The Survey of American College Students: Who Goes to the College Library and Why


TABLE OF CONTENTS	2
LIST OF TABLES	3
METHODOLOGY	9
THE QUESTIONNAIRE	10
HOW TO USE THE DATA	12
HOW TO READ THE DATA	12
SAMPLE CELL SIZES	14
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS	15
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	15
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A LIBRARY WORKSTATION WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	16
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	17
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HELD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	17
STUDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT	18
STUDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION	18
SELF PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS ON HOW MUCH THAT THEY USE THE LIBRARY COMPARED TO USE OF IT BY THEIR PEERS	19
CHAPTER ONE:  HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY	20
CHAPTER TWO:  WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT	28
CHAPTER THREE:  PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	36
CHAPTER FOUR:  PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	41
CHAPTER FIVE:  PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	47
CHAPTER SIX:  PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	52
CHAPTER SEVEN:  PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	57
CHAPTER EIGHT:  STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION	62
CHAPTER NINE:  STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS	70


 
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1.1:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY	20
TABLE 1.2:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	20
TABLE 1.3:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY THE POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	21
TABLE 1.4:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	21
TABLE 1.5:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	21
TABLE 1.6:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	22
TABLE 1.7:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	23
TABLE 1.8:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	24
TABLE 1.9:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	24
TABLE 1.10:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OF FOCUS	25
TABLE 1.11:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	25
TABLE 1.12:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	25
TABLE 1.13:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	26
TABLE 1.14:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS	26
TABLE 1.15:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	27
TABLE 1.16:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF THE COLLEGE	27
TABLE 1.17:	HOW OFTEN STUDENTS VISIT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	27

TABLE 2.1:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT	28
TABLE 2.2:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	28
TABLE 2.3:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY THE POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	29
TABLE 2.4:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN W	29
TABLE 2.5:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN X	29
TABLE 2.6:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN Y	30
TABLE 2.7:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN Z	30
TABLE 2.8:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN AA	31
TABLE 2.9:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN AB	31
TABLE 2.10:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN AC	31
TABLE 2.11:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN AE	32
TABLE 2.12:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN AF	32
TABLE 2.13:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN AG	33
TABLE 2.14:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN AH	33
TABLE 2.15:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN IK	33
TABLE 2.16:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN IM	34
TABLE 2.17:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN IN	34
TABLE 2.18:	WHICH PHRASE BEST DESCRIBES HOW YOU VIEW THE LIBRARY AS A PLACE TO STUDY OR JUST HANG OUT, BROKEN OUT BY COLUMN IN	35

TABLE 3.1:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	36
TABLE 3.2:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	36
TABLE 3.3:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	36
TABLE 3.4:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	37
TABLE 3.5:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	37
TABLE 3.6:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	37
TABLE 3.7:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	37
TABLE 3.8:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	38
TABLE 3.9:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	38
TABLE 3.10:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	38
TABLE 3.11:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	38
TABLE 3.12:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	38
TABLE 3.13:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	39
TABLE 3.14:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS	39
TABLE 3.15:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	39
TABLE 3.16:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	39
TABLE 3.17:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE RESEARCH AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	40

TABLE 4.1:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	41
TABLE 4.2:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	41
TABLE 4.3:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	42
TABLE 4.4:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	42
TABLE 4.5:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	43
TABLE 4.6:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	43
TABLE 4.7:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	43
TABLE 4.8:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	43
TABLE 4.9:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	44
TABLE 4.10:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	44
TABLE 4.11:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	44
TABLE 4.12:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	44
TABLE 4.13:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	45
TABLE 4.14:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY  STUDENT EMPLOYMENT	45
TABLE 4.15:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	45
TABLE 4.16:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	45
TABLE 4.17:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTENDED A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASS AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	46

