Abstract:

Few women major in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields at the undergraduate level. Given the drive to attract and retain students in general, and women in STEM in particular, educational institutions need to know what resources and services might help support these students in their work. This study seeks to provide a better understanding of how undergraduate women in STEM use the academic library. The study involved focus groups and interviews with women at a research-intensive university in the United States. Grounded theory principles provided a basis for analysis of the collected conversations. The findings from this study indicate that undergraduate women in STEM depend on the academic library as a quiet place to study where there are few distractions and technology is easily available.

摘要：

很少有女性在本科阶段主修科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 领域。鉴于吸引和留住学生的动力，尤其是 STEM 领域的女性，教育机构需要知道哪些资源和服务可能有助于支持这些学生的工作。本研究旨在更好地了解 STEM 专业的本科女性如何使用学术图书馆。该研究涉及美国一所研究型大学的焦点小组和女性访谈。扎根理论原则为分析收集到的对话提供了基础。这项研究的结果表明，STEM 专业的本科女性依赖学术图书馆作为一个安静的学习场所，那里几乎没有干扰，而且技术很容易获得。