1. 1. What is your department or affiliation?
# Answer Response % 31 Academic Information Services 6 5% 1 Art & Design 2 2% 2 Biology 5 4% 3 Business 11 9% 4 Chemistry 3 2% 5 Clinical Lab Science 2 2% 6 Communication 8 7% 7 Criminal Justice 0 0% 8 Economics 3 2% 9 Education 11 9% 10 Engineering Technology 0 0% 11 English 12 10% 12 Environmental Science 0 0% 13 Geography 0 0% Health, Physical Education, and 14 7 6% Recreation 15 History 4 3% 16 International Studies 0 0% 17 Mathematics and Computer Science 4 3% 18 Military Science 0 0% 19 Modern Languages and Literatures 4 3% 20 Music 2 2% 21 Native American Studies 2 2% 22 Nursing and Practical Nursing 11 9% 23 Philosophy 0 0% 24 Physics 5 4% 25 Political Science 1 1% 26 Psychology 5 4% 27 Sociology/Social Work/Anthropology 4 3% Speech, Language, and Hearing 28 2 2% Sciences 29 Technology and Occupational Science 4 3% 30 Anonymous 4 3% Total 122 100% Statistic Value Mean 15.22 Variance 88.87 Standard Deviation 9.43 Total Responses 122
2. 2. Have you taken this survey previously?
# Answer Response % 1 Yes 15 12% 2 No 106 88% Total 121 100%
Statistic Value Mean 1.88 Variance 0.11 Standard Deviation 0.33 Total Responses 121
4. 4. If I can use the library any way I like for my academic purposes, I would like to use it (pick as many as apply):
# Answer Response % For teaching classes, giving public 2 62 52% lectures, or conducting meetings 3 For a variety of exhibitions 22 18% As a scholarly playground containing high 4 63 53% tech facilities For individual research, or as a quiet 5 107 89% place to study 7 Other 12 10%
Statistic Value Total Responses 120
5. 4a. Please elaborate on other ways you would like to use the library for your academic purposes:
Text Response The library or parts of it should be open late into the night to allow both studying, socializing, and a safe place for students to congregate. 1) As a place to show films to classes (an auditorium would be phenomenal!); 2) As a place for students to watch a film or other media presentations they initially missed by being absent from class; 3) As a repository for RARE BOOKS, complete with a bona fide Rare Books Librarian! It's ridiculous that a university with aspirations for doctoral programs does NOT have this resource. I teach 17th-20th- century American literature, and it's imperative for 21st-century students to see, feel, and handle books, periodicals, and other media from the past to begin to understand the cultures of the past and how those cultures continue to influence the present. I am an extensive user of interlibrary loan which is critical for my research. Michelle does a great job!!! The library should be a place where people are pulled to; students, faculty, staff, etc. The LRC and the library should have attributes that make people want to come here. Attending public and private meetings Accessing reference manterial; using the books for background materials for classes; using older periodicals to study my interests; standard library use obtaining of research materials I need via inter-library loan Information portal for students to seek access to historical and contemporary publications, journals in particular. Also as a hub of human resources (faculty/staff) to assist students in this process. Student study area and reserves. Not sure what you mean by "use the library" Choices seem to imply "use the physical facilties." Frankly, I very seldom use the physical setting, other than when I am compelled to pick up an interlibrary loan book that can't be emailed to me. I use the library mainly through the on-line system to access electronic articles for writing a textbook, for sources related to research and to find current readings for my students.
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6. 5. If every printed material in the library collection (including books, periodicals and archival materials) becomes digitally available, would you: # Answer Response % Still like to have the hardcopies 5 available as well as the library building 58 47% in which to keep those materials Not need the hardcopies but would 2 still like to keep the library building to 30 24% be used for different purposes Not need the library at all. The LRC 3 should be contain other academic 6 5% entities There is no way all resources would 4 20 16% ever become digital 10 Other 9 7% Total 123 100%
Statistic Value Mean 4.37 Variance 4.02 Standard Deviation 2.01 Total Responses 123
7. 5a. This is what I would like to see if all library materials become digitally available:
Text Response It could be a information retrieval center with trained librarians to help access information. There would be lots of computer terminals and hard copy information on how to access information. There is no way all library materials *should* become digital. While I understand the temptation of efficiency in digitalizing the library materials, as a young instructor (i.e. not tradition-bound) I strongly oppose this move for a variety of ethical and physiological reasons including the fact that no comprehensive study has yet been done on the health impacts of VDTs, etc. In addition, not everyone using the LRC has frequent access to highspeed internet. While this is likely a minority, many who live outside the Marquette-area have access only to dial-up - this has a history of making downloads of digital library material difficult and time-consuming to the point of being impossible. If digital materials were all that were available, things could become difficult indeed for those wishing to research off- campus, something that is currently possible simply by checking out print publications and bringing them to the destination of choice. I would like to have historical documents available in original form. I like to check out books on tape and CDs. I love to turn the pages of a real book, rather than a Kindle, so I would like to see popular novels in paper. I would use the library as a place to read, drink tea, and hold meetings. Having rooms for individual students to lock their books and materials while doing research and attending classes would be nice. Some materials need to be hard-copy. Some require this as a form of respect for the material (Consider listening to music in MIDI format for example ... the notes are there, but not the emotion or passion.) There are some weaknesses and gaps in currently technological formats. Some full text electronic journal holdings at the Library are difficut to access or confusing for students (try linking to the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise via the Full Text route on thre Library webpage). With that said, on-line access is convenient. I don't like digital materials in general. I would rather have the hard copy. If the materials are user friendly (like current online journals through JSTOR or WestLaw) I would not need a print copy and the LRC could be used for other purposes. If they are not user friendly (like many e-books that I have encountered - where you have to download one page at a time) I would still like the hard copy I would like to see some of the most needed materials still available as hard copies. Some people just are not comfortable using the computer or do not have a computer avaialable to them. The library should be a place to search, study, and print (if necessary) the digital materials. As for ALL being digital, its probably going to be a few more decades before that happens so a library is still necessary It would be good to have some books and periodicals available in hard copy. It would also be useful to have the ability to read electronic materials without bringing a laptop to the library. Mostly, however, the physical building would be of little use for reading electronic materials -- these are most useful delivered over the internet to my office or other work areas.
