Category: LibLob Survey
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Did the data tell your story?
You responded on the board. By adding to the board, you offered a piece of information — data about yourself — and collectively created a dataset. Anyone walking by the board, including yourself, could view and “access” that data. One challenge with data for research is that not all of it is public, open, or…
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Library Lobby Survey results: book lookup & candy preferences
Two Library Lobby survey questions to report this week: Last week, we asked: “Where do you start when you look up a library book?” 100 responses indicated starting at the library homepage, while 27 started in the catalog. One wrote in “What’s the difference?”. There really isn’t much difference! One starts on the library homepage,…
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Library Lobby Survey results: “You can borrow laptops & ipads from the library”
We had laptops and ipads on our minds this week, and wondered about you all borrowing them. Total responses: 188 stones, 30 written responses “What!? I didn’t know”: 57 responses “I know! I borrow those”: 43 responses “I know, but I don’t borrow those [tell us why not]”:88 responses, 30 write in responses Of the…
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Library Lobby Survey results: “The office of your personal/subject librarian?”
The library can be a maze, and that includes the staff offices. This week, we wondered if the offices of personal and subject librarians are commonly known locations. Total responses: 210 “I don’t know where their office is”: 88 responses “I know where their office is”: 23 responses “What’s a subject librarian?” 47 responses “What’s…
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Library Lobby Survey results: “I started using the library regularly…”
Welcome to the Spring semester! With a new year comes new LibLob surveys. The question on our mind this week was when you started using the library regularly. We’re excited to know that you all start right away! The majority of responses indicated that you became regular library users during your first year at Reed.…
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Library Lobby Survey results: “What is your preferred way of getting news about Library events and schedules?”
This week’s library lobby survey asked, “What is your preferred way of getting news about Library events and schedules?” with options of “twitter”, “Library homepage”, “Instagram”, “Facebook”, “Library blog”, and a write-in jar for other answers. Results are in! twitter: 7 votes Library homepage: 43 Instagram: 31 votes Facebook: 42 votes Library blog: 13 votes…
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Library Lobby Survey results: “Internet Privacy…”
This week’s library lobby survey had the statement, “Internet Privacy…” with options of “concerns me”, “don’t know, don’t care”, “I don’t know enough to be scared” and a “Write in Response” option. Results are in! concerns me: 88 votes don’t know, don’t care: 12 votes I don’t know enough to be scared: 29 votes Write…
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Library Lobby Survey results: “When I use Course Reserves, I use…”
This week’s library lobby survey asked, “When I use Course Reserves, I use…” with options of “eBooks”, “Print books”, “Both (print and ebook)”, and “What’s a course reserve”. Results are in! eBooks: 13 votes Print books: 44 votes Both (print and eBook): 45 votes What’s a Course Reserve: 20 votes Total: 122 votes Library Lobby…
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Library Lobby Survey results: What software or technology do you wish the library had?
We had a write in question for this week’s library lobby survey: “What software or technology do you wish the library had?” You gave us 33 total responses: A computer with the capability to download new fonts from the web 3d printer Igor Pro Ableton Dijon Mustard Some kind of dedicated theater database Electronic subscription…