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| author | Gorman, Kathleen L. |
| author_facet | Gorman, Kathleen L. Gorman, Kathleen L. |
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| contents | Use of the University of Minnesota's Walter Library: A Survey of Student Users. Gorman, Kathleen L. Academic Libraries College Students Demography Higher Education Library Facilities Library Materials Library Services Longitudinal Studies Multiple Regression Analysis Predictor Variables Questionnaires Student Characteristics Surveys Use Studies Users (Information) Primarily intended to generate a demographic profile of the typical student user of Minnesota University's Walter Library, this follow-up to a 1983 study was also designed to ascertain which areas, materials, and services are used most frequently by students, what activities occupy students during their visits to the library, and why students choose Walter Library instead of another library. The study also tested whether or not significant correlations exist between the students' demographic characteristics and the use/nonuse of library areas, materials, and services. Data were collected by means of self-administered questionnaires completed by 646 students out of a systematically selected sample of 922 students exiting the library during one day of normal hours of library operation. Although a demographic profile was developed from descriptive study data, analysis of independent and dependent variables indicated that relationships among variables were statistically weak and therefore of limited predictive usefulness. It is suggested that a future survey include both users and nonusers as well as incorporating evaluation variables. Appendices include the survey questionnaire, a listing of descriptive statistics, a graph depicting the frequency distribution of the time at which respondents exited the library, and 30 tables of multiple regression analysis of demographic variables. A 15-item bibliography is also included. (KM) |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 1983 |
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| spellingShingle | Use of the University of Minnesota's Walter Library: A Survey of Student Users. Gorman, Kathleen L. Academic Libraries College Students Demography Higher Education Library Facilities Library Materials Library Services Longitudinal Studies Multiple Regression Analysis Predictor Variables Questionnaires Student Characteristics Surveys Use Studies Users (Information) Use of the University of Minnesota's Walter Library: A Survey of Student Users. Gorman, Kathleen L. Academic Libraries College Students Demography Higher Education Library Facilities Library Materials Library Services Longitudinal Studies Multiple Regression Analysis Predictor Variables Questionnaires Student Characteristics Surveys Use Studies Users (Information) Primarily intended to generate a demographic profile of the typical student user of Minnesota University's Walter Library, this follow-up to a 1983 study was also designed to ascertain which areas, materials, and services are used most frequently by students, what activities occupy students during their visits to the library, and why students choose Walter Library instead of another library. The study also tested whether or not significant correlations exist between the students' demographic characteristics and the use/nonuse of library areas, materials, and services. Data were collected by means of self-administered questionnaires completed by 646 students out of a systematically selected sample of 922 students exiting the library during one day of normal hours of library operation. Although a demographic profile was developed from descriptive study data, analysis of independent and dependent variables indicated that relationships among variables were statistically weak and therefore of limited predictive usefulness. It is suggested that a future survey include both users and nonusers as well as incorporating evaluation variables. Appendices include the survey questionnaire, a listing of descriptive statistics, a graph depicting the frequency distribution of the time at which respondents exited the library, and 30 tables of multiple regression analysis of demographic variables. A 15-item bibliography is also included. (KM) |
| title | Use of the University of Minnesota's Walter Library: A Survey of Student Users. |
| topic | Academic Libraries College Students Demography Higher Education Library Facilities Library Materials Library Services Longitudinal Studies Multiple Regression Analysis Predictor Variables Questionnaires Student Characteristics Surveys Use Studies Users (Information) |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED284570 |