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8. 6. Would you like to see more online publications or more print?
# Answer Response % 5 More online 52 43% 2 More print 9 7% 3 Both: whatever can be made available 59 48% 8 Other 2 2% Total 122 100%
Statistic Value Mean 3.86 Variance 1.46 Standard Deviation 1.21 Total Responses 122
9. 6a. Regarding more online or more print publications, this is what I would like to see:
Text Response Other: The answer is posed as a simple binary, which is deeply problematic for someone in my field. My students need access to both traditional and current research; most traditional research lies within hardcover books, while most current research--particularly within journals--is more readily accessible online through ProjectMuse, JSTOR, and other collections, which often requires the use of online databases, particularly MLA and AMERICA: HISTORY AND LIFE. Is some entity really going to put ALL the old PMLA online? It's too early to say, but at this point, it seems unlikely that EVERYTHING I'd need students to be able to access would be available in digital form. Second: My field (American and transatlantic literature) requires RARE books for students to grapple with--delicately, of course--through hands-on exposure. That CANNOT be replicated digitally. I need not only hard copy but MORE and OLDER primary-source hard copy to do my job at all reasonably and well. Neither. We are OK with what we have.
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10. 7. Would you like to have more classroom space adjacent to the library collection?
# Answer Response % Yes. This would place the instructor and 1 40 33% the students closer to the resources 2 No. This is not important 82 67% Total 122 100%
Statistic Value Mean 1.67 Variance 0.22 Standard Deviation 0.47 Total Responses 122 11. 7a. If you wanted to teach in a classroom adjacent to the library, what resources would you like to have?
Text Response The same resources available in a technology equipped classroom - projection system, overhead projector, etc. Projectors, screens, electronic technology Proxima projector, internet access Overhead projector, multimedia projector, screens, speakers, coffee machines and sink. LRC already has all AV in the rooms. What other resources are there to be had? Shaw and Shoemaker's EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS Rare Books Room NATIONAL UNION CATALOGUE (NUC) BRITISH LIBRARY (BRITISH MUSEUM) CATALOGUE BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE Hard copy resources as well as space/capability for my students to research online in the library environment, with staff to assist them. Wired classroom, pods of desks for group projects (much like my son's first grade classroom), Vacuuum container system (like at the bank) where I could request last minute supplies which in a perfect world could be pulled from the shelves and sent to my class. Internet, smart boards, easy access I'd like to be able to use all of the ancillary reference materials in the library collection, particularly the indexes for microfilm and a microfilm reader - at least until the day when all of the microfilm collections are available digitally!!! :) The same as what ought to be avaialbe for any general classroom on campus, but adding fully wired desks would be great. Wireless doesn't always work and batteries might be dying--you know how that is. A small lecture hall might be a nice addition to the library. LCD project, screen, internet access Enough large desks or seating for 60 students. This is what the nursing courses are running. Plug in tables as the laptops still run out of battery and a good strong wireless and powerpoint projector. Complete computer and display media connections. Power point projector, ability for use of DVD or VHS. The lot of it! It's great not only to have the variety of resources there immediately available, but also the knowledgeable staff to aid my students in research projects. Videoconferencing equipment. Have the language lab there. Be able to move my students from the class, to the lab, to the resources especially literature in other languages. Tables, laptop projectors Data projectors, WestLaw access, plugs for student access to web, interactive video access Having a classroom adjacent to the library would help bring people to the location on a regular basis, thereby increasing likelihood of use for a variety of purposes. Smart board, projector Not sure what's meant by "resources"--I'd like these classrooms to have the same AV equipment as the other classrooms on campus, but I'd also like them to have the capacity for seminar-style seating. data projector and smartboards internet and other technologies for sharing information with students; reference librarians to support project work Multimedia projector, internet access, desks Full AV/Internet apps. Technical support for PowerPoint, video stream. overhead projection, whiteboard, power access, movable tables & chairs Internet connection, smart board
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12. 8. Should the LRC be completely renovated inside and out (which may include an additional floor added to the building), to house additional academic services and serve as an attractive centerpiece of campus? Or should a completely new library building be constructed with underground/skyway access to all other buildings on campus?
