1995 Undergraduate Student Use Survey

Preliminary Results September 1995

10. Do you find the library material you need?

Always Never
5 4 3 2 1 N/A
7.1% 51.5% 35.5% 4.9% 0.9% 13.1%

If not available, why?

Not owned 9.3% 24.4% 24.7% 25.2% 16.5% 14.3%
Missing/lost 16.2% 27.1% 23.8% 16.2% 16.7% 13.0%
Checked out 20.4% 40.0% 25.3% 10.1% 4.2% 10.0%
At bindery 1.4% 8.9% 10.0% 19.5% 60.2% 18.7%
On order 1.4% 6.5% 10.1% 22.3% 59.7% 21.8%

What do you do if unavailable?

Change Topic 5.9% 13.9% 19.6% 20.1% 40.5% 14.5%
Place search 7.7% 12.3% 12.9% 16.5% 50.6% 14.3%
Place hold 16.8% 17.5% 16.0% 12.9% 36.8% 13.2%
Use other item 51.4% 31.9% 10.4% 1.7% 4.6% 8.8%
Use ILL 3.1% 7.0% 11.2% 12.3% 66.3% 15.6%
Get elsewhere 14.6% 24.4% 20.7% 13.4% 27.0% 12.6%
Submit order 4.0% 5.3% 7.7% 11.1% 72.0% 16.5%
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