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2007 Annual Survey  
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Total # students surveyed 239  
Undergraduate students 200 88.5%
Graduate students 26 11.5%
Advantage students 0 0%
     
Full time students 184 92.9%
Part time students 14 7.1%
No response 33 16.3%


What do students use? Frequently/
sometimes
Not at
all
Library's book collection 51.3% 48.7%
Journals and magazines 49.6% 50.4%
Online catalog 66.2% 33.8%
Library's web site 79.9% 20.1%
Online databases 71.7% 28.3%
Databases through proxy 54.5% 45.5%
Reference books 40.4% 59.6%
Computer lab 85.6% 15.4%
Library as a place to study 72.9% 27.1%


How satisfied are the students? Strongly Agree or
Agree
Disagree
or strongly Disagree
Satisfied with access to books 84.9% 15.0%
Satisfied with access to journals 91.0% 8.9%
Online catalog is easy to use 88.3% 11.7%
Web site is easy to use 90.7% 9.4%
Satisfied using proxy server 77.2% 22.9%
Satisfied with variety of databases 91.0% 8.9%
Using the reference collection is easy 80.9% 19.1%
Library hours are adequate 87.3% 12.7%
Receive appropriate service 87.0% 12.9%
Library is a good place to study 80.9% 19.1%
Find what I need at the library 91.9% 8.9%
Staff is helpful, politie, knowledgable 96.2% 3.9%
Work study staff is helpful 96.4% 3.6%
MOBIUS access is easy 87.7% 12.3%
Interlibrary loan is easy 84.4% 15.6%
     
If drinks and snacks were available in the library (and could be eaten in the library), how likely would you be to use this service?
75.0%   very likely or likely
16.2%   Neutral
8.8%   unlikely or very unlikely

If a book you needed for class assignment was available in electronic format (e-book), how likely would you be to use this service?
71.3%   very likely or likely
15.7%   Neutral
12.9%   unlikely or very unlikely

If there were white boards and rooms available for collaborative work and study in the library, how likely would you be to use this service?
70.4%   very likely or likely
21.3%   Neutral
8.3%   unlikely or very unlikely

When the campus becomes wireless (Fall 2007) and the library offers wireless laptops for check out, how likely would you be to use this service?
58.5%   very likely or likely
21.3%   Neutral
20.3%   unlikely or very unlikely

If the library offered workshops on how to create DVDs from a digital camcorder and space in the library to edit DVDs, how likely would you be to use this service?
46.8%   very likely or likely
28.7%   Neutral
24.5%   unlikely or very unlikely

If you could get online research assistance from a librarian, how likely would you be to use this service?
25.5%   very likely or likely
26.9%   Neutral
47.7%   unlikely or very unlikely

If the library offered an online introduction or tour of the library, how likely would you be to view this service?
25.4%   very likely or likely
26.9%   Neutral
47.7%   unlikely or very unlikely