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Analyzing LibQUAL+TM Comments Using Excel : an accessible tool for engaging discussion and action. Elizabeth C. Habich Northeastern University. LibQUAL+ at NU: respondents and comments. All those comments !!. … What do they mean? … And what can I do about it??.
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Analyzing LibQUAL+TMComments Using Excel:an accessible tool for engaging discussion and action Elizabeth C. Habich Northeastern University
All those comments !! … What do they mean? … And what can I do about it??
The challenge: No Atlas ti…. …No money… …No time…
Well, sort of to the rescue… Needed: Relational database Available : Flat file available What to do….?
Raw Comment “The library overall has a relaxing feeling to it, especially when it comes to finding the right place to study. With the size of its inventory the resources are infinite. There is barely any interaction with the staff though. This may be because students already have a sense of what they need/are doing before they go to the library.” (2007-#101)
Three thoughts… “The library overall has a relaxing feeling to it, especially when it comes to finding the right place to study. With the size of its inventory the resources are infinite. There is barely any interaction with the staff though. This may be because students already have a sense of what they need/are doing before they go to the library.” (2007-#101)
“The library overall has a relaxing feeling to it, especially when it comes to finding the right place to study.”
“The library overall has a relaxing feeling to it, especially when it comes to finding the right place to study.” Library as Place LP-1: Library space that inspires study and learning
“With the size of its inventory the resources are infinite.”
“With the size of its inventory the resources are infinite.” Information Control (IC) - IC-3: The Print Collections I need to do my work.
“There is barely any interaction with the staff though. This may be because students already have a sense of what they need/are doing before they go to the library.”
“There is barely any interaction with the staff though. This may be because students already have a sense of what they need/are doing before they go to the library.” Affect of Service (AS) …. but which question?
A well-run library that has lacked adequate financial support from the administration. More needed in electronic journals as well as books for our students. #13 (faculty, male, over 65, College of Arts & Science/Political Science; primary library:Snell Library)
A well-run library that has lacked adequate financial support from the administration.More needed in electronic journals as well as books for our students.
A well-run library… General/ positive …that has lacked adequate financial support from the administration. General More needed in electronic journals… IC /journals/e-journals/negative …as well as books for our students IC/print/negative
LP-2 – Quiet Space for Individual Activities /Noise /Negative: Selected Comments
IC-2 Library Website enabling me to locate information on my own
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department: Respondent Comments
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department: More Comments
Thank you! Elizabeth Chamberlain Habich Northeastern University e.habich@neu.edu