TABLE 5.1:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	47
TABLE 5.2:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	47
TABLE 5.3:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	48
TABLE 5.4:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	48
TABLE 5.5:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	48
TABLE 5.6:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	48
TABLE 5.7:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	49
TABLE 5.8:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	49
TABLE 5.9:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	49
TABLE 5.10:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	50
TABLE 5.11:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	50
TABLE 5.12:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	50
TABLE 5.13:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	50
TABLE 5.14:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT	51
TABLE 5.15:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	51
TABLE 5.16:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	51
TABLE 5.17:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE USED A PUBLIC COMPUTER WORKSTATION AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	51

TABLE 6.1:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	52
TABLE 6.2:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	52
TABLE 6.3:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	52
TABLE 6.4:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	53
TABLE 6.5:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	53
TABLE 6.6:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	53
TABLE 6.7:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	53
TABLE 6.8:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	54
TABLE 6.9:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	54
TABLE 6.10:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	54
TABLE 6.11:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	54
TABLE 6.12:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	54
TABLE 6.13:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	55
TABLE 6.14:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT	55
TABLE 6.15:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	55
TABLE 6.16:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	55
TABLE 6.17:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE STUDIED AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	56

TABLE 7.1:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH	57
TABLE 7.2:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	57
TABLE 7.3:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	58
TABLE 7.4:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	58
TABLE 7.5:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	58
TABLE 7.6:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	58
TABLE 7.7:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	59
TABLE 7.8:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	59
TABLE 7.9:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	59
TABLE 7.10:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	59
TABLE 7.11:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	60
TABLE 7.12:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	60
TABLE 7.13:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	60
TABLE 7.14:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT	60
TABLE 7.15:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	61
TABLE 7.16:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	61
TABLE 7.17:	PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD A GROUP MEETING AT THE COLLEGE LIBRARY WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	61

TABLE 8.1:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION	62
TABLE 8.2:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	62
TABLE 8.3:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	63
TABLE 8.4:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	63
TABLE 8.5:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	63
TABLE 8.6:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	64
TABLE 8.7:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	64
TABLE 8.8:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	65
TABLE 8.9:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	65
TABLE 8.10:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	66
TABLE 8.11:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	66
TABLE 8.12:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	67
TABLE 8.13:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	67
TABLE 8.14:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY BY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT	68
TABLE 8.15:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	68
TABLE 8.16:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	68
TABLE 8.17:	STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE LIBRARY’S HOURS OF OPERATION, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	69

TABLE 9.1:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS	71
TABLE 9.2:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY AGE OF THE STUDENT	71
TABLE 9.3:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY POPULATION INTENSITY OF THE PLACE OF ORIGIN	72
TABLE 9.4:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OF ORIGIN OF THE STUDENT	72
TABLE 9.5:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS & SENIORS	72
TABLE 9.6:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY INCOME LEVEL OF THE STUDENT’S FAMILY OF ORIGIN	72
TABLE 9.7:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY LEVEL OF RELIGIOSITY OF THE STUDENT	73
TABLE 9.8:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY THE POLITICAL VIEWS OF THE STUDENT	73
TABLE 9.9:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY GRADE POINT AVERAGE OR EQUIVALENT	73
TABLE 9.10:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY ACADEMIC MAJOR OR FOCUS	74
TABLE 9.11:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY GENDER OF THE STUDENT	74
TABLE 9.12:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGE STUDENTS	74
TABLE 9.13:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE LIVING ARRANGEMENT	75
TABLE 9.14:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY  STUDENT EMPLOYMENT	75
TABLE 9.15:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY TYPE OF COLLEGE	75
TABLE 9.16:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY SIZE OF ENROLLMENT OF COLLEGE	76
TABLE 9.17:	STUDENTS’ FEELINGS REGARDING USE OF THE LIBRARY AND/OR ITS SERVICES COMPARED TO FELLOW STUDENTS, BROKEN OUT BY PUBLICLY CLAIMED MEAN SAT ACCEPTANCE SCORE OF THE COLLEGE ATTENDED	76
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