Kathy: I agree with Erin that in not only could your article argue that any time spent on attempting to preserve a certain format would be worth the effort. Something I would like to know, if possible, is whether there is a study or research on what type of skills or training goes into being able to adequately preserve these various formats?

echampion: I find it interesting that your article explained how art is being used as a method of promoting literacy. I am interested in knowing what kinds of stories these children are reading writing an if there is any research available that might explain what might cause a boy to have more violent thoughts than a girl.

Erin: I find your article to be a good example of qualitative research and not a subject of which I have examined personally or read about. It would be interesting to see in the future whether more research becomes available on the subject of parapsychology.

Kathy: In response to your comments about instant gratification and quantity over quality, I admit to being one of those students who does not always take the necessary time to find information that is relevant to the topic that I am supposed to be looking for. I often search for information in the library catalog using just one database rather than several at once and I do not ask for help with searching for resources when I am having troubling finding something nearly as often as I should.

Response to Ian's Article: I found your article to be quite interesting. I had never really considered how the research methods of students in a library setting worked and it was intriguing to see that many students would rather just search on their own as opposed to looking for any additional help from librarians. One of the things I noticed that you wrote about was how many students would just skip right over any announcements and instructions made by librarians. Perhaps one could also use this article if he or she wished to look into methods of keeping students interested in announcements and other messages from the library in order to keep communications throughout the system open and more helpful. Perhaps if librarians were more creative in getting messages across, they would have more student interest in researching with the assistance of librarians.

Response to Eric's article: I really enjoyed what your article had to say about literacy and the artwork of children. It was interesting to see how children view a text through a different method of researching as opposed to simply asking questions. This article could also be used from an art and education perspective if a researcher wanted to see how drawing and reading could relate to one another in creating a deeper and more rewarding experience for children when they read. Perhaps if more educators used art in the classroom, children would enjoy the experience of reading more and would be able to express themselves in a manner which they would enjoy.

Response to Kathy's article: Kathy, I find digital technology to be quite interesting and believe that it is definitely important in the future of libraries everywhere. This article could be used if a researcher wanted to look into how digital technology and implementing it into libraries is changing the kinds of classes that one must take in order to become a librarian (and specifically a librarian in archives).

Response to Erin's article: I found this article to be quite interesting and unique! As was stated by Ian, this is not a topic that I am very familiar with but it is interesting to see how mathematical statistics and tests can be used to look into ESP. I suppose if one was also interested in looking into the historical nature of how the more paranormal side of things has been researched, he or she could look into this article to find some interesting information.

Response to Kathy: I agree that any tool that can be used to entice people into a library setting should definitely be viewed in a more positive light. Because video games are of interest to children, young adults, and adults today and because research has been done which shows that video games in a library setting can increase interest in not only the library but also in learning, information literacy, and reading, I believe that the good that would come of including games is well worth the money that would be spent.

Response to Erowshan’s articleThis is something I am interested in as well. I would love to see if academic libraries are implementing game nights to help drive people to the library, which could in turn promote further learning for stuents. I think its wonderful that public libraries are implementing systems like this and I would also love to see if this brings more adults into the library, or even if this library implemented an adult game night to promote adult reading as well.
In response to Labelle. This article was very interesting, in how people use the library website. To me hearing 12.56% of students use the physical library daily, seems very low. But I would like to see the weekly use for the library, because it would probably be a lot higher. I also found it interesting how people use the search features provided by he library. Since students tended to not use advanced searching features or strategies, knowing this could help the library refocus on searching strategies to share with the patron.
In response to Kathy,I would have to agree that this does not seem like a research article. But that does not mean it cannot be interesting, or help guide your research further. Reading editorials like this can help put your own research into perspective. I find discussions on digital preservation to be very interesting, with the new focus on digital distribution even for libraries.
In response to Erin. Wow that is an interesting article title it confused me at first till I looked it up. I am curious to see how you think libraries can use research like this, or if you are doing research for something not directly related to libraries. I think this article really brings a social perspective into thought processes, that libraries could indeed use.