All Respondents
|
|
n |
% |
1 (lowest) |
12 |
3.1 |
2 |
19 |
5.0 |
3 |
74 |
19.4 |
4 |
70 |
18.4 |
5 (highest) |
206 |
54.1 |
Total |
381 |
100.0 |
Print
Journals
Half of
all
respondents rated print journals of the highest importance
(5) while
73% gave a rating of 4 or 5. Only 8% of all
respondents gave the lowest ratings to print journals (1 or 2).
|
(Count) |
|
|
n |
% |
1 (lowest) |
11 |
2.9 |
2 |
23 |
6.0 |
3 |
45 |
11.8 |
4 |
48 |
12.6 |
5 (highest) |
254 |
66.7 |
Total |
381 |
100.0 |
Electronic Journals
A
greater
percentage of all respondents gave the highest rating of
5 to the importance of electronic journals than did for
print, i.e. 67% to 50%. A similar percentage gave the
lowest ratings to electronic journals, i.e. either a 1 or 2.
|
(Count)
|
|
|
|
Print Journals |
Electronic Journals |
n |
% |
n |
% |
1 (lowest) |
12 |
3.1 |
11 |
2.9 |
2 |
19 |
5.0 |
23 |
6.0 |
3 |
74 |
19.4 |
45 |
11.8 |
4 |
70 |
18.4 |
48 |
12.6 |
5 (highest) |
206 |
54.1 |
254 |
66.7 |
Print and Electronic Journals Combined
|
Count
|
|
Among all respondents, there was not a clear preference for
electronic over print journals with around 91% giving a
rating of 3 or higher to the importance of both formats.
|
All Respondents
by Academic Status
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
Faculty |
6 |
10 |
33 |
32 |
99 |
180 |
|
3.3 |
5.6 |
18.3 |
17.8 |
55.0 |
100.0 |
Graduate |
1 |
3 |
20 |
20 |
61 |
105 |
|
1.0 |
2.9 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
58.1 |
100.0 |
Undergraduate |
1 |
4 |
13 |
8 |
25 |
51 |
|
2.0 |
7.8 |
25.5 |
15.7 |
49.0 |
100.0 |
Staff |
4 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
17 |
39 |
|
10.3 |
2.6 |
20.5 |
23.1 |
43.6 |
100.0 |
Other |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
|
.0 |
16.7 |
.0 |
16.7 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
Total |
12 |
19 |
74 |
70 |
206 |
381 |
| |
3.1 |
5.0 |
19.4 |
18.4 |
54.1 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
Print Journals
|
 |
|
A majority of respondents in each
category (i.e. faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students)
gave the highest rating of 5 to the importance of both print and
electronic journals.
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
Faculty |
6 |
15 |
25 |
26 |
108 |
180 |
|
3.3 |
8.3 |
13.9 |
14.4 |
60.0 |
100.0 |
Graduate |
2 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
87 |
105 |
|
1.9 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
82.9 |
100.0 |
Undergraduate |
2 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
34 |
51 |
|
3.9 |
5.9 |
15.7 |
7.8 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
Staff |
0 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
23 |
39 |
|
.0 |
5.1 |
10.3 |
25.6 |
59.0 |
100.0 |
Other |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
16.7 |
.0 |
33.3 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
Total |
11 |
23 |
45 |
48 |
254 |
381 |
|
2.9 |
6.0 |
11.8 |
12.6 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
Electronic
Journals
|
|
|
Slightly more faculty and significantly more students (both
graduate and undergraduate) and staff gave the highest
rating to electronic journals than to print journals. There
were fewer middle ratings of 3 in all categories for
electronic than for print, especially among graduate
students, 90% of whom rated electronic journals as a 4 or 5.
|
|
Faculty
by Subject Division: Print Journals
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
Business |
1 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
19 |
|
5.3 |
.0 |
26.3 |
26.3 |
42.1 |
100.0 |
Education |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
19 |
|
5.3 |
.0 |
21.1 |
.0 |
73.7 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
|
11.1 |
22.2 |
27.8 |
22.2 |
16.7 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
16 |
|
6.3 |
.0 |
6.3 |
31.3 |
56.3 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
20 |
|
.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
20.0 |
70.0 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
17 |
31 |
|
3.2 |
9.7 |
12.9 |
19.4 |
54.8 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
21 |
31 |
|
.0 |
3.2 |
19.4 |
9.7 |
67.7 |
100.0 |
Library |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
25.0 |
12.5 |
62.5 |
100.0 |
Other |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Total |
6 |
10 |
33 |
32 |
99 |
180 |
|
3.3 |
5.6 |
18.3 |
17.8 |
55.0 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
|
|
Overall, there is still strong support for print journals across most of the subject divisions with 73 of the faculty respondents rating print journals as a 4 or 5. However, there were some clear differences in how some disciplines rated print journals. Only 39% of the Engineering faculty rated print journals as a 4 or 5 while 90% of Humanities faculty and 87% of Fine Arts faculty gave print journals the highest ratings.
