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Information literacy for First Year Seminars and Special Programs

 

Evaluation totals for Fall 2003 FYS Infolit Classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38 of 45 seminars returned surveys=458 students

 

FY Students who did survey

390

85% of 458 students in seminars submitting

 

 

 

(71% of total class of 550)

 

 

 

 

 

Survey %

Class %

 

  Study Space

 

341

 

87.00%

62.00%

 

  Locating Journals

 

262

 

67.00%

48.00%

 

  Locating Books

 

260

 

67.00%

47.00%

 

  Recreational use

 

69

 

18.00%

13.00%

 

  Reserves

 

126

 

32.00%

23.00%

 

  TOR

 

259

 

66.00%

47.00%

 

  Public computer/copier

243

 

62.00%

44.00%

 

  Did NOT use library

2

 

0.0050%

0.0030%

 

  Help from Librarian

 

207

 

53.00%

38.00%

 

  Watkinson

 

84

 

22.00%

15.00%

 

  Media Center

 

119

 

30.00%

22.00%

 

Use of Library:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Seminar

 

269

 

69.00%

49.00%

 

  Other classes

 

200

 

56.00%

36.00%

 

Most Useful:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Tour/Catalog

 

95

149

24.00%

38.00%

 

  Databases

 

129

183

33.00%

47.00%

 

  Web Evaluation

 

36

90

9.00%

23.00%

 

  All (not a survey option)

54

 

14.00%

 

 

Required Assignments:

 

 

 

 

 

  Seminar

 

242

 

78.00%

62.00%

 

  Other

 

175

 

45.00%

32.00%

 

Presentations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Seminar

 

84

 

22.00%

15.00%

 

  Other

 

39

 

1.00%

0.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall opinion:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Positive

 

236

 

61.00%

 

 

  No Comment/Neutral

152

 

39.00%

 

 

   Negative

 

13

 

0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of the positive comments almost half stated the advantage of learning the layout of the library,

of understanding how to access resources, and the use of library resources for

 

classes other than their seminar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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