SPRING 2004 UNDERGRAD STUDENT LIBRARY USE SURVEY  16 June 2004

ALL RESPONSES IN PERCENT (%) UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

 

1A. Primary college/school

 

College/school

2004%

2004#

2002%

2002#

College/School

2004%

2004#

2002%

2002#

Architecture

2.0

10

  1.8

  9

Health Sciences

6.0

30

  3.1

 15

Arts & Sciences

52.2

262

54.5

271

  Dentistry

 

 

 

 

  Fine Arts

5.0

25

  4.8

24

  Medicine

2.0

10

  0.8

  4

  Humanities

7.2

36

  7.8

39

  Nursing

2.6

13

  0.8

  4

  Social Science

22.1

111

22.6

112

  Pharmacy

0.2

1

  0.2

  1

  Science

17.9

90

19.3

 96

  Public Health  

0.2

1

  0.4 

  2

Information School

0.6

3

 

 

  Social Work

0.6

3

  0.8

  4

Business

8.4

42

  8.7

 43

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering

6.4

32

  6.6

 33

No major

23.5

118

23.8

117

Forestry

0.6

3

  0.4

   2

 

 

 

 

 

Ocean-Fisheries

0.8

4

  0.2

   1

Total Response

 

502

100.0

497

 

1B. Class

 

 

2004 Respondents

2004 Population

2002 respondents

Frosh

17.3

14.9

14.5

Sophomore

18.7

19.2

12.1

Junior

31.7

27.3

29.8

Senior

27.1

37.3

35.8

5th Year

3.2

1.4

7.2

Other

2.0

 

0.6

 

1C. Gender

    

Gender

2004

2004  population

2002

Female

56.6

 

64.6

Male

40.2

 

34.8

Did Not state

  3.2

 

 

 

2.       How important are the following sources for your work?  

 

 

VERY IMPORTANT

NOT IMPORTANT

MEAN

Source

 5   

4

3

2

1

2004

2002

UW Libraries

55.8

22.7

15.5

4.6

1.4

4.27

4.20

World Wide Web

45.4

30.3

18.7

4.8

0.8

4.15

3.84

Departmental resources

23.1

31.1

31.1

10.2

4.6

3.58

3.51

Personal files

20.7

26.1

31.3

16.1

5.8

3.40

3.35

Faculty or other students

33.7

30.7

23.9

7.8

4.0

3.82

3.68

 

3.      Have you used the UW Libraries services or collections during this academic year?

           

 

2004

2002

Yes

95.2

97.2

No

4.8

2.8

               

 4.  How often do you use UW Libraries services and collections?

 

Method

Weekly+

2002

Weekly

2002

Monthly

Quarterly

Less Often

No reply

Visit in person

34.1

32.8

26.7

 27.6

 20.3

11.8

3.6

3.6

Use computer not in library

19.7

 

27.7

 

23.7

12.4

11.2

4.4

 

5.   How frequently do you visit the Libraries for these activities?

 

Activity

Weekly+

2002

Weekly

2002

Monthly

Quarterly

Less often

No reply

Look for a journal

4.0

4.0

7.8

6.2

19.7

23.1

42.0

3.4

Look for a book

5.8

6.2

10.2

6.6

21.9

29.5

30.1

2.6

Consult library staff

2.8

1.4

6.4

3.6

18.1

26.7

43.2

2.8

Photocopy