Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, COLRS - Online@Illinois Springfield

Online Learning Update - a blog published daily since 2001 by Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Springfield

Monday, September 16, 2002

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22234-2002Sep15.html

Web Is a Vital College 'Utility,' Study Reports Internet Outpaces Library For Student Research Needs
Ellen McCarthy, Washington Post Staff Writer

Just because that college junior still has not found his way to the campus library does not mean he is an academic slacker. Almost three-quarters of U.S. college students now use the Internet more than the library, and a strong majority said the Net has been an asset to their educational experience, according to a report expected to be released today. The study, conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, found that 86 percent of college students have gone online, compared with 59 percent of the general population....

 



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