here are a few of them.
Student Ownership and Use of Computers:- More students are buying laptops than desktops.
- 79% of freshmen own a laptop one year old or newer.
- 2/3 of all students report owning a desktop or laptop 2years old or newer.
- Almost 95% of students use the library website weekly.
Interactive Communication ToolsSurge in Social Networking websites (SNS) and text messaging :
- Over 90% use SNS.
- Almost 90% use text messaging.
- Use of instant messaging is down to 74% of students.
It is encouraging to me that the study finds such a large percentage of students using library websites weekly. We must be doing something right.
The complete analysis of key findings is at:
EKF0906.pdf (application/pdf Object) .
The entire study is at:
ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009 .
ECAR, EDUCAUSE, Undergraduates, Libraries, Information Technology
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