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SPRING 1992 FACULTY SURVEY RESULTS (BASIC FREQUENCIES) Revised 9/13/92 


1A. Primary College/School


College/School

Surveys returned

College School

Surveys Returned

Architecture

1.9% (21)

Health Sciences

33.5% (371)

Arts and Sciences

39.8% (447)

Public Health

3.6% (40)

Fine Arts

3.2% (36)

Nursing

2.0% (22)

Humanities

8.1% (90)

Medicine

22.9% (254)

Social Sciences

9.7% (108)

Dentistry

2.4% (27)

Sciences

19.2% (213)

Pharmacy

1.1% (12)

Business

3.4% (38)

Social Work

1.4% (16)

Education

3.5% (39)

Interschool

1.0% (11)

Forest Resources

1.7% (19)

Law

.6% (7)

Ocean-Fishery Sci

3.4% (38)

Branch Campus

.6% (7)

Public Affairs

1.1% (12)

None given

1.9%(21)

Library and Info Sci

.5% (6)

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1108


1B. Status


Professor

36.7%

Assoc Prof

27.3%

Asst. Prof

22.0%

Other

14.0%


1C. Years at UW


More than 6 years

63.1%

3-6 years

19.3%

0-2 years

17.6%


2. Where do you find information needed for teaching/research?


Source

Often

Occasionally

Seldom

Checked

Not marked

UW Libraries

56.8

15.6

4.3

21.4

1.9

Other Libraries

4.2

11.4

26.2

3.9

54.4

Commercial services

1.8

3.5

20.8

1.0

72.8

Department resources

12.0

15.0

18.2

6.5

48.3

Colleagues

13.1

33.7

11.8

8.6

32.9

Personal files

58.8

12.7

3.2

18.4

8.4

Other

3.5

2.2

4.1

1.2

89.1


3. How do you use UW Libraries services and collections? (Check all that apply)


In-person

94.6%

Send someone else

36.8%

Computer from office/home

56.0%

Don’t use Libraries

0.6%

Telephone

28.0%

 

 


4. Why do you use the Libraries?


Reason

Often

Occasionally

Seldom

Checked

Not marked

Research

56.2

7.7

2.3

30.9

3.0

Course preparation

25.7

19.5

8.8

21.8

24.1

Browse

6.1

19.4

16.3

10.6

47.6

Review new items

14.8

19.8

13.4

16.6

35.4

Clinical support

2.7

4.7

8.5

3.8

80.3

Place to work

1.4

4.7

15.3

3.3

73.5

Request purchase

1.6

9.3

14.9

5.1

69.1

Photocopy

9.2

18.4

12.9

11.7

47.7


5. Do you have access to campus computer network from office/lab?


Yes

74.4%

No

25.6%

 

If yes, which services do you use:

SERVICE

%

SERVICE

%

UW Libraries Online Catalog

47.8

Electronic mail

47.3

Other library catalogs

8.7

Bulletin boards

4.2

UWREFLIB (bib databases)

27.8

Reserve

5.6

Other campus computing serv

16.5

Other

2.5

Commercial services

4.3

None

4.2


6. Availability of library materials and services


Service

Often

Occasionally

Seldom

Able to find needed material

86.1

12.9

1.0

If not available why

 

 

 

Item not owned by Libraries

26.9

51.7

21.4

Item owned but not found

20.7

57.6

21.7

Item checked out

22.3

49.1

28.6

Assistance available when needed

90.4

9.0

0.6

Staff knowledgeable and helpful

90.0

9.3

0.7

Adequate workspace in library

74.2

19.7

6.1

Library open when needed

75.7

21.6

2.7


7. Library services/resources use and evaluation


Reference Services

Use

Satisfaction

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Less oft

Very Sat

Satisfied

Not satis

Consult librarian (in person)

12.2

24.5

32.3

12.2

71.8

27.2

1.0

Consult librarian (phone)

2.2

7.6

16.8

11.6

68.7

29.3

2.0

Consult librarian (email)

0.8

3.4

5.5

5.8

66.1

31.6

2.3

Consult reference material

18.1

24.7

18.1

3.9

53.3

45.0

1.6

Use library guides

2.8

7.5

7.8

6.1

46.2

48.6

4.8

 

Circulation/Access Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check-out/Renew

21.9

36.6

22.1

3.1

74.6

24.2

1.2

Holds/recalls

4.5

17.4

24.5

9.5

59.6

35.5

4.9

Searches

1.5

6.8

20.9

19.0

36.4

42.7

20.9

Storage retrieval

0.9

2.3

7.9

14.6

54.4

38.7

6.9

Place item on reserve

1.2

1.7

34.1

15.9

62.9

31.2

5.9

Interlibrary borrowing (books)

1.1

3.7

12.5

24.5

53.8

36.0

10.2

Interlibrary borrow (journals)

1.1

2.7

9.6

16.1

46.6

40.8

12.6

Journal article delivery

1.2

3.9

5.4

4.9

56.5

39.8

3.7

 

UW Libraries Catalog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online catalog in library

23.8

27.4

12.3

1.9

39.9

38.7

21.3

Online catalog remotely

19.5

16.8

4.2

1.6

38.4

36.8

24.8

Card catalog

5.8

11.5

11.9

6.8

43.9

48.9

7.2

Central Serials Record

2.3

7.5

7.4

4.7

41.3

45.3

13.2

 

