title: Measuring patrons' technology habits: an evidence-based approach to tailoring library services.
abstract: Librarians continually integrate new technologies into library services for health sciences students. Recently published data are lacking about student ownership of technological devices, awareness of new technologies, and interest in using devices and technologies to interact with the library. A survey was implemented at seven health sciences libraries to help answer these questions. Results show that librarian assumptions about awareness of technologies are not supported, and student interest in using new technologies to interact with the library varies widely. Collecting this evidence provides useful information for successfully integrating technologies into library services.
authors.affiliation: jin.wu@usc.edu , Emerging Technologies Librarian; amychatf@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089; amhughes@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian, Jennifer Ann Wilson Dental Library & Learning Center, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089; kysh@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; megan.rosenbloom@usc.edu , Head of Metadata & Content Management; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: jin.wu@usc.edu , Emerging Technologies Librarian; amychatf@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089; amhughes@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian, Jennifer Ann Wilson Dental Library & Learning Center, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089; kysh@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; megan.rosenbloom@usc.edu , Head of Metadata & Content Management; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Chatfield
authors.affiliation: jin.wu@usc.edu , Emerging Technologies Librarian; amychatf@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089; amhughes@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian, Jennifer Ann Wilson Dental Library & Learning Center, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089; kysh@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; megan.rosenbloom@usc.edu , Head of Metadata & Content Management; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
authors.forename: Annie M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.affiliation: jin.wu@usc.edu , Emerging Technologies Librarian; amychatf@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089; amhughes@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian, Jennifer Ann Wilson Dental Library & Learning Center, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089; kysh@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; megan.rosenbloom@usc.edu , Head of Metadata & Content Management; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kysh
authors.affiliation: jin.wu@usc.edu , Emerging Technologies Librarian; amychatf@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089; amhughes@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian, Jennifer Ann Wilson Dental Library & Learning Center, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089; kysh@usc.edu , Information Services Librarian; megan.rosenbloom@usc.edu , Head of Metadata & Content Management; Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California, 2003 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90089.
authors.forename: Megan Curran
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002140:California; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D046609:Libraries, Digital; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D007999:Library Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult