|
All
Respondents
|
|
n |
% |
Yes |
209 |
55 |
No |
118 |
31.1 |
Undecided |
53 |
13.9 |
Total |
380 |
100.0 |
A slight majority of all respondents (55%) were in
favor of canceling print subscriptions to maintain or add electronic
access. Thirty-one percent did not support canceling print while 14%
were undecided. |
(Count)
|
All Respondents
by Academic Status
|
(n / %) |
Yes |
No |
Un-decided |
Total |
Faculty |
102 |
55 |
22 |
179 |
|
57.0 |
30.7 |
12.3 |
100.0 |
Graduate |
57 |
34 |
14 |
105 |
|
54.3 |
32.4 |
13.3 |
100.0 |
Undergraduate |
21 |
22 |
8 |
51 |
|
41.2 |
43.1 |
15.7 |
100.0 |
Staff |
26 |
6 |
7 |
39 |
|
66.7 |
15.4 |
17.9 |
100.0 |
Other |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
50.0 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
Total |
209 |
118 |
53 |
380 |
|
55.0 |
31.1 |
13.9 |
100.0 |
| |
|
The percentages of faculty and graduate students
that supported (57%/54%), did not support (31%/32%), or were
undecided (12%/13%) about canceling print subscriptions to
maintain or add electronic access were nearly identical and very
similar to the overall percentages. However, the undergraduate
respondents were more evenly divided in terms of support or lack
of support (41% to 43%) with a slightly higher percentage of
undecided responses. Staff members indicated a greater support
for canceling print (67%) than other categories.
|
Faculty by Subject Division
|
|
(n / %) |
Yes |
No |
Un-decided |
Total |
Business |
|
4 |
4 |
19 |
|
57.9 |
21.1 |
21.1 |
100.0 |
Education |
12 |
4 |
3 |
19 |
|
63.2 |
21.1 |
15.8 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
17 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
|
94.4 |
5.6 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
3 |
8 |
4 |
15 |
|
20.0 |
53.3 |
26.7 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences |
12 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
|
75.0 |
25.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
3 |
13 |
4 |
20 |
|
15.0 |
65.0 |
20.0 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
20 |
10 |
1 |
31 |
|
64.5 |
32.3 |
3.2 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences. |
16 |
10 |
5 |
31 |
|
51.6 |
32.3 |
16.1 |
100.0 |
Library |
6 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
|
75.0 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
100.0 |
Other |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
100.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Total |
102 |
55 |
22 |
179 |
|
57.0 |
30.7 |
12.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
Overall, just over fifty percent of faculty respondents supported canceling print subscriptions to maintain or add electronic access. Over 10% of faculty was undecided. There were some significant differences in responses among faculty in various subject divisions. While 94% of Engineering faculty supported canceling print, only 15% of Humanities faculty and 20% of Fine Arts faculty felt the same. Only 50% of the Social Sciences faculty supported canceling print while 74% of the Health Sciences faculty and 75% of the Library faculty were supportive. It is interesting that while generally supportive of canceling print, there were a number of faculty in the Sciences, Business, and Education who were undecided.
|
Graduate Students by Subject Division
|
(n / %) |
Yes |
No |
Undecided |
Total |
Business |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
40.0 |
20.0 |
40.0 |
100.0 |
Education |
18 |
2 |
5 |
25 |
|
72.0 |
8.0 |
20.0 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
10 |
6 |
1 |
17 |
|
58.8 |
35.3 |
5.9 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
50.0 |
33.3 |
16.7 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
50.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
3 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
|
30.0 |
50.0 |
20.0 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
6 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
|
46.2 |
53.8 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences |
14 |
10 |
3 |
27 |
|
51.9 |
37.0 |
11.1 |
100.0 |
Total |
57 |
34 |
14 |
105 |
|
54.3 |
32.4 |
13.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Just over 50% of the graduate student respondents supported canceling print subscriptions to maintain or add electronic access. The strongest support came from students in Education; the lowest level of support from students in the Humanities. There does not seem to be overwhelming support for canceling print among these graduate students – the total number of “no” and “undecided” responses nearly equal the number of “yes” responses.
|
Undergraduate Students by Subject Division
|
(n / %) |
Yes |
No |
Undecided |
Total |
Business |
6 |
4 |
1 |
11 |
|
54.5 |
36.4 |
9.1 |
100.0 |
Education |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
50.0 |
50.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Engineering |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
Fine Arts |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
40.0 |
40.0 |
20.0 |
100.0 |
Health Sciences |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
.0 |
66.7 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
Humanities |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
100.0 |
Sciences |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
|
16.7 |
66.7 |
16.7 |
100.0 |
Social Sciences |
8 |
7 |
2 |
17 |
|
47.1 |
41.2 |
11.8 |
100.0 |
Other |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
100.0 |
.0 |
.0 |
100.0 |
Total |
21 |
22 |
8 |
51 |
|
41.2 |
43.1 |
15.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
| Support or lack thereof for canceling print subscriptions to maintain or add electronic access was fairly evenly divided among undergraduate student respondents, 41% and 43%, respectively. A relatively high of students – 16% -- were undecided. The results were similar across the subject divisions – an exception was the 4 to 1 preference among Science students to not cancel print subscriptions.
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