# Answer Response % Yes. Renovate the LRC: no need to 3 48 40% build a new library. Yes. Build a new library and renovate 10 20 17% the LRC anyway. 8 No. This is all unecessary. 31 26% It's more than a simple yes or no 9 (selecting this response will provide a 22 18% text box) Total 121 100%
Statistic Value Mean 6.53 Variance 8.67 Standard Deviation 2.94 Total Responses 121
13. 8a. Regarding the complete renovation of the LRC or construction of a new library:
Text Response You'd have to justify why you would need a new building, which seems like an unnecessary cost at this point. If renovating and maybe adding space, that might be attractive but again, how are you justifying the expense? What is the real need on campus for additional facilities, and what would those be? How would any of this - concretely, not in the abstract - benefit our students and faculty? (Back to a realistic and grounded needs assessment and evaluation plan.) I like either option, but something should be done rather than nothing. The library should be expanded if necessary to accomadate its collecttion. Throwing books away is not acceptable. Don't have enough information It depends on what is feasible (both in terms of engineering and of $$$$$) regarding the basic construction of the LRC. I know that at my undergraduate school, Washington University in St. Louis, a complete renovation/reconstruction of the 1950s era library facility has transformed that building into a real hub of educational activity on the campus - and there's a great coffee bar/cafe inside too that serves as a real hub for faculty and staff as well (something that NMU really needs, IMHO). Last spring break, I went for a holiday in Amsterdam, and one of the most interesting and exciting things I saw there was the brand new (2008) public library - an exciting media center/community gathering place/cutlural hub. Something like that would be an incredibly important addition to NMU. (More important than a parking ramp, I would say!!!) Maybe I'm just a library geek. But I strongly feel that libraries CAN and SHOULD be central to University Life, and that the resources invested in the library should be a reflection of the academic priorities of the university. Yes. Build a new library and renovate the LRC anyway. Rennovating a library (or a building) still in use is a three year-plus root canal. Forget that. I doubt the campus would survive. I just noticed that Cohodas is to be partly rennovated. The occupants are going to love that (and that's a small job considering). Build an entirely new building--an attractive centerpiece--move into it, and then rennovate the LRC. The building infrastructure needs a good fixing (just as Marcus. Archives are below the Men's bathroom. I won't go any further with that one). The HVAC is needing repair. And frankly If you are planning to house a student center in the existing space, cl;early that will not work. There needs to be a library with a new student center attached, or a new library with a renovated student center building attached. No idea, depends on the costs, available funds, current usage of facilities, etc., all of which I am completely unqulaified to comment on. Either option sounds interesting. I would vote for the one the library staff feels is most compatible with the library's needs. We need to find a way to move faculty to the heart of campus -- IE: out of the Cahodas "administration" building. No students come to office hours. I have taught on campuses of similar schools with offices near classrooms and the students frequently came by; I have also taught at much more "selective" --and expensive -- colleges with offices distant from classrooms, and they never came by. It's not difficult math (ok, technically, it's not math). Have a building in the heart of campus for faculty, and building in the heart of campus as a library. Which building is renovated and which is new, I simply don't care. Balance costs with efficiency. Only if a new building is less headache and less cost in energy to maintain should we build a new building. If we do, put parking underground and charge for parking. I am ignorant of specific stresses that the library facility is currently experiencing. The downstairs gathering areas (Starbucks lounge and hallway seating/tables) seems crowded at times, but this may not be a critical stress. I would rather see resources allocated to help with the general stress of having too manhy students for existing faculty, particularly in upper division classes. This stress has forced alterations of teaching strategy to provide greater "efficiency" at the expense of optimal teaching. "Efficiency" is not always the "best" strategy which it forces other compromises. Renovate the LRC adding a new floor. Add classroom space, study space, research rooms with computer hookups, meeting rooms, and keep the stacks for the materials which are not in print yet. Hard to say--just adding onto the building doesn't remove all the problems in the current building (unpredictable temperatures, inappropriate spaces for the current uses). You'd gain some classroom and office space, but that would be it. A well-designed new building would probably be better. Whether it be a renovation or new build, the library has to become a more comfortable, inviting place to study and read. I spend most of my time at the Peter White because I find the space, the ambience much more inviting. A new building would be easier on staff and patrons than a renovation where there is so much disruption. The outside of the current building is very unattractive and uncared for. Skywalks or tunnels to ALL buildings on campus?? Even PEIF and Jacobetti? I doubt there is enough money in bond funds for that sort of extravagence. It is really a matter of assessing the needs of everyone, so if I am personally fine with renovation, someone else may see the need for an entirely new building, in which case I would support the construction of a new building. In general, with limited resources I would say that to renovate and add more Internet subscriptions to journals and data bases would be better allocation of resources than on construction an entirely new building and leaving the collection unchanged. I have no opinion on what you do with the phuysical plant. I greatly value the on-line access to electronic sources and the library staff who are very helpful for advising me on obtaining sources and for working with my students. As long as the electronic access improves and I can see the reference staff face to face, you can build a new library or rennovate to your hearts content. A covered walkway would be nice--an enclosed bike path would be better. Maybe renovating an old building will limit the design needed then it might be better to start anew. If the whole fcampus plan would call for additional parking maybe a parking garage under a new library building might make sense. For me at this time I like the library where it is as I will alway feel that it should be in or near the center of campus. A place for all departments to have space for scholarly endeavers whatever they be: research, group work, public lectures, If the resources are available, we could probably benefit from a more modern building. However, I don't think this is a high priority from the point of view of my discipline and the very low usage that I make of the library *building*. Statistic Value Total Responses 20
14. 9. Should additional (or enlarged) food venues and commercial activities (such as an enlarged Starbucks, Fieras, campus bookstore or the bank) be moved to the LRC?
