{"id":400,"date":"2020-04-03T16:44:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T16:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/printondemand\/?post_type=chapter&p=400"},"modified":"2020-06-29T21:03:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T21:03:29","slug":"prefer-own","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/printondemand\/chapter\/prefer-own\/","title":{"raw":"Preference and Ownership","rendered":"Preference and Ownership"},"content":{"raw":"\r\n\r\n\r\n
\"Acorn.\"<\/td>\r\nMany students and instructors prefer printed textbooks over online versions.\r\n<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nSome people prefer to get their information from the printed page, not computer screens. Anecdotally, reasons for this range from personal preference to memories of being read to as a child. Some feel it's easier to make notes when reading a physical book. Others are uncomfortable reading online or using technology. Still others like the flexibility of having a textbook that's available both online and<\/em> in hard copy. Hearsay aside, research supports the fact that not everyone's first choice is digital.\r\n

Some professors prefer print<\/h1>\r\nAccording to a print-on-demand survey, instructors expressed an array of preferences when it came to their teaching materials, be they print, digital, or a combination of both.[footnote]BCcampus Open Education, \u201cPrint-on-Demand Survey\u201d (unpublished survey, 2020), Microsoft Form.[\/footnote] These personal tastes are reflected in other research, too.\r\n\r\nA survey of faculty conducted by the National Association of College Stores during the 2016\u201317 academic year found that half the instructors surveyed preferred a print textbook over a digital one. One-fifth said they liked to have both print and online components available, while 7 per cent favoured an exclusively digital format for teaching.[footnote]National Association of College Stores, \u201cReport Shows Faculty Still Prefer Print over Digital and Open Educational Resources,\u201d August 31, 2017, https:\/\/www.nacs.org\/advocacynewsmedia\/pressreleases\/tabid\/1579\/ArticleID\/644\/Report-Shows-Faculty-Still-Prefer-Print-over-Digital-and-Open-Educational-Resources.aspx.[\/footnote]\r\n

Some students prefer print<\/h1>\r\nEven in this technological age, there are students who want to learn from an old-fashioned printed textbook. Some college bookstores in British Columbia report there are students who still lean toward printed textbooks for courses. Jodie Pickering, kinesiology instructor at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, B.C., reports that many of her students \"like to have a paper copy to highlight and make notes in. Plus they like to be able to bring their textbook into the lab.\"\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nResearch conducted at Adams State University, a small Hispanic-serving institution in rural Colorado, explored what format students prefer for their textbooks: print or digital. The resounding choice was print, at almost 80 per cent.[footnote]Amanda N. Langdon and Katherine E. Parker, \u201cBridging the Gap: Rural Librarians\u2019 Journey to Understanding Students\u2019 Role in OER Outreach,\u201d International Journal of Open Educational Resources<\/em> 2, no. 1 (Fall 2019\/Winter 2020): 99\u2013118, https:\/\/www.ijoer.org\/bridging-the-gap-rural-librarians-journey-to-understanding-students-role-in-oer-outreach-doi10-18278-ijoer-2-1-7\/.[\/footnote]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1142\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]\"Graph<\/a> Figure 1: Media Preference [Image Description]<\/a>[\/caption]When probed about their favourite type for reading assignments, the majority of student respondents (49.1 per cent) again selected the printed page over a screen. Another 7.5 per cent said they need<\/em> printed copies.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1143\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]\"Pie Figure 2: Medium Preference for Textual Material [Image Description]<\/a>[\/caption]Dr. Naomi Baron<\/a>, a Professor of Linguistics for the Department of World Languages and Cultures at American University in Washington, D.C., asked over 300 university students in the U.S., Japan, Germany, and Slovakia which media they preferred for \"serious\" reading.[footnote]Naomi S. Baron, \u201cReading in a Digital Age,\u201d Phi Delta Kappan<\/em> 99, no. 2 (2017): 15\u201320, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0031721717734184.[\/footnote] Over 90 per cent of students said they concentrate best when using a hard-copy book. The problem with reading online, says Dr. Baron, are the diversions scattered across the Internet.[footnote]\u201cIs This the End of Print Textbooks?,\u201d Two Sides, July 21, 2019, https:\/\/twosidesna.org\/US\/is-this-the-end-of-print-textbooks\/.[\/footnote] Printed books, on the other hand, have few to no distractions.\r\n

Personal library<\/h1>\r\nIn addition to a preference for reading on paper, some students like the idea of keeping their textbook after a course is finished. More than half of the surveyed Adams State University students said holding onto their printed textbook was important or very important for either personal interest or professional reference.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1146\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]\"Pie Figure 3: Keeping Textbooks [Image Description]<\/a>[\/caption]There are other reasons to hold onto an old textbook. In her blog post \"10 Reasons Why You Should Not Sell Back Your Textbook,\" Jessica Lyons adds that a book that has been annotated and marked up during the learning process serves as a valuable personal reference.[footnote]Jessica Lyons, \u201c10 Reasons Why You Should Not Sell Back Your Textbook,\u201d Education Insider News Blog<\/em>, Study.com, accessed April 3, 2020, https:\/\/study.com\/articles\/Selling_Back_Textbooks_Is_Not_a_Yes_or_No_Decision.html.[\/footnote]\r\n

Long descriptions<\/h1>\r\nFigure 1 long description<\/strong>: Horizontal bar graph displaying answers to the question, \"What are your media preferences for consuming information? (Select all that apply).\" The data, based on 159 responses, is as follows:\r\n