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Library & Information Technology Services

Information Services Assessment

Collections

A sample of results from faculty:

Frequency of Use Never Once or twice a semester 1-3 times a month 1-3 times a week More than 3 times a week
Physical library collections 20.00% 25.95% 29.73% 16.76% 7.57%
Library e-book collections 31.52% 29.89% 21.20% 13.04% 4.35%
Library databases (e.g. JSTOR) 16.85% 13.59% 20.65% 25.00% 23.91%
Digital image collections (e.g. ARTstor) 66.67% 16.11% 10.00% 3.89% 3.33%
Satisfaction Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied Satisfied
Physical library collections  0.74% 5.93% 29.63% 63.70%
Library e-book collections 3.39% 9.32% 31.36% 55.93%
Library databases (e.g. JSTOR)  1.46% 2.92% 13.87% 81.75%
Digital image collections (e.g. ARTstor) 1.59% 1.59% 20.63% 76.19%

 

And from students:

Frequency of Use Never Once or twice a semester 1-3 times a month 1-3 times a week More than 3 times a week
Physical library collections 36.31% 39.48% 17.29% 5.76% 1.15%
Library e-book collections 33.04% 37.39% 20.58% 6.67% 2.32%
Library databases (e.g. JSTOR) 16.85% 31.99% 35.16% 14.70% 6.63%
Satisfaction Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied Satisfied
Physical library collections 0.00% 1.91% 31.68% 66.41%
Library e-book collections  0.37% 2.96% 34.44% 62.22%
Library databases (e.g. JSTOR)  0.34% 2.38% 20.41% 76.87%
Digital image collections (e.g. ARTstor) 0.47% 2.82% 27.23% 69.48%

 

Printers and Computer Labs

Responses from students:   

Frequency of Use Never Once or twice a semester 1-3 times a month 1-3 times a week More than 3 times a week
Campus printers 4.35% 6.38% 17.39% 38.55% 33.33%
Campus computing labs 24.13% 20.64% 20.93% 18.02% 16.28%
Public computers in the library 21.61% 23.05% 19.60% 19.88% 15.85%
Satisfaction Dissatisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Somewhat Satisfied Satisfied
Campus printers 5.81% 9.03% 32.58% 52.58%
Campus computing labs 0.72% 3.61% 32.49% 63.18%
Public computers in the library 1.43% 6.81% 29.39% 62.37%