# Answer Response % 3 Yes, this makes sense 58 48% No. Keep them as they are, where they 2 48 40% are. It's more than a simple yes or no 6 (selecting this response will provide a 15 12% text box) Total 121 100%
Statistic Value Mean 2.98 Variance 1.52 Standard Deviation 1.23 Total Responses 121
15. 9a. Regarding the additional or enlarged food venues and commercial actitivies:
Text Response The LRC is a great resource for NMU, but its main purpose is learning, not feeding the campus. If a new level was added to the library I would enjoy seeing more food stuffs located in a central location on campus. How much rent do these francises pay to justify the expansion to provide them with nicer facilities for them to make money on our students? In other words, what do we get out of it? Not sure that students particularly need more that is already there, unless, that is, the entire student center will be gone and the thinkng is a one-stop shop of food, coffee, and study and research space that takes it's place. It depends on the venue. Starbucks sees a LOT of traffic, so creating more seating--whether as part of Starbucks or merely adjacent to it--would be a helpful idea. I have no concrete sense of how much business Fieras has or of how much additional room it needs or should plan ahead for. ATMs might be helpful to add (if they aren't currently available), but, then again, aren't a necessity. Part of what you're asking is this: Is the LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE supposed to be, or going to be, the new University Center? If the decision is yes, then the venues you'd be adding would include considerably more than eatery sitting and/or a small banking kiosk or ATM accessibility. You'd be reorienting the focal point of the campus, and thus would need to consider if the NMU Bookstore should be housed within the new building (which is starting to sound more like a complex or compound than a single building with or without skyways), not to mention organization offices, NORTHWIND offices, Wildcat Den seating and kitchens, janitorial corridors and resources, not to mention everything else I don't know about the current UC. Regarding any renovations I believe that the Library should be the centerpiece of the building, any added services should be minimal. Considerations for the collections should be the first concern. I think the Location of the library should stay where it it. Small offerings of supplies but not The Bookstore. Small offering of food, but not a cafeteria. Etc. Enlarging food venues and commercial activities sounds more like the University Center/Student Union. A few venues are nice in the LRC for that side of campus but the main venues should remain in the University Center. Only if they have thier own new space. The location for food options should not be taken out of the total square footage available for the library. A coffee area with adjacent study room is great/necessary on any campus and this one could use more room. Get rid of all the commerical stuff and food venues There seems to be a perception that the overall size of campus is growing ... that students have to travel greater distance in the past. This is ont true. I see no need to eliminate all student walking on campus. There is a significant body of research that supports health benefits of daily exercise. Attempts to eliminate exercise from the student's lifestyle work against this. I am not even sure I understand why they are there at all. And why is Public TV and Radio there? I am used to a library being its own facility and focusing on other learning options. It seems to make sense to have the CITE there and maybe the tutoring places but I don't understand the rest. the university needs a student union facility, but the library and the union do not need to be the same building There isn't space in the current building for what it already contains--it makes sense to move these other things into the LRC, but where would they go? The Student Services building needs to retain food venue options. If enlarging the options at LRC would mean the loss of options in other areas, it would not be desireable. People who study in the library need to eat and drink, so a decent cafeteria and a coffee place in the basement would be a plus. I don't think that having a bank in the library would make lots of sense. Reminds me of the biblical scene of Christ chasing out the money changers from the temple. It's a library fron heavens sake. Topless dancers and serving alcohol would probably attract people too, but in a library? Well, you could Go the Barnes and Noble route--have yuppie coffee and scones right in the library. Bake muffins right on site made with wild Yellow-Dog Plains blueberries picked by Ojibwa elders. Have some tasteful, upscale musical performers--perhaps some chamber music or authentic indigenous perfomers from Thailand. Statistic Value Total Responses 15
16. 10. Has the library been supportive of your department's needs when changing/adding a class or developing a new program?
# Answer Response % 1 Yes 73 60% 2 No 1 1% Neither, really. We have just assumed 3 that the resources were there. No 38 31% formal evaluation has taken place. I would like to elaborate a little bit on 5 10 8% this answer (opens a text box). Total 122 100%
Statistic Value Mean 1.96 Variance 1.66 Standard Deviation 1.29 Total Responses 122
17. 10a. Regarding the support of the library when adding/changing/developing a new program:
Text Response I believe more printed journals should be available for research and student use in courses. I'm not sure whether the library subscribes to journals published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics anymore (hard copies). I do know that online versions are available, but these versions do not include any of the diagrams or pictures that are in the article and this is very important. I would like to see hard copies available for (1) Mathematics Teacher, (2) Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, and (3)Teaching Children Mathematics. Also, it would be good for our department representative or any representative from the library to contact each department to ask about their individual needs. I would like to see more books available in my area of research (mathematics education), but as a relatively new faculty member, I'm not sure of the process for requesting materials. At a new faculty orientation meeting, I met my department representative, and he was sort of rude when I asked about getting "The Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning." He indicated that handbooks are not generally ordered because of how often they are published. Well, this handbook is only published about every 20 years, but he was too busy telling me why the library won't order them rather than listening to my request. I never had a chance to tell this person that the handbook is not published ever year; only every 10-20 years. Frankly, I have no idea. This option didn't appear, which was surprising. The library staff have been incredibly helpful and supportive when I have redesigned a course. They have worked with me to create helpful, relevant instruction sessions, and created high quality supplemental course materials for my students. Speaking as a librarian, it would have been great over the years if departments really examined the library resources regarding this topic. It's nice to know they all think highly of us, but to be honest, we are lacking resources in disciplines. A critical look over the years might have opened the door for aditional funding for a particular database. Well, our library contact has tried but the library really does not provide what we need. We end up buying alot in our department - dvd/videos and materials for the language lab. I had asked over a year ago for a simple resource to use to help my students access pubmed and other online scientific resources. I haven't received any response to date. The willingness to help has always been known, however few faculty take advantage of it Joanna Mitchell was always helpful. She was very attentive to our needs whether we were making program changes or just teaching what was in existence. In the past, the library staff have been extgremely helpful with documentation for our CSWE accreditation process.
