Browsing by Subject "collection management"

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    Music Faculty after Pandemic Closures: A Mixed Methods Study of Evolving Resource Preferences and Libraries
    (Notes: The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association, 2025-03) Clark, Joe C.; Abbazio, Jessica M.; Sauceda, Jonathan
    The dramatic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education and the growth in popularity of commercial services such as YouTube warrant an examination of how music faculty have and have not changed their teaching practices and what role the library has played in their pedagogy. Building on a 2017 publication, this mixed methods, multi-institutional study examined the practices of instructors at three universities to determine what materials they used to support their teaching, their preferred sources and formats of learning content, the library’s role in meeting these needs, obstacles in using library resources, and the ways in which the pandemic changed their approach to using resources. Results indicated that faculty preferred for their library to invest in electronic collections over physical materials, they favored obtaining some types of materials from non-library sources, and their use of most library services had rebounded from the declines observed during institutional closures.
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    Music Students and Library Collections after Pandemic Closures: An Examination of Format Preferences and Reported Usage
    (College & Research Libraries, 2025-07) Abbazio, Jessica M.; Clark, Joe C.; Sauceda, Jonathan
    This study details university music students’ required resources, format preferences, and information-seeking behaviors after the campus shutdowns brought about by COVID-19. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, the investigation was undertaken at three large US universities in fall 2022. Results revealed that music students continue to use and value library resources, a sentiment that rose with class standing. Longitudinal comparisons with 2012 and 2017 studies reveal that the dramatic shift towards digital resources seen between 2012 and 2017 has not continued and that format preferences are largely unchanged from 2017. Students reported heavy reliance on libraries for books, scores, and articles, while audio and video content were likely to come from freemium resources like YouTube or other streaming sites.