Buley Library

APPENDIX J.
Southern Connecticut State University
Hilton C. Buley Library
FACULTY SURVEY

The Hilton C. Buley Library is seeking the opinions of SCSU faculty on the services, collections, and facilities of the Library. The questionnaire below is designed to identify areas in need of further development and to determine the priorities that best meet the needs of the Southern community. Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below, and return the questionnaire to Dr. Susan E. Cirillo, Director of Library Services, BU203 no later than May 25, 2000.

How often do you visit the library? Please circle:

daily

weekly

monthly

rarely

never

A. SERVICES

How satisfied are you with the services provided by the library? Please mark the appropriate number:
1. Reference Desk Services	_______	= very satisfied = satisfied = not satisfied = have not used = unaware of
2. Circulation Desk Services	_______
3. Interlibrary loan	_______
4. Special Collections	_______
5. Library Instruction	_______
6. Reserve Services	_______
7. Learning Resources Services	_______
9. Curriculum Lab Services	_______
10. Library Web Page	_______

11. Have you used the electronic resources listed on the library’s web page? Circle YES or NO.
From your office? ___ From home? ___ Please comment on specific resources used:

12. Have you, or your department, been assisted by a library selector? Circle YES or NO.
If yes, please comment on the value to your department of having a contact person on the library staff with whom to work:

13. Are you satisfied with the process for requesting library materials? Circle YES or NO.

14. Are you satisfied with the time it takes to receive library materials? Circle YES or NO.

15. Do you know who your faculty department liaison is? Circle YES or NO.

16. If the library has provided your class with bibliographic instruction, has this resulted in an improvement in student performance? Circle YES or NO. Please Comment:

17. If reserve materials for your courses were available electronically, would you use this service?
Circle YES or NO. Please comment:

B. COLLECTIONS

Indicate the adequacy of each of the types of materials listed below by marking the appropriate number.

1 = very good

2 = adequate

3 = not adequate

4 = have not used

	(a) for your students	(b) for your research
1. Books	______	______
2. Electronic Resources	______	______
3. Periodicals	______	______
4. Government Documents	______	______
5. Microforms	______	______
6. Audio Recordings	______	______
7. Videos	______	______
8. Curriculum Materials	______	______
9. Please indicate specific subject areas in the collections that are:

Strong______________________________________________________

Weak_______________________________________________________

10. Do you rely on other academic libraries for support of your work? Circle YES or NO.
If yes, for what types of resources?

If you rely on particular libraries, please name them:

11. Are there any special needs that should be filled or important new directions taken in developing collections? If so, please specify:

C. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

Indicate the adequacy of each category listed below by filling in the appropriate number.

1 = very good

2 = adequate

3 = not adequate

4 = don’t know

	(a) quantity	(b) quality
1. Internet Workstations	________	_______
2. Online Catalog Terminals	________	_______
3. Microform reader/printers	________	_______
4. Photocopiers	________	_______
5. Seating	________	_______
6. Study Areas	________	_______
7. Media Viewing Facilities	________	_______
8. Video equipment	________	_______
9. Audio equipment	________	_______

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PLEASE ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS FOR FURTHER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON LIBRARY SERVICES, COLLECTIONS AND FACILITIES.

DEPARTMENT________________________________________________

NAME (optional) _____________________________________________
Please return the questionnaire to Dr. Susan E. Cirillo, Director of Library Services, BU203.

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