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18. 11. What kind of support do you see the library providing to you and your department in the future that is different from today?
Text Response more online medical journals. Not much different. Maintain periodical subscriptions. Perhaps more active collection of current books in certain subjects. More information, perhaps in the form of webinars? Additional online resources I would like to see a larger digital movie archive. Literally, access to digital video that I could import into lectures and presentations. Sources of information. Means of accessing the information. Providing training to access and use information. Online resources for computer science: texts, research papers, etc. More work with students in appropriate research techniques. Free inter-library loan for documents / article / books. Easier process to make copies of copyrighted materials (e.g. articles) available to students in my classes. None What do you have to offer? I would like to build up the library collections in anthropology: sociocultural anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology. Any support the library can give in this direction will be extremely useful. We also are building up the program (moving from minor to major) and increasing student research. I would like to see EHRAF files available on an ongoing basis, as well as some of the electronic journals available through ANTHROSOURCE. More Indian Affairs Records would be great. We'd also like to see about increasing collaboration with the people in archives. Is there some established way for library liaisons (within departments and within Olson)to talk about these issues? All I can guess from current practice is that the dept. liaison orders books, films, etc., and that the Olson Library liaison handles course instruction about using Olson resources. It seems to me that the departments (or a group from a dept.) would need to meet with appropriate library folks to discuss wish lists and contendind realities, and I've no clue if it's ever been done. No one in my department ever discusses it, that's for sure. online journals, e-books . I'd like to see more journal access for public relations, both print and electronic. I'd especially like the library to have the institutional membership from the National Communication Association that gives us the online electronic data base and journal materials. In general, you guys are great. I simply want electronic access to as many scholarly journals as possible for research purposes, preferably accessible from one database/platform. Will need to integrate you into our new curriculum much like into the old one. Inservices and support for scholarly work and scholarly student assignments. Support for informatics. Also, support for new incoming faculty (prior to actual activation date of contract) would be very helpful. As a new tenure track faculty I was encouraged to prep complex lectures during the summer before my contract began. This was difficult without any NMU support, ie: laptop, library services, internet access, parking privleges. Preparation for lectures was encouraged but no support enabled until approx. 1 week prior to beginning of classes. This made lecture prep difficult. Expanded holdings. Don't know any increasing access to online publications I think historians and librarians have traditionally had a good relationship with one another and I hope that continues in the future. As more resources and archives continue to be made available on-line, I hope that library staff continue to be well-versed in the ways of maximizing the efficiency of available on-line sites. Not much since you are doing a bang-up job at present. none videos, technology Access to publications and meeting rooms. Attending public and private meetings, seminars I like having a library liaison that has continued to work with me, my students, and my department over the years. More on how to use resources within interactive all on line courses. At my previous institutions, faculty were periodically kept abreast (by library staff) of new books in their fields that had been published and reviewed (in Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, etc.)... it would be nice to have this service. I know that we are always welcome to request books for purchase, but I'm not always aware of everything in my field that has been published. online access to more journals
Organizing online "print" materials as well as organizing video lectures and demonstrations. More on line services such as scholarly journals and Art Store. So much seems to be available at a computer desktop that libraries will probably be museums for the printed word. I see the library becoming more involved in supporting online courses. Links to library holdings and services should be in every course. I would like the library to take on the task of supporting NMU students with their own portfolios. Increased access to scholarly journals (especially online) Continued acquisition of full-text electronic journal holdings. I need more advance materials in my language but I understand why the library can't afford to get some of those. However, the delay with interlibrary loaning sometimes is too long. Or they can't find what I need. Continued support for classroom, small group, and individual instruction on how to find and use digital resources. Nothing. Greater access to onlince material interactive video and teleconferencing I need research search engines (e.g., Google Scholar), digital access to all journal articles and scholarly books (monographs and edited volumes) We need more journals in public relations, both print and online. Additional electronically available full text resources You are doing fine with the support you give now. research materials for classes and faculty professional development Current supports are great. Hard to say. Many physics journals are accessible on-line. It's still nice to have older books around though. None data projectors and smartboards help finding and using digital resources as I learn more about them None I have developed the sport history course and would like to see the GV section updated and enlarged with a focus on history as much as sport science. none I would like to see more academic program related materials. Trade journals, professional publications and others should be included for every program on campus. My students have no reason to go to the library, there is little/no pertinent information available for their discipline. More electronic subscriptions to journals and data bases. Better designed library web site. Online journal. Social citations index.... There isn't any convenient place to report this comment, so I'll add it here. I use the Naxos site license often, and I plan to use it even more extensively next year to substitute for CD's I have previously required my students to purchase. This could save students from $40-150, which seems like a good idea to me. So, please keep Naxos! Thanks. Support with information literacy standards.
I don't think anything much different than what is offeredf today. To refer back to Question 5 where I stated keep access to hardcopies. I did not mean our library has to house hardcopies of everything, but maybe just have access to hardcopies of things wanted through an interlibrary loan. I don't know if this is mucvh different from what it is now, just maybe NMU can house less hardcopies. Perhaps additional access to electronic journals, or more flexible ways to access some of them. more materials on Chinese language and Chinese literature.
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19. 12. What kind of support do you see the library providing to your students in the future that is different from today?