|
|
Faculty by Subject Division
-- Electronic Journals
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
Business |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
19 |
|
.0 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
21.1 |
68.4 |
100.0 |
Education |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
19 |
|
.0 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
15.8 |
73.7 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
18 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
11.1 |
88.9 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
3 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
|
18.8 |
6.3 |
37.5 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
16 |
|
.0 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
.0 |
75.0 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
|
10.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
15.0 |
35.0 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
22 |
31 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
12.9 |
16.1 |
71.0 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences |
1 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
31 |
|
3.2 |
19.4 |
9.7 |
19.4 |
48.4 |
100.0 |
Library |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
37.5 |
.0 |
62.5 |
100.0 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
Total |
6 |
15 |
25 |
26 |
108 |
180 |
|
3.3 |
8.3 |
13.9 |
14.4 |
60.0 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
|
|
Overall, there is strong support for electronic journals across most of the subject disciplines with 74% of the faculty respondents giving electronic journals the highest ratings (4 or 5). However, the differences among some disciplines were exactly opposite of the responses related to print journals.
Only 38% of Fine Arts faculty and 50% of Humanities faculty gave the highest ratings to electronic journals. A surprising 25% of Fine Arts faculty and 30% of Humanities faculty gave electronic journals the lowest rating possible. On the other hand, 100% of Engineering faculty rated electronic journals as a 4 or 5. The other disciplines also gave relatively high ratings to electronic journals – especially Business, Education, and Sciences.
|
Graduate Students by Subject Division
-- Print Journals
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
Business |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
40.0 |
100.0 |
Education |
0 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
25 |
|
.0 |
8.0 |
36.0 |
28.0 |
28.0 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
17 |
|
5.9 |
.0 |
23.5 |
11.8 |
58.8 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
10.0 |
20.0 |
70.0 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
13 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
84.6 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
27 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
14.8 |
11.1 |
74.1 |
100.0 |
Total |
1 |
3 |
20 |
20 |
61 |
105 |
|
1.0 |
2.9 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
58.1 |
100.0
|
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
 |
|
Just over 80% of graduate student respondents gave print journals a rating – in terms of importance – of 4 or over. In a breakdown by subject division, over 90% of the students in the Health Sciences and Sciences and 100% of the students in Fine Arts and Humanities did the same. A smaller percentage of students in Business and Education rated print journals as highly. There was more of a spread in Engineering and the Social Sciences. There appears to be a relatively strong support for print journals among the graduate students who responded to the survey.
|
Graduate Students by Subject Division
-- Electronic Journals
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
Business |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
20.0 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
25 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
4.0 |
96.0 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
17 |
|
.0 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
82.4 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
|
.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
30.0 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
|
.0 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
.0 |
84.6 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
21 |
27 |
|
7.4 |
.0 |
11.1 |
3.7 |
77.8 |
100.0 |
Total |
2 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
87 |
105 |
|
1.9 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
82.9 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
|
|
Overall, nearly 90% of the graduate student respondents rated electronic journals as 4 or over in importance. The high ratings were fairly consistent across the disciplines.
|
|
Undergraduate Students by Subject Division
-- Print Journals
|
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
Business |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
|
.0 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
9.1 |
54.5 |
100.0 |
Education |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
66.7 |
.0 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
20.0 |
20.0 |
.0 |
20.0 |
40.0 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
66.7 |
.0 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
33.3 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
17 |
|
.0 |
5.9 |
23.5 |
17.6 |
52.9 |
100.0 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Total |
1 |
4 |
13 |
8 |
25 |
51 |
|
2.0 |
7.8 |
25.5 |
15.7 |
49.0 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
|
|
Overall, 65% of undergraduate student respondents
gave high ratings to the importance of print journals, i.e. 4 or 5.
It is hard to see any trends based on subject subject divisions
because of the relatively low number of undergraduate respondents.
However, there were a number of students across all subject
divisions that gave lower ratings to print journals – except in
Humanities.
|
Undergraduate Students by Subject Division
-- Electronic Journals
|
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
Business |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
11 |
|
.0 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
18.2 |
63.6 |
100.0 |
Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
66.7 |
.0 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
20.0 |
.0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
40.0 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
33.3 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
33.3 |
.0 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
16.7 |
16.7 |
.0 |
.0 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
17 |
|
.0 |
5.9 |
17.6 |
.0 |
76.5 |
100.0 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Total |
2 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
34 |
51 |
|
3.9 |
5.9 |
15.7 |
7.8 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
 |
|
A slightly higher percentage of undergraduate student respondents gave a 4 or 5 rating to electronic journals – 74%. Again, there were a number of students across all subject divisions that gave lower ratings to electronic journals – except for those in Education and the Health Sciences. A higher percentage of undergraduate students gave the highest rating (5) to electronic journals than to print journals.
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