The Hurried Student: NHCTC Library Finds Many Ways To "Help" Their Busy Users.

Miller, Patty

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Hurried Student: NHCTC Library Finds Many Ways To "Help" Their Busy Users.

Miller, Patty

Community & Junior College Libraries, v8 n2 p63-69 1999

Asserts that nontraditional students are often hurried, because they juggle the many demands of life in addition to those of a student. Suggests that library staff can help students by developing individualized orientation programs and guides for using equipment and material. Cites New Hampshire Community Technical College as an example of a library responsive to students' needs. (VWC)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Librarians, Library Guides, Library Instruction, Nontraditional Students, Student Needs, Time Management, Two Year Colleges, User Needs (Information)

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Language: English

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