Category: LibLob Survey

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, while the other starts within our catalog system, but both get you to library books and resources.

This week, we wanted help planning for future candy restocks. We asked, “I’d answer this survey if I was offered…”.

• Chocolates: 18
• Gummy candies & fruit flavors: 99
• Hard candies & mints: 111
• Comments: 8

Notice that the total vote for ‘chocolates’ is suspiciously low? As someone wrote in, there was a pebble voting theft: “Someone took pebbles out of chocolate! It was 1/2 full an hour ago (7:30pm ish)!! Chocolate PLEASE”.

Was the theft a comment on the current state of electoral integrity in this country, or does someone really dislike chocolate candies enough to tamper with liblob voting procedures? We remain in a state of wonder.

Library Lobby Surveys happen (almost) every Tuesday. Stop by to cast your vote and get some candy! We love to hear feedback from you all.

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 30 write in responses to “I know [about borrowing laptops/ipads], but I don’t borrow those”

• 17 you had your own
• 5 related to check-out/rental periods and processes
• 5 you didn’t need them or need filled elsewhere or with other tools
• 1 related to programs on the laptop
• 1 request for a microwave
• 1 “thank you!” (you’re welcome!)

Laptops and ipads are available for checkout for 24 hour periods from the IMC and from PARC. Give the circulation assistant your Reed id card, and they’ll check it out for you!

Library Lobby Surveys happen (almost) every Tuesday. Stop by to cast your vote and get some candy! We love to hear feedback from you all.

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 a personal librarian?” 52 responses

What are personal and subject librarians? Each first year and transfer student is matched with a librarian who can help with any questions about the library, finding resources, or research. Find your personal librarian by dorm.

We also have librarians dedicated to each academic department who can help if you need subject-specific assistance, whether that’s for general questions, for one class, for your quals or thesis, or just to chat. Find your librarian by subject.

Think of your personal librarian and your subject librarian as your “go-to” people in the library.

Library Lobby Surveys happen (almost) every Tuesday. Stop by to cast your vote and get some candy! We love to hear feedback from you all.

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 in Response: 11 votes

Admittedly the response choices were leading and we appreciate people making note of that! An interesting meme reference and concerns about current politics were some of the write in responses:

-Bring back Reed’s own email. Free ourselves from Google

-I do know but don’t care mostly b/c there’s always a way around

-these answer choices offered skew the responses you get

-Emwee [Ennui?] and the karma got its kiss for me girl are the same person

-I’m not concerned about my personal privacy, but I am concerned about how the influx of irrelevant information impacts our politics

-also these answer choices are biased

-I know enough and don’t care

-I would like some, Please

-I feel that it is naïve and paranoid to put a lot of weight onto the importance of internet privacy. The political and economy system we are part of all but encourages companies to take full advantage of what we do on our computers. The true issue is the system itself. Be concerned for the state of our government not for your petty privacy.

-Data is the new oil- Andrew Yang Yanggang 2020

-not concerned, but curious

• Total: 140 votes

Library Lobby Surveys happen (almost) every Tuesday. Stop by to cast your vote and get some candy! We love to hear feedback from you all.

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 Surveys happen (almost) every Tuesday. Stop by to cast your vote and get some candy! We love to hear feedback from you all.

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 to NYT, etc.
• Zotero, Photoshop
• Illustrator/Photoshop
• More GIS
• Adobe PDF Reader 🙂
• Final Cut Pro
• Microsoft Teams
• -More hole punches spread around -easier to find sci journal access??
• Wifi that works in the government archives
• photocopier/scanner
• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Tablet drivers! We have photoshop but its a pain w/ out pressure sensitivity
• Final Cut Pro or Photoshop
• The Adobe Suite
• Computers running Linux
• Logic/video editing programs
• Bloomberg Terminal
• pro tools
• in Design
• smart boards
• Dreamweaver
• Photoshop
• updated Adobe Indesign
• VR headsets
• VR headset
• subscription to more science journals
• really good scanner

Library Lobby Surveys happen (almost) every Tuesday. Stop by to cast your vote and get some candy! We love to hear feedback from you all.

This week’s library lobby survey asked, “I want the library to provide more…” with options of “Cultural events or lectures”, “Workshops”, “Book Discussions”, and a write-in jar for “Suggestions”. Results are in!

• Cultural events or lectures: 83 votes
• Workshops: 41 votes
• Book Discussions: 40 votes
• Total: 164
• Write in suggestions included earlier opening hours, author talks, fun books for reading, acoustically separated areas, to remove the empty metal under-desk computer holders in North Ref, and WARMTH.

Library Lobby Surveys happen (almost) every Tuesday. Stop by to cast your vote and get some candy! We love to hear feedback from you all.