Faculty Library Survey Response Frequencies
| Divisions | Sampled | Responded | Response Rate |
| Arts & Sciences | |||
| Humanities | 198 | 48 | 24% |
| Sciences | 171 | 47 | 27% |
| Social Sciences | 129 | 42 | 33% |
| Academic Programs | 20 | 5 | 25% |
| DMS | 360 | 82 | 23% |
| Thayer | 49 | 11 | 22% |
| Tuck | 42 | 9 | 21% |
| Other* | 27 | 9 | 33% |
| Total | 996 | 253 | 25% |
Notes: * "Other" includes all faculty members who could not be identified as a member of the Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Academic Programs, DMS, Thayer, or Tuck.
Use of Libraries
| All Faculty | Humanities | Sciences | Social Sciences | DMS | |
| Baker | 69% | 100% | 43% | 88% | 49% |
| Cook | 17% | 6% | 28% | 19% | 5% |
| Dana | 66% | 35% | 68% | 45% | 96% |
| Feldberg | 34% | 10% | 40% | 55% | 16% |
| Kresge | 28% | 10% | 62% | 31% | 12% |
| Matthews-Fuller | 37% | 30% | 10% | 84% | |
| Paddock | 17% | 52% | 9% | 14% | 6% |
| Rauner | 11% | 33% | 2% | 7% | |
| Sanborn | 1% | ||||
| Sherman | 23% | 71% | 9% | 19% | 5% |
| Why Faculty Use the Library | |
| Find journal articles | 90% |
| Find books | 82% |
| Browse current journals | 64% |
| Consult with library staff | 46% |
| Use computers for library research | 16% |
| Read newspapers | 10% |
| Other | 10% |
| Use computers for e-mail, word processing, etc. | 2% |
Faculty Use of Services
| Several times a week |
Once a week | Occasionally | Never | |
| Reference/research assistance | 11% | 15% | 60% | 14% |
| Course reserves | 7% | 12% | 49% | 32% |
| Library workshops or presentations | 1% | 41% | 59% | |
| Interlibrary loan/document delivery | 4% | 17% | 65% | 14% |
| Current awareness service | 5% | 5% | 9% | 80% |
| Check-out materials | 21% | 53% | 26% | |
| Place holds and recalls | 1% | 5% | 59% | 35% |
| Retrieve materials from storage | 1% | 4% | 51% | 44% |
| Use electronic forms for transactions | 8% | 14% | 47% | 32% |
| Use computers for library research | 21% | 13% | 39% | 28% |
| Use computers for e-mail, word processing | 9% | 1% | 12% | 79% |
| Photocopy | 7% | 18% | 51% | 24% |
| Classrooms, lecture halls, seminar rooms | 5% | 6% | 26% | 63% |
Faculty Use of Resources
| Several times a week |
Once a week | Occasionally | Never | |
| Online catalog | 41% | 20% | 33% | 5% |
| Library Web pages | 17% | 18% | 39% | 27% |
| Electronic journals | 31% | 21% | 34% | 14% |
| Electronic indexes | 36% | 16% | 31% | 17% |
| Printed journals | 20% | 31% | 45% | 4% |
| Printed books | 24% | 25% | 45% | 6% |
| Maps, scores, videotapes | 2% | 2% | 29% | 67% |
| Microforms | 1% | 39% | 59% |
| Services and Resources Considered Important for Research and Teaching |
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| Services | ||||
| Humanities | Sciences | Social Sciences | DMS | |
| Reference/research assistance | 79% | 68% | 64% | 67% |
| Library workshops/presentations | 17% | 9% | 21% | 17% |
| Interlibrary loan/document delivery | 83% | 75% | 76% | 74% |
| Current awareness service | 8% | 26% | 10% | 10% |
| Retrieve materials from storage | 63% | 51% | 45% | 16% |
| Use electronic forms for transactions | 48% | 49% | 67% | 56% |
| Use computers for library research | 56% | 40% | 41% | 37% |
| Use computers for e-mail, word processing | 21% | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Classrooms, lecture halls, seminar rooms | 33% | 23% | 12% | 16% |
| Resources | ||||
| Humanities | Sciences | Social Sciences | DMS | |
| Online catalog | 92% | 85% | 100% | 85% |
| Library Web pages | 40% | 51% | 52% | 49% |
| Electronic journals | 46% | 89% | 81% | 82% |
| Electronic indexes | 65% | 66% | 91% | 72% |
| Printed journals | 85% | 96% | 95% | 84% |
| Printed books | 88% | 83% | 91% | 67% |
| Maps, scores, videotapes | 33% | 11% | 21% | 4% |
| Microforms | 42% | 15% | 17% | 2% |
Faculty Survey Questions 14 and 15 - free response questions.
Responses to these Faculty Survey Questions are available in the paper copy of the survey. Please contact the Librarian's Office for a copy.