Louisiana State University School of Dentistry Library, 1100 Florida Avenue, Box 229, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2009 Dec;73(12):1361-5.
Dental students at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry (LSUSD) have participated in the VitalSource Bookshelf digital textbook program for the last four years. The Bookshelf, a collection of downloadable textbooks, includes the Contemporary Dental Library (CDL), a basic package of sixty books, plus additional titles selected by course directors. A survey was sent to students in the four LSUSD classes to assess satisfaction with the program. Eighty-two (34.2 percent) students completed the survey. In addition, exit interviews of graduating seniors contained a question on the Bookshelf. In both the survey and the exit interview, LSUSD students overwhelmingly expressed dissatisfaction with reading extensive amounts of text online and indicated a preference for printed books. Some students also resented paying for books in the CDL that were not required by instructors and felt that, considering how infrequently they used the Bookshelf, the cost was too high.
路易斯安那州立大学牙科学院（LSUSD）的牙科学生在过去四年中一直参与 VitalSource Bookshelf 数字教科书计划。Bookshelf 是一个可下载教科书的集合，其中包括 Contemporary Dental Library（CDL），这是一个包含六十本书的基本套餐，外加课程主任选择的其他标题。一项针对 LSUSD 四个班级学生的满意度调查评估了该计划。有 82 名（34.2%）学生完成了调查。此外，毕业高年级学生的退出访谈中包含了一个关于 Bookshelf 的问题。在调查和退出访谈中，LSUSD 的学生强烈表示对在线阅读大量文本感到不满，并表示更喜欢纸质书籍。一些学生还对 CDL 中不需要教师要求的书籍付费感到不满，并且认为考虑到他们使用 Bookshelf 的频率很低，成本太高。
