UW Libraries Survey Analysis

Priorities

Faculty and students were asked to mark their top priorities for the Libraries durng the next two years from a list of 12 choices. Priorities chosen by both faculty and students reflect the growing use of computer networking by focusing on services that can be delivered to the desktop and office. The priorities expressed in these surveys are congruent with the Libraries planned transition to an electronic library. The chart below shows prioities for each group and also comparisons with the 1992 survey when similar questions were asked. However, care should be taken in comparing 1992 an 1995 results as phrasing of questions may have differed and the composition of the faculty group changed as well. The 1992 survey asked for the top 5 priorities, while the 1995 survey just asked for top priorities. Faculty, on average, identified one less priority in 1995 than in 1992.

	Faculty		Grad Students		Undergrads
	1995	1992	1995	1992	1995	1992
Deliver full-text to your computer	56%	-	53%	-	41%	-
Network more bibliographic databases	43%	(53%)	41%	(63%)	21%	(55%)
Provide reserve items electronically	21%	-	38%	-	45%	-
Add more library computers	13%	-	28%	-	49%	-
Build print library collections	27%	(70%)	22%	(63%)	19%	(52%)
Reshelve items faster and accurately	25%	(18%)	32%	(32%)	36%	(22%)
Increase library hours	13%	(25%)	30%	(44%)	34%	(47%)
Preserve library materials	25%	(32%)	24%	(21%)	17%	(31%)
Office delivery of books/articles	25%	(16%)	18%	(5%)	9%	-
Provide more librarian consultation	8%	-	13%	-	22%	-
Provide more instruction/training	13%	(6%)	21%	(10%)	30%	(26%)
Add group study/seminar rooms	4%	-	11%	-	34%	(36%)

12 Mar 96