Instructional Services

Weekly

Monthly

Quarter

Less Oft

Very Sat

Satisfied

Not Sat

Class instruction

0.3

0.4

3.8

8.7

75.2

20.9

3.9

Library tours

 

 

2.3

6.8

70.8

28.1

1.1

Database instruction

 

0.1

1.1

6.4

57.3

34.7

8.0

 

Computerized databases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive help in searching

1.5

4.2

8.0

7.6

62.8

32.7

4.4

Search databases on your own

13.4

12.1

9.3

3.2

59.0

35.9

5.1

Librarian searches for you

0.4

2.3

5.7

7.6

71.2

25.2

3.7

 

Collections Use/Satisfaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books

25.1

28.7

17.7

2.3

48.8

42.9

8.3

Current journals

32.7

31.4

10.5

1.2

56.4

37.9

5.8

Older journals

22.3

31.4

10.5

2.9

55.7

38.0

6.2

Microforms

1.6

4.0

7.1

9.5

42.9

51.8

5.4


8. Top Five Priorities for Libraries during Next Decade


PRIORITY

%

PRIORITY

%

Build Collections

69.8

Preserve library materials

32.2

Add commputerized databases

53.3

Improve stack maintenance

18.1

Improve online catalog

55.3

Improve facilities

9.5

Improve network access to library resources

40.3

Consolidate library units

6.2

Provide office delivery of books and articles

16.2

Expand library hours

25.0

Enhance library instruction

6.0

Improve interlibrary loan

15.4

Expand reference service

16.8

 

 


9. Overall Satisfaction Level


Very satisfied

50.9%

Satisfied

45.8%

Not Satisfied

3.3%


10. Library Unit Use and Evaluation


UNIT

USE %

SATISFACTION %

Suzzallo-Allen units

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Total

Very sat

Satisfied

Not Sat

Circulation

10.5

13.2

6.9

30.5

58.5

38.3

3.3

Curriculum-Child lit

0.1

0.4

1.5

2.0

45.0

40.0

15.0

Government Pubs

0.7

3.1

8.1

11.9

51.5

38.6

9.8

Information Desk

0.9

5.3

6.8

13.0

64.1

33.8

2.1

International Studies

0.4

0.5

0.3

1.2

69.2

15.4

15.4

Main collection

10.6

10.3

6.9

27.8

49.7

47.3

3.0

Manuscripts/Archives

0.4

0.6

2.2

3.2

80.6

19.4

 

Map Collection

 

1.3

3.5

4.8

70.6

25.5

3.9

Microform/Newspaper

0.9

2.9

4.0

7.8

43.7

48.3

8.0

Natural Sciences

5.1

8.4

8.6

22.0

54.8

41.8

3.3

Periodicals

9.4

13.2

6.5

29.1

44.6

49.7

5.7

Reference

3.4

5.5

4.7

13.6

55.3

41.4

3.3

Special Collections

0.3

0.7

3.8

4.8

68.6

31.4

 


OTHER UNITS

USE %

SATISFACTION %

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Total

Very Sat

Satisfied

Not Sat

Architecture-Urban Pl

0.9

1.2

1.4

3.4

52.6

42.1

5.3

Art

1.0

1.4

2.7

5.1

50.0

41.1

8.9

Business Admin

1.9

2.2

2.5

6.6

44.4

31.1

12.5

Chemistry

2.6

2.1

4.1

8.8

36.1

52.6

11.3

Drama

0.9

0.5

1.2

2.6

61.5

34.6

3.8

East Asia

1.0

0.5

1.0

2.5

35.7

50.0

14.3

Engineering

3.5

5.9

6.1

15.5

46.1

47.3

6.6

Fisheries-Ocean

1.8

2.0

2.9

6.7

61.5

34.6

3.8

Forest Resources

0.7

1.3

2.3

4.3

55.1

36.7

8.2

Friday Harbor

0.3

0.3

0.7

1.3

71.4

28.6

 

Geography

0.5

0.6

1.9

3.0

46.9

43.8

9.4

Health Sciences

16.2

13.3

5.9

35.4

61.5

35.4

3.2

KK Sherwood

1.0

0.9

0.4

2.3

82.6

17.4

 

Law

0.6

0.7

0.6

1.9

59.1

27.3

13.6

Mathematics Research

3.6

2.3

3.4

9.4

57.4

40.6

2.0

Music

0.8

0.4

1.5

2.7

61.3

38.7

 

Music Listening Cent

0.4

0.2

0.4

1.0

66.7

22.2

11.1

Philosophy

0.7

1.2

2.6

4.5

46.9

40.8

12.2

Physics-Astronomy

3.4

1.7

2.2

7.3

53.8

40.0

6.3

Political Science

2.0

2.4

3.3

7.8

56.3

39.1

4.6

Social Work

0.8

1.8

1.4

4.0

52.3

43.2

4.5

Undergraduate

1.6

6.2

8.9

17.8

38.3

53.6

8.2

Undergraduate Media

0.3

0.8

3.3

4.4

67.3

28.6

4.1

 

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