title: Building technology services that address student needs.
abstract: A 16-question technology use survey was conducted to assess incoming health sciences students' knowledge of and interest in current technologies, and to identify student device and tool preferences. Survey questions were developed by colleagues at a peer institution and then edited to match this library's student population. Two years of student responses have been compiled, compared, and reviewed as a means for informing library decisions related to technology and resource purchases. Instruction and event programming have been revised to meet student preferences. Based on the number of students using Apple products, librarians are addressing the need to become more proficient with this platform.
authors.affiliation: a Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library , University of Utah , Salt Lake City , Utah , USA.
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Le Ber
authors.forename: Nancy T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wimmer
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D008297:Male; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014589:Utah; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Academic health sciences libraries; device preferences; health sciences students; library services; technology assessment