NDLI: A case study into the need for university computer laboratories

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Atkinson, J.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Charles Sturt Univ., Wagga (Atkinson, J.)
Abstract	Computer laboratories remain an integral tool for students at university however with the flight cost to provide and maintain these resources questions arise over the need for such facilities. This paper investigated the computer resources that students have access to outside their university environment at Charles Sturt University. Although the level of ownership is very high there remains a cohort of students who totally rely on the computer laboratories for their academic needs. Cost was identified as the main factor that inhibited these students from purchasing their own laptop or from having their own Internet access. The university is considering alternate arrangements to support these students by providing subsidies and access to computer software and the internet. However academic staff also need to be consulted in any decision to change the provision of computer laboratories at CSV. The research identified a perception by the academic staff that such computer laboratories are essential for the academic activities that they carry out at the university.
Starting Page	402
Ending Page	406
File Size	117904
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424413850
DOI	10.1109/ISITAE.2007.4409313
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-11-23
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Costs Portable computers Laboratories Computer Laboratory Access Equity Information technology Ethics University Investments Perception Software Libraries Communications technology Internet
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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