Text Response Ibid -- see #11. See above. I would like to see a digital image archive developed from collection on campus that we could access and use in course production, assignments, etc. I know there are licensing issues. But it would be nice to have access to public images. As in #11 above. Add a tool for students/faculty to do research and keep a "research desktop" that has icons to mark various resources found via searches. Then the user could exit the system and return at a later date and pick up where they left off. Integrating this with the laptop would also be cool and I have some thoughts on this. Quiet place to study None Ditto. Mostly textual- journals and books in all of the subfields of anthropology. I certainly envision more access to digital materials, but I WANT to envision access to rare books and references concerning bibliographic history (NUC, BL, BN). e-books keeping up with the digitalization and how to work the search engines as they evolve It's probably going to be more electronic and whatever is least expensive. In the same way that the library has helped students conduct effective research with hard copies, I see the library staff continuing to help students and faculty alike get the most out of the quickly changing and expanding research materials available. Online/phone support for off-campus grad students. Encourage printed materials as you would digital. Broader spectrum of informatics Expanded holdings. unsure don't know See response to #11 More intensive instructuion on using info technologies. Printers and copiers that print on both sides. A 24 hour "information commons" type of place. More study rooms with whiteboards. Personal or one on one reference assistance. none More online support Same as mentioned in number 11. Less detail and more ease of use and getting resources faster and easier. student support has been just fine thanks to a good library staff I really don't know what the library offers so I am unable to comment on this. I haven't checked to see if there is a video availalbe to show in class on how to research information online(ex. finding articles in databases). I like the tutorial sessions available to my English composition students. I would like to see more developed along these lines for a wide variety of curricular needs. Facilitators to guide students in the basic skills of research and publication in an online environment. More texts on line. Not sure-maybe more instruction on how to use computers to do research-??? More online help. Other than forcing students to actually go to the library I'm not sure what else could be done. Continued acquisition of full-text electronic journal holdings. Continued supply of competent staff to assist students in finding information and using resources. Currently, we work with other places to bring in live feeds from other countries and it would be nice if the library could provide that. Unsure Nothing...I think it's good. Staff does a good job of answering student questions/providing assistance More instruction on the use of databases & resources. Same as for me: research search engines (e.g., Google Scholar), digital access to all journal articles and scholarly books (monographs and edited volumes) More facilities for group meetings, more media technology that can be used for class assignments. I give my students a short description of WestLaw and assume that they can use JSTOR. I don't know if this could be done, but it would be nice to see skill builders on these topics (through student activities and programs). I don't know if the Library is the appropriate entity but I would love to have somewhere where students would have online modules on APA formatting and modules to help with development of writing skills. Same Unknown Exhibit and presentation spaces--current space is inadequate for the Celebration of Student Scholarship. Current supports are great. Nothing different. We don't really utilize the library much. None online networking solutions to gathering research and creating presentations. video conferencing. help finding and using digital and print resources as needed More instruction using digital resources, i.e. how not to plagerize. Expanding journal collections relevent to the discipline none More student electronic rescources such as text books would be beneficial to students. Same. I would like to see the computers be available to NMU students and not occupied by non-students for hours playing computer games and tieing up a "student" resource. Boot 'em out, NMU is for students and Peter White is a place for "others" to go. Better information on what online services are offered through the library, and how to access them. same as above Statistic Value Total Responses 63
20. 13. What additional services would you like to see in the LRC?
Text Response DVD resources, (ex: medical eithics), anatomy movies/animations, graphic designers who can take an image and make an education animation or movie. Can't think of any offhand. I don't use the LRC very often. Be open through the night to provide a place for socializing, studying, and safe activities for students on campus. Not sure ... Will allow my mind to wander over the next few weeks/months. none High tech options Ditto. I would like to see moneys going to books, journals, and librarians. In addition, increase the hours when the library is open. Maybe even put in a self check out system. Completely renovating the building or building another one seems like a waste of money in my mind. Let's focus on the content not the shell. Rare Books Room and Rare Books Librarian Class instruction from the Rare Books librarian about how old books are made, how paper is made, how to tell the approximate age of a book, etc. Classes could do assignments based on using rare books and therefore getting hands-on experience with the past. More actual library space. We need a true library, not a half-baked attempt at a student union. Scholarly writing sources from people versed in APA format. The library has been very helpful to me when I've asked for assistance (esp. Mike Strahan) None. Now that I thought more about this, get rid of existing ones if necessary to store libray's collection. unsure none -- New improved microfilm readers -- expanded area for gov docs -- display area - permanent gallery and space for rotating or travelling exhibits - for rare and unusual books -- (a dream) public auditorium for academic presentations with reception space A bookstore or bookstore annex. A Wildcat Willy's. I miss Wildcat Willy's. A digital repository. Drop box for return of books. More group work areas with technology to support group presentations practice. Better lighting. Better air control should be near the top of the list. Today clean, temperature appropiate air does not seem to be a service offered. None come to mind. Testing Services (for grading exams). Currently it takes 30-40 minutes (longer if I walk) of my time to go all the way to Cohodas. Why not have this closer to center of campus (LRC or Hedgecock)? It doesn't belong in the most inaccessible corner of campus More training for faculty on easy to use fast resources for classes. More descriptive material on how long it takes to get library help and actually be able to use copywrited materials. What part of this process we are expected to do versus the library staff. (1)a bigger CITE (2)a tech store (computer accessories, software, etc) (3)a more effective Microrepair facility I would like to have assistance available to help develope on-line courses. What is there now is fine with me. More private or quiet rooms for people to collaborate in. This might allow for robust discussions to occur in laptop use or for viewing of online video or audio. Maybe even have areas where students can connect to video presentation areas or smart boards to rehearse presentations they will give to their peers or to the community groups or internships they are connected to. We have to figure out how to let students rehearse with the hardware they will use to demonstrate their understanding of knowledge gained in a print or online environment. Also allow students to check out hardware similar to the way they check out print materials so they can engage others beyond the classroom with their learning. Many of the places our ed students teach in do not have the technological tools available at NMU. Greater access to services such as ArtStore for example the Grove library of art, see above I would love to get rid of the interface that is clouding education searches from accessing ERIC and PsycINFO. I hate going through that monster, which is causing problems for me personally and for my ED 500A students. Could we have the option of going directly to the databases? Additional scholarly journals available online. Maybe a self-serve print shop for designing and printing posters and displays. Increased food venues Can't think of anything. Expansion/renovation of PBS facilities to provide space for student audio and video production labs We need reasonably priced coffee and more food choices that are not carbohydrate intensive. Study areas for students, separate from socialization areas. I like the idea of having a real library that doesn't have a lot of other "stuff" (food courts, for instance) as part of the facility. See above. Better tutorials on how to use electronic resources, better overviews and descriptions of what is available Unknown Expanded dining and student services (as listed in the above question), bookstore More multimedia titles available. Don't know. None meeting spaces for collaborative research among faculty The more the better, more maps/ Didgitalized newspaper runs beyond the New York Times. none I would like to see LRC staff contacting faculty in respective departments to find out what magazines, trade journals or other publications the library should hold for student use. I feel there are many NMU programs not well represented in the library. Not hiring additional staff to do services the faculty can be trained to do. More study rooms. More print ready computers. We have one on the main floor currently. Can't think of any.
