The Survey of American College Students: Student Use of Library E-Book Collections


TABLE OF CONTENTS

METHODOLOGY	2
HOW TO READ THE DATA	3
THE QUESTIONNAIRE	5
HOW THE DATA IS BROKEN OUT	6
TABLE OF CONTENTS	7
LIST OF TABLES	7
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS	11
QUESTIONE ONE:  Student Opinions of College Library E-book Collections	12
QUESTON #2: Students Rating of College Library e-book Collection’s Accessibility & Ease of Use	20
QUESTION #3: Percentage of Students Who Have Ever received any form of in our out of class training from a college librarian in how to use the college library ebook collection	28
Question #4: Students’ Rating of College Ebook Collection as a Reference or Research Tool	33



LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1.1:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION	11
TABLE 1.2:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	11
TABLE 1.3:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	11
TABLE 1.4:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	12
TABLE 1.5:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	12
TABLE 1.6:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	12
TABLE 1.7:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	13
TABLE 1.8:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	14
TABLE 1.9:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	14
TABLE 1.10:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	15
TABLE 1.11:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	15
TABLE 1.12:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	16
TABLE 1.13:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	16
TABLE 1.14:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION	17
TABLE 1.15:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	17
TABLE 1.16:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	17
TABLE 1.17:	STUDENTS’ OPINION OF COLLEGE LIBRARY’S EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	18

TABLE 2.1:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY	19
TABLE 2.2:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	19
TABLE 2.3:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	19
TABLE 2.4:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	20
TABLE 2.5:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	20
TABLE 2.6:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	22
TABLE 2.7:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	22
TABLE 2.8:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	23
TABLE 2.9:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	23
TABLE 2.10:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	24
TABLE 2.11:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	24
TABLE 2.12:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION	25
TABLE 2.13:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	25
TABLE 2.14:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	25
TABLE 2.15:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION’S ACCESSIBILITY, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	26

TABLE 3.1:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION	27
TABLE 3.2:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	27
TABLE 3.3:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	27
TABLE 3.4:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	28
TABLE 3.5:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	28
TABLE 3.6:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	28
TABLE 3.7:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	28
TABLE 3.8:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	29
TABLE 3.9:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	29
TABLE 3.10:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	29
TABLE 3.11:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	29
TABLE 3.12:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	29
TABLE 3.13:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	30
TABLE 3.14:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION	30
TABLE 3.15:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	30
TABLE 3.16:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	30
TABLE 3.17:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE EVER RECEIVED ANY FORM OF IN OR OUT OF CLASS TRAINING FROM A COLLEGE LIBRARIAN IN HOW TO USE THE COLLEGE LIBRARY EBOOK COLLECTION, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	31

TABLE 4.1:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL	32
TABLE 4.2:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	32
TABLE 4.3:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	32
TABLE 4.4:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	33
TABLE 4.5:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	33
TABLE 4.6:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	33
TABLE 4.7:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	34
TABLE 4.8:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	34
TABLE 4.9:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	35
TABLE 4.10:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	35
TABLE 4.11:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	35
TABLE 4.12:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	36
TABLE 4.13:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	36
TABLE 4.14:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT SITUATION	36
TABLE 4.15:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	37
TABLE 4.16:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	37
TABLE 4.17:	STUDENTS’ RATING OF COLLEGE EBOOK COLLECTION AS A REFERENCE OR RESEARCH TOOL, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	37
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