|
All
Respondents |
 |
n |
% |
|
1 (lowest) |
6 |
1.7 |
|
2 |
6 |
1.7 |
|
3 |
25 |
7.1 |
|
4 |
52 |
14.9 |
|
5 (highest) |
261 |
74.6 |
|
Total |
350 |
100.0 |
Nearly 90% of all respondents rated electronic
databases of high importance with ratings of either a 4 or 5.
Only 3% of all respondents gave the lowest ratings (1 or 2)
possible. |
|
|
|
|
All Respondents by Academic
Status
|
|
(n / %) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
|
Faculty |
6 |
5 |
9 |
33 |
117 |
170 |
|
|
3.5 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
19.4 |
68.8 |
100.0 |
|
Graduate |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
81 |
89 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
91.0 |
100.0 |
|
Undergraduate |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
34 |
49 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
12.2 |
18.4 |
69.4 |
100.0 |
|
Staff |
0 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
24 |
36 |
|
|
.0 |
2.8 |
16.7 |
13.9 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
16.7 |
.0 |
83.3 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
6 |
6 |
25 |
52 |
261 |
350 |
|
|
1.7 |
1.7 |
7.1 |
14.9 |
74.6 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
The responses from faculty, undergraduates, and
staff were similar to the overall response. However, the
responses from graduate students indicated an even greater
appreciation for electronic databases – 97% of the graduate
student respondents rated electronic databases as a 4 or 5.
|
|
|
|
Faculty by
Subject Division
|
|
(n / %)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
|
Business |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
17.6 |
82.4 |
100.0 |
|
Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
17 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
11.8 |
88.2 |
100.0 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
17.6 |
82.4 |
100.0 |
|
Fine Arts |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
|
|
6.7 |
.0 |
6.7 |
40.0 |
46.7 |
100.0 |
|
Health Sciences |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
16 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
6.3 |
18.8 |
75.0 |
100.0 |
|
Humanities |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
20 |
|
|
5.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
15.0 |
60.0 |
100.0 |
|
Sciences |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
17 |
30 |
|
|
6.7 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
26.7 |
56.7 |
100.0 |
|
Social Sciences |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
28 |
|
|
3.6 |
7.1 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
67.9 |
100.0 |
|
Library |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
12.5 |
.0 |
.0 |
25.0 |
62.5 |
100.0 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
6 |
5 |
9 |
33 |
117 |
170 |
|
|
3.5 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
19.4 |
68.8 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
 |
Overall, 88% of faculty respondents rated
the importance of electronic databases as a 4 or 5. The
responses were particularly strong among faculty in Business,
Education, and Engineering. There was more of a ratings spread
among faculty in Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences.
|
Graduate
Students by Subject Division
|
|
(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 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
7.7 |
92.3 |
100.0 |
|
Fine Arts |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
.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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
77.8 |
100.0 |
|
Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Social Sciences |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
19 |
23 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
82.6 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
81 |
89 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
91.0 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
|
|
Nearly 100% of the graduate student
respondents rated the importance of electronic databases as
a 4 or 5. The only middle ratings, e.g. 3, came from
students in the Humanities and Social Sciences. No students
gave a lower rating than 3.
|
Undergraduate Students by Subject Division
|
|
(n / %)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total
|
|
Business |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
20.0 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
|
Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
100.0 |
|
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
66.7 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
|
Fine Arts |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
40.0 |
60.0 |
100.0 |
|
Health Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
33.3 |
66.7 |
100.0 |
|
Humanities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Sciences |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
40.0 |
.0 |
60.0 |
100.0 |
|
Social Sciences |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
17 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
23.5 |
5.9 |
70.6 |
100.0 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
34 |
49 |
|
|
.0 |
.0 |
12.2 |
18.4 |
69.4 |
100.0 |
|
1 = (lowest) 5 = (highest) |
|
|
|
A clear majority of students – 70% --
rated electronic resources as of the highest importance. Another
18% rated electronic databases as a “4”. No undergraduate
respondents rated electronic databases as lower than a 3.
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