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21. 14. What publications and/or databases would you like to have access to that we do not currently have access to?
Text Response more obscure science journals Pharmacology 2000 or similar online database (PDR perhaps) A subscription to SpringerLink would be fantastic. Sound and music compilations for production of audio and video programming. ? none as much as we can get, the more the better. You're doing pretty well with the databases and ILL. My wish list would be too expensive and not used enough by others. ANTHROSOURCE- in this are multiple publications EHRAF- keeping these available More updated videos on all cultural topics- many of these are extremely dated. I would be happy to make a list of potential DVDs that we should add to our collections. I'll have to get back to you on this one. journal of mathematical analysis and applications SIAM journals I would like to see more historical newspapers available for the students. I would like to see more titles in sport history. Also Ancestor .com was a much better search engine than the currect geneology source. It contains many first hand dociuments that could lend themselves to several exciting courses. National Communication Association's journals and data bases. We need more scholarly journals from the field of English Composition and Rhetoric. The composition sequence at NMU is required by every student and their success in many other courses is contingent upon their success in those courses. The courses are often taught by TA's and adjuncts with very little money of their own to subscribe to such journals. It would be of great benefit to the quality of writing instruction on campus. None American Railroad Journal (1836-1888.) Wall Street Journal since its inception in 1889. N/A: more full text articles for ones we have don't know -- "Times of London" on-line - -- additional newspaper access to historic indexes and content all of the Academy of Management publications I can get at anything I want at present. Within reason, any resource that an instructor needs for their scholarship and teaching. Selfishly, Lexis- Nexis and World of Science. none None come to mind. more management and organizational behavior journals; more social psychology journals Nature (journal) Medscape and other listserve type data with nursing CEU's in them all of Taylor & Francis all of Science Direct all of Sage all of the Nature publications Making of America (Univ of Michigan) There are so many that I can't seem to find when searching databases. I don't recall if it is Elsevier that often does not have article access. One is Ovid or something like that. It is often paired as an option with another database and I cannot access articles from either one. Sorry, but I do not recall their names at the moment. I am very satisfied with this area at NMU. Art in Full Text Well, I'd like to see more books in general across all disciplines. ??? the current databases work for education. Social Work Abstracts, Administration in Social Work, Aphilia, Nonprofit Quarterly, Journal of Public Administration, Research and Theory More foreign language journals. Every time we would like a new one it seems like we have to cut something else. I know we don't have large numbers of majors but we should still be able to get the journals we want for our students. unsure Don't know. n/a Don't know All of the journals from the National Communication Association (you only have some, both print and online. We really need better online data bases--some of the big ones (lexus/nexus types). My Dean made me aware of Gongwer but there is a fee to use it - and as a political scientist, it would be nice to be able to keep completely up to date on matters affecting Michigan. not an expert here You are adequate Early English Books Online, Literature Online Current options meet my needs. None in addition to what is currently there. More Sports Psychology, and Neurology Journals not sure I son't know Ancestory .com, International History of the Sport More nursing, complementary health, issues in nursing etc HVACR related trade journals, HVACR news, Oil heating journal, ASHRAE journal, RSES publications etc. World Development Indicators Online Social sciences citation index. Solar magazines would be a nice addition. Can't think of any.
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22. 15. Is there a service the library provides that does not meet your expectations?
