Tuesday 22 November 2011

How students do their academic reading - survey with prizes to win

I've been asked to pass on this message, intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students:

Hello fellow hard working readers,

Would you like to have less competition for core books on your reading lists? Would you like to have access to easier library tools and spend less time on finding reading materials? Would you like to have a clearer picture of what to read and when?

Don't we all? And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

A current Arcadia (UL/CARET) project is currently doing research into how students like you do their academic reading here in Cambridge, in order to help solve problems just like these, and to help shape a modern 21st century library experience. But we can't do a good job without understanding how students read every day, what are your real life needs, what are the ups and downs, and how do you deal with current problems around reading. So if you have a little time, we would be extremely grateful if you could help out. You can help in many ways, and there are cool prizes up for grabs too, like Amazon Kindles, book tokens and Amazon  vouchers.

You can sign up and learn more about the research here:

Looking forward to hearing from you,
Oszkar Nagy
Arcadia Fellow - Student Reading in Theory and Practice project
oszkar@caret.cam.ac.uk