id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt ital-2284 Thompson, Susan Student Use of Library Computers: Are Desktop Computers Still Relevant in Today's Libraries? 2012-12-12 14 .pdf application/pdf 6169 290 56 For example, the University of Tennessee and Indiana University have shown significant increases in gate counts after they implemented their commons.5 While many studies discuss the value of information commons, very few look at why library computers are preferred over computers in other areas on campus. This study’s results make it clear that we can’t just look at data such as ECAR’s, which show high laptop ownership, and assume that means students don’t want or won’t use library computers. cache/ital-2284.pdf txt/ital-2284.txt