Text Response Inter-library loan. Went very poorly the last time I used it. #16 No NO no So far staff has been really great. Service is excellent. Bruce Sargeant, for example, has been extraordinarily helpful. In addition, people in IMS are extremely helpful and accessible. Increase the Interlibrary Loan staff, who is very hard working and needs more help to meet increasing demands! No longer hours of operation. I would like to see an enlarged space for the juvenile collection which includes a classroom space and larger work space for students. Teacher education students frequently use the collection to plan lessons collaboratively, and more space would help. The current space needs renovation, at the least, and the current carpet, held together with duct tape, is unsafe for myself as the instructor, as well as the students, as we move around the room when I am teaching my class in that space. Access to news sources used to be better when we had direct use of News Bank. Ordering articles or books online cannot take weeks. It needs to take hours. If we are going to develp doctoral programs this must change. No See 14. No no no No. I think the Pre k-12 does not have adequate room in the library. The location could improve use of the collection. I would like to see efforts made to increase the effectiveness of this collection. Nope None come to mind. Is there any way for us to get quick digital access to journals not in the library's collection via online services. Faculty used to have a complicated but useful service where we could order (by ourselves-not thru interlibrary loan) a few papers each semester and get them faxed to the library. I was just wondering if we could set something like that up for digital receipt of hard-to-find papers from some service. I don't see much emphasis on interlibrary loan and how we can make it function easier in the digital world LRC 311 needs better drapes and a powerpoint projector when we use it for meetings no, the staff are doing a great job It has been frustrating if some periodicals are in storage downstairs. It seems to be a real effort to access those items. See #13. No, I'm fairly happy with it. yes, the interface that prevents direct access to individual databases. No. Everything has been good. I am very pleased with the new system for adding journal articles to WebCT. No. I wish that it was not such a long process to get materials that are out of the country. Although, interlibrary activities have improved during my time here. Current library tours are not well received by students. Could they be more hands on and active rather than merely "telling". No. no No You're doing the best you can with the available sources and I am at a loss as to how to get students to actually use the resources we have. Making journal and scholarly works part of assignments and penalizing students for not using them just isn't working. no No I would like to see more current multimedia titles available. No. no nope It would be nice to update the microfilm readers. none No. No, you are excellent! No
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23. 16. And finally, what have you seen at another library that you wish NMU's library had?
Text Response Nothing, really. I wish the NMU library had a similar article sharing system that LSSU uses. Instead of getting a sub-par email copy of any article, LSSU gets a pdf from another library, and prints it for the student. Longer hours; opportunities to interact; food service No experience to draw from. Comfortable seating...so student can read in a quiet, comfortable seats not really sure. I guess a little facelifting would be nice, though there is something charming about the old furniture, reminds me of the old days.... but I bet students would love a more loungy study area (you can sleep better, anyway). More books. Don't just go to electronic. As an anthropologist, we need a lot of the older materials as well as the new stuff. Shelved books that can be housed in glass/other structures that are hoisted into the air and thereby stored in space. Lots of hydraulics and whatnot, but it makes sense not to take up room, if it's possible, on the floor. One of the libraries at Dartmouth has storage like this; perhaps it's the Baker-Berry Library? collections of books in new research area. More volumes, more online resources, more hours. My bigest problem is that we don't have enough trained staff. Too much is done with setudent labor who don't understand how to find things. Great question! More comfy chairs!? I could order books which took about 5 days but journal articles from UWM which I had often in less than 24 hours. As a doctoral student, one person's job was to satsify doctoral students' demand for printed matter. See 14. nothing nothing "Good design" - the kind that transforms a library from a place where people "have to go" to a place where people "want to go." In our own community, PWPL shows something of what can be done to make a library a true community center. Yes, an academic library is different from a community library, but PWPL inspires me to hope for something similar at NMU. Not much (other than all those dusty tomes at Illinois years ago. LSSU has a lot of display cases/areas with student artwork and selected "neat things" from their archives and special collections. How about, like West Science, a compas rose in the floor? How about a world map on the wall--a big 8 piece one. And a map of the US. Big ones. I think the signage is unfortunate outside the building. I would like it to be obvious that the library is located in this building and to have a more welcoming atmosphere upon entering the building. Nothing. People need to stop complaining. The library provides excellent access to print and electronic information and instructional support. I think NMU's library is great, I studied there often as a student. Now that I am an instructor, I plan to use it in much the same fashion. I may hold meetings there and plan on attending any that intrest me. I would just suggest remodeling the structure to bring it up to date, both inside and outside. I wish it was prettier and more inviting, but I can't see renovating it given the way libraries are changing. More room, more stacks, more people - just a larger facility. But then, this was in a big city with big city resources which isn't practical for NMU. Sectioned off quiet versus interactive areas where students can work in groups. Perhaps a nicer, dedicated "current reading" (new books and magazines/journals) space. Also, see Carleton College's "athenaeum" (pretentious name, nice space)--a lovely space in their library for presentations, lectures, receptions, and the like. The physical environment at Peter White in the main and upper floor. More comfortable areas to meet in. This would be for the main floors and those in the coffee area. The Starbucks area is a great place to hold office hours and to collaborate with peers and students. The Seattle Public Library is an amazing place-but it is more of a social space-what happens when newspapers and magazines are only available on a computer? Will it be a space filled with computers or handhelds like the Amazon' Kindle that only low income people will have to travel to the library to use? The library was a place you had to go to at certain times to obtain information-the new library is open all the time-the internet! Whatever you build in the near future will be obsolete before it is finished. A children's library Maybe an accessible, upscale seminar room. Comfortable seating, visually attractive, small stage area (for potential mini-concerts since Reynolds is not very accessible). I have had access to more databases at other institutions I have been at. Cafe inside library No. n/a more, bigger More scholarly research journals. Flat budgets w/o annual increases directly affect both student & faculty retention. A sauna and masseuses would be nice. Just kidding - I think you guys do a great job. More quiet study areas. historic collections More maps Attractive, comfortable places to study (students upstairs wear their coats). NMU's library has been vey satisfactory. Nothing in particular. videoconferencing resource room not sure more conference rooms larger collection none Nothing I can think of. Better insulated windows. I like the ambience of Peter White Library and the scholarly feel of the libraries of some land grant universities. Warmer indoor temps. Lager collection of journals, databases, and better web site. Nothing. Window in office areas. MYU has a very nice library that was renovated a few years ago. A very inviting atmosphere.
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