Compilation of the Results of the 2002 Faculty Survey
(The
Survey was sent to 200 WSU faculty in March 2002 - 130 of the 200
(65%) completed the Survey)
(NOTE:
data in brackets [] represents number of responses)
I.
Demographics -
1.
With which academic department are you primarily associated? (Not
a compilation)
2.
How many years have you been on the faculty at WSU?
0-5 [ 39]
6-10 [ 48]
11-15 [ 30] 16+ [13]
3.
Do you have tenure? 1. Yes [84]
2. No [46]
4.
How important is research to your success at Weber State?
Very Important 5 [43] 4
[42] 3 [25] 2 [18]
1 [2] Not Important
5.
Are you currently involved in research that requires library resources?
1. Yes [104] 2. No [26]
6.
Does your scholarship focus on: Curriculum Support [54]
Research [68] Other [8]
7.
Please indicate your general satisfaction with library resources to
support your research:
a.
Access
to resources available on-site or online:
Very satisfied 5 [48] 4 [50] 3
[25] 2 [6] 1 [1]
Not Satisfied
b.
Access to resources not owned by the Stewart Library
Very satisfied 5 [41] 4 [49] 3
[34] 2 [5] 1 [1]
Not Satisfied
|
|
Frequency
of Use |
Satisfaction
Rating |
|
II.
Collections - |
More
than once a week |
Once
a
week |
Once
a
month |
Once
a
term |
Never
|
5
(high)
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
(low)
|
Don
= t
know
|
|
Book
collection |
10
|
24
|
59
|
35
|
2
|
33
|
61
|
27
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
Journal
and periodical
collections
(print & electronic) |
27
|
43
|
38
|
20
|
2
|
23
|
62
|
24
|
13
|
7
|
1
|
Reference
collection |
6
|
16
|
40
|
54
|
14
|
28
|
59
|
31
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Government
documents
collection
|
3
|
5
|
17
|
48
|
57
|
28
|
37
|
15
|
2
|
1
|
47
|
Archives
and Special Collections |
1
|
2
|
9
|
28
|
90
|
25
|
32
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
65
|
Reserve
collection |
9
|
17
|
28
|
34
|
42
|
36
|
48
|
13
|
2
|
0
|
31
|
Audiovisual
collections |
8
|
24
|
55
|
36
|
7
|
27
|
61
|
30
|
5
|
0
|
7
|
Curriculum
collection |
5
|
9
|
14
|
40
|
62
|
19
|
25
|
21
|
3
|
1
|
61
|
Overall,
how satisfied are you with library resources to support your teaching
and student assignments?
Very satisfied 5 [39] 4 [68] 3
[19] 3 [3] 1 [1]
Not Satisfied
|
|
Frequency
of Use |
Satisfaction
Rating |
|
III.
Services - |
More
than once a week |
Once
a
week |
Once
a
month |
Once
a term |
Never
|
5
(high)
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
(low)
|
Don
= t
know
|
|
Access
to library catalogs
and
databases |
20
|
62
|
35
|
13
|
5
|
39
|
71
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Remote
access to library resources |
24
|
30
|
42
|
20
|
14
|
41
|
53
|
19
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
Reference
Services |
3
|
13
|
25
|
59
|
30
|
29
|
49
|
29
|
1
|
2
|
21
|
Interlibrary
Loan Services |
2
|
9
|
38
|
65
|
16
|
51
|
53
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
14
|
Library
Instruction Sessions |
0
|
0
|
4
|
73
|
52
|
37
|
39
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
39
|
Consultation
with Departmental Liaison Librarian
(Subject
Bibliographer) |
2
|
5
|
45
|
40
|
38
|
55
|
40
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
26
|
Requesting
new library materials |
2
|
8
|
50
|
54
|
20
|
49
|
51
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
14
|
Circulation
Services |
3
|
10
|
39
|
65
|
13
|
46
|
55
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
Reserve
Services |
0
|
9
|
29
|
59
|
31
|
34
|
49
|
18
|
1
|
0
|
26
|
Media
(Audiovisual) Services |
5
|
15
|
38
|
42
|
30
|
39
|
56
|
13
|
1
|
1
|
20
|
Archives/Special
Collections |
0
|
3
|
10
|
40
|
77
|
14
|
31
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
73
|
Speakers
& Events |
0
|
2
|
21
|
59
|
48
|
29
|
48
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
37
|
Overall,
how satisfied are you with the general knowledge,efficiency, and helpfulness
of library staff?
Very
satisfied 5 [75] 4 [51] 3
[4] 2 [0] 1 [0]
Not Satisfied
IV.
Priorities - Although
you may find the choices difficult, please rank the relative priority
of each item within each group. Mark the items from most to least important
to you, with 1 as the highest priority and 4 as the lowest.
Group
1
2.36 Add more
books & videos to the Library =
s collection
1.35 Subscribe to more print journals
3.05
Provide access to more electronic full-text journals & periodicals
3.07 Acquire more material
of all kinds in electronic formats
Group
2
3.10
Provide in-depth reference consultation by appointment
2.15
Provide subject specific (course integrated) library instruction for my
students
2.50 Provide general instruction
on how to use library resources
2.28
Provide Web pages linking to resources in my field
Group
3
2.77 Deliver books and
photocopies to a campus address
2.94
Provide electronic reserve
2.36
Check-out videos and compact discs to students (in addition to faculty)
Other (Please specify)
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