Graduate Student

Demographics

• Wide variety of ages
• Potentially works in one of the Libraries, or as a TA, or teaching their own or first year courses

Academic/Research Experience Level

• May still be engaged in coursework that requires minimally directed research
• Engaged in original research, frequently using primary sources (varies depending on discipline)
• Familiarity with primary and secondary sources in main research domain, but potentially less when engaged in multi- or transdisciplinary work
• Advanced information literacy

General Motivators

• Finding resources/citations for a faculty member
• Finding primary sources for original research projects
• Searching broadly across secondary sources for literature review
• Managing large sets of citations

Repository Tasks/Goals

• Find a specific item related to a specific topic of research
• Browse a large body of secondary sources
• Review published dissertations and theses to explore prior research topics

Repository Content Desired

• Primary source / manuscript material (Text, Images, Audio, Video), with download capabilities
• Scholarly work from Emory faculty and students
• Federated search of secondary sources across library collections
• Citations
• Research data

Frequency of Repository Use

• Infrequent to weekly

Primary Library for Access (onsite or remote)

• In subject specific collections when onsite
• Often offsite, from home, the field, or department/lab.
• Some offsite users consult subject liaison directly for guidance in identifying resources