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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION USE PATTERNS BY ENGINEERING FACULTY AND STUDENTS

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION USE PATTERNS BY ENGINEERING FACULTY AND STUDENTS . Lisha Li William Baer June 2009. Outline. Purpose Methodology and process Survey Responses Survey Results Limitations Conclusions. Purpose. To study the library usage patterns by engineering faculty and students

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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION USE PATTERNS BY ENGINEERING FACULTY AND STUDENTS

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  1. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION USE PATTERNS BY ENGINEERING FACULTY AND STUDENTS Lisha Li William Baer June 2009

  2. Outline • Purpose • Methodology and process • Survey Responses • Survey Results • Limitations • Conclusions

  3. Purpose • To study the library usage patterns by engineering faculty and students • To compare usage patterns among different groups • Using the results of study to improve services in the following areas: • Library out-reach • Library instruction • Resources access

  4. Methodology & Process • Online survey (CEE & ME) • Questionnaire with multiple choices and open end questions. • Focus on: library use and information resources use habits. • Number of questions: • Student survey: 17 • Faculty survey: 18 • Online tools used: Survey Monkey.

  5. Methodology & Process • Questionnaire design – Oct. 2008 • IRB review – Oct. 2008 • Email survey link to departments (twice in 2 weeks) – Nov. 2008 • Data collection – Dec. 2008 • Faculty survey reopened – Feb. 2009 • Analysis – Dec. 2008- Feb. 2009

  6. Survey Population and Response Rate • Student population: • Total enrollment (Fall 2008): 19,413 • Total enrollment in COE: 11,079 • Total students in ME & CEE: 3,398 • Total responses:274 • Response rate: 8%

  7. Survey Population and Response Rate (cont.) • Faculty population: • CEE Faculty: 89 • ME Faculty: 97 • Total Faculty: 186 • Total Response: 25 • Response Rate: 13%

  8. Demographics • Student Participants: • Undergraduates: 216 (79%) • Freshmen: 34 • Sophomore: 38 • Junior: 60 • Senior: 84 • Graduates: 58 (21%) • Masters: 13 • Doctoral: 45

  9. Demographics (cont.) • Student Participants • By gender: • Female – 95 (35%) • Male – 178 (65%) • By school: • CEE – 90 (33%) • ME – 184 (67%) • International: 23 (8%) • Graduate: 18 • 31% of all graduate • Undergraduate: 5

  10. Demographics (cont.) • Faculty Participants: • By Academic Level • Assistant Professor: 4 • Associate Professor: 7 • Professor: 12 • Other: 2 • Total: 25 • By Gender • Female: 2 • Male: 23

  11. How Often Students Come to the Library?

  12. How Often Faculty Come to the Library?

  13. Top 5 Reasons Students Use the Library - Undergraduate

  14. Top 5 Reasons Students Use the Library - Graduate

  15. When Students Prefer to Study in the Library?

  16. Google Effect (%) “Google is sufficient to meet most of my research needs.”

  17. Resources Use Rankings (by Undergraduate )

  18. Resource Use Rankings (by Graduate )

  19. Resource Use Rankings (by Faculty)

  20. Best Databases (by Graduate)

  21. Best Databases (by Faculty)

  22. How Well the Undergraduates Feel They Know the Databases? How would you categorize your level of familiarity with using the following library resources? - (Undergraduate)

  23. How Well the Graduates Feel They Know the Databases? How would you categorize your level of familiarity with using the following library resources? - (Graduate)

  24. Training Preferences

  25. Seeking Help with Research - Students

  26. Seeking Help with Research - Faculty

  27. ILL Use – Students

  28. ILL Use – Faculty

  29. Satisfaction with Electronic Journal Access - Students

  30. Limitations • Response rate • Timing of the survey • Interpretation of questions • Answer choices

  31. Conclusions • Undergraduate students rely on the library as a space to study. • Over all, students prefer online tutorials for database training. But online tutorials can not replace other methods of instruction. • Seniors and graduate students have more knowledge about library resources compared to other students. But we still need to do more to promote library resources.

  32. Conclusions (cont.) • Faculty rely on the electronic resources and interlibrary loan services for research. • We need to be more creative in promoting library resources and services.

  33. Questions?

  34. Thank you!

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