External Students and Public Libraries: Student Perspectives

Abstract

Reports on a 1987 survey of externally enrolled students at Deakin University, Geelong. Findings showed that a majority of external students were frequent users of public libraries, with public libraries used more frequently than any other type of library, including the student's own University Library, and that a significant proportion of that usage was directly related to course-work. Accessibility/convenience of the public library, and an ability to browse the shelves directly were the major reasons cited for using public libraries for coursework. The extent of tertiary students' usage of public libraries for formal coursework highlights the importance of close co-operation between the academic and public library sectors in planning library services for this user group, and the need for a concerted campaign to promote the educational role of the public library in the community, and to funding authorities.

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