Student Library Survey Response Frequencies
| Groups | Sampled | Responded | Response Rate |
| First-year | 318 | 100 | 31% |
| Upper Class | 883 | 269 | 30% |
| A & S Graduate | 425 | 45 | 11% |
| DMS | 271 | 128 | 47% |
| Thayer | 121 | 35 | 29% |
| Tuck | 369 | 84 | 23% |
| Unknown* | 20 | 42 | |
| Total | 2,407 | 703 | 29% |
Notes: * "Unknown" includes students who either could not be identified as a respondent from one of the six groups.
Use of Libraries
| First-year | Upper Class | A&S Graduate | DMS | Thayer | Tuck | |
| Baker | 95% | 97% | 46% | 56% | 76% | 36% |
| Cook | 12% | 7% | 25% | 31% | ||
| Dana | 15% | 38% | 97% | 73% | 48% | 4% |
| Feldberg | 18% | 40% | 30% | 33% | 100% | 100% |
| Kresge | 39% | 44% | 3% | 38% | 66% | |
| Matthews- | ||||||
| Fuller | 1% | 4% | 78% | 35% | 3% | |
| Paddock | 21% | 30% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 1% |
| Rauner | 21% | 27% | 8% | 6% | 10% | |
| Sanborn | 48% | 41% | 11% | 9% | 14% | 1% |
| Sherman | 22% | 27% | 10% | 10% |
Why Students Use the Library
| First-year | Upper Class | A&S Graduate | DMS | Thayer | Tuck | |
| Find books | 83% | 94% | 31% | 80% | 100% | 27% |
| Browse current journals | 11% | 22% | 29% | 63% | 40% | 26% |
| Find journal articles | 26% | 61% | 64% | 92% | 77% | 27% |
| Read newspapers | 6% | 10% | 27% | 16% | 26% | 18% |
| Consult with library staff | 15% | 24% | 24% | 35% | 20% | 24% |
| Use computers for library research |
34% | 59% | 69% | 46% | 57% | 48% |
| Use computers for e-mail | 36% | 57% | 89% | 33% | 43% | 35% |
| To study | 90% | 86% | 87% | 50% | 71% | 89% |
Note: The items "to work on assignments," "to meet fellow students," and "for lectures, seminars, classes" were inexplicably absent from the dataset.
Student Use of Services
| Several times a week |
Once a week | Occasionally | Never | |
| Reference/research assistance | 6% | 9% | 62% | 19% |
| Library workshops or presentations | 20% | 70% | ||
| Interlibrary loan/document delivery | 1% | 3% | 34% | 54% |
| Check-out materials | 18% | 59% | 18% | |
| Place holds and recalls | 2% | 27% | 60% | |
| Retrieve materials from storage | 1% | 23% | 64% | |
| Use electronic forms for transactions | 2% | 3% | 17% | 68% |
| Use computers for library research | 14% | 20% | 43% | 18% |
| Use computers for e-mail, word processing | 29% | 17% | 33% | 16% |
| Photocopy | 13% | 26% | 46% | 10% |
| Classrooms, lecture halls, seminar rooms | 6% | 9% | 30% | 44% |
Student Use of Resources
| Several times a week |
Once a week | Occasionally | Never | |
| Online catalog | 20% | 23% | 41% | 14% |
| Library Web pages | 7% | 9% | 35% | 43% |
| Electronic journals | 13% | 14% | 36% | 33% |
| Electronic indexes | 9% | 11% | 37% | 34% |
| Printed journals | 8% | 17% | 46% | 24% |
| Printed books | 11% | 16% | 55% | 13% |
| Maps, scores, videotapes | 1% | 2% | 21% | 66% |
| Microforms | 1% | 27% | 61% |
| Services and Resources Considered Important for Students' Dartmouth Experience |
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| Services | |||
| First-Year | Upper Class | A & S Graduate | |
| Reference/research assistance | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Library workshops/presentations | 16% | 8% | 9% |
| Interlibrary loan/document delivery | 31% | 41% | 47% |
| Retrieve materials from storage | 29% | 35% | 4% |
| Use electronic forms for transactions | 19% | 18% | 24% |
| Use computers for library research | 71% | 80% | 84% |
| Use computers for e-mail, word processing | 64% | 70% | 91% |
| Classrooms, lecture halls, seminar rooms | 40% | 29% | 67% |
| Resources | |||
| Online catalog | 87% | 91% | 64% |
| Library Web pages | 43% | 30% | 62% |
| Electronic journals | 57% | 61% | 80% |
| Electronic indexes | 54% | 60% | 56% |
| Printed journals | 60% | 73% | 76% |
| Printed books | 82% | 82% | 51% |
| Maps, scores, videotapes | 28% | 22% | 16% |
| Microforms | 25% | 38% | 4% |
| Services | |||
| DMS | Thayer | Tuck | |
| Reference/research assistance | 73% | 89% | 76% |
| Library workshops/presentations | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| Interlibrary loan/document delivery | 86% | 46% | 13% |
| Retrieve materials from storage | 34% | 17% | 7% |
| Use electronic forms for transactions | 51% | 26% | 8% |
| Use computers for library research | 61% | 80% | 79% |
| Use computers for e-mail, word processing | 30% | 54% | 50% |
| Classrooms, lecture halls, seminar rooms | 21% | 14% | 44% |
| Resources | |||
| Online catalog | 86% | 94% | 52% |
| Library Web pages | 56% | 46% | 31% |
| Electronic journals | 93% | 63% | 60% |
| Electronic indexes | 70% | 49% | 37% |
| Printed journals | 92% | 74% | 37% |
| Printed books | 78% | 69% | 35% |
| Maps, scores, videotapes | 10% | 14% | 11% |
| Microforms | 15% | 23% | 7% |
Student Survey Questions 14 and 15 - free response questions.
Responses to these Student Survey Questions are available in the paper copy of the survey. Please contact the Librarian's Office for a copy.