SERG Survey

Stanford Science and Engineering Libraries
Survey for Stanford Faculty, Students, and Researchers

Please take a few moments out of your busy day to help us plan future library services and facilities. The next ten years are going to be a time of unprecedented change for libraries. Your advice now will help ensure that library services and facilities of the future meet your needs.

1. How frequently do you or your proxy use the following?
	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Infrequently	Never
Socrates or Socrates II (the library catalog)
Electronic indexes and abstracts to journal literature (e.g., Medline, SciSearch, Inspec, Chem Abs, Georef, EI, Biosis, MathSci)
Printed indexes and abstracts ( e.g. Chemical Abstracts, Science Citation Index)
Printed journals in the library published before 1990
Electronic networked journals (e.g., on the Web)
Library Study Space
Library Computers
New journal/book display

2. Please rate the importance of the following library services to you or your proxy:
	Very Important			Not Important	N/A
	1	2	3	4
Print library resources (e.g., books, journals)
Reference services
Library classes and workshops on information resources
Interlibrary loans for materials not available at Stanford
Networked access to full text electronic journals (from your office, library, or home)
Networked access to electronic indexes and abstracts
New journal/book display
	Very Important			Not Important	N/A
	1	2	3	4
Alert/Table of Contents services
Self service photocopying
Web pages on Stanford Library resources & services
Course reserves
Study space
Computers in the library to access on-line resources
Printing from computers in the Library
Other (please explain):
	1	2	3	4
	Very Important			Not Important	N/A

3. The availability of a variety of networked resources (e.g., Socrates, Medline, Chemical Abstracts, Inspec, full text journals) has impacted the ability to identify and use information resources.

How has your use or your proxy's use of library resources changed over the past 5 years? Check all that are appropriate.

I come to or obtain printed material from the library less

I come to or obtain printed material from the library more

I use library resources more through electronic access

I need to request more materials not owned by Stanford

No change

Other (please explain)

4. Do you use full text electronic journals via the Stanford network (e.g., Web based journals)?

Yes

5. If you do not use full text electronic journals via the Stanford network, why not?

Please check all that apply

Unaware of what's available	Do not know how to access
None available in areas of interest	Do not have necessary technology
Currently subscribe to print version	Too slow
Prefer print version
Other (please explain)

6. As we have to pay to access journals on the World Wide Web, limited funds may force libraries to choose between access to networked journals and traditional print journals. While networked access to Web-based journals increases availability, issues such as providing an archive for electronic journals have not been solved. Assuming archiving of electronic journals is solved, please rate these simplified scenarios to help us better understand your expectations.
	Very Desirable	Desirable	Acceptable	Not Acceptable
Create an all electronic journal library by subscribing to networked journals whenever possible and canceling the print equivalent.
Cancel some less used titles in order to pay for both print and electronic versions of more heavily used titles.
Continue print subscriptions and provide electronic access only as funds are available.

7. How should we allocate resources to serve your future information needs? Please rate the following:
	Very Important			Not Important	N/A
	1	2	3	4
Open longer hours during regular quarter
Open longer hours during summer quarter
Open longer hours during the intersessions
Reference staff available for additional hours
More current books
More journal titles
More on-line databases/indexes
	Very Important			Not Important	N/A
	1	2	3	4
More on-line full text journal articles accessible via Stanford network
Delivery of requested articles to your office or computer
Computers for doing homework/course assignments
Computers to process large datasets (e.g. GIS, Molecular sequence data)
Distributed access to software
Group study spaces
More comfortable reading areas
Other (please explain):
	1	2	3	4
	Very Important			Not Important	N/A

8. Stanford has six science/engineering branches on campus: Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Earth Sciences and Map Collections, Engineering, Mathematical and Computer Sciences, and Physics. Currently these libraries lack adequate space for print collections, for computers for access to electronic resources, and, in some cases, for reading and studying. Please indicate how well the scenarios listed below would meet information needs in the year 2010.
	Very Desirable	Desirable	Acceptable	Not Acceptable
Combine all science branches in a centrally located facility with 24 hour access and offer more services than branches can at present.
Reduce the number of branches from 6 to 3 or 4 by merging libraries & offer more services.
Keep the present branch library system, storing more materials remotely to make room for electronic access and training facilities.

9. Which of the following Stanford science/engineering libraries do you use?
	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Infrequently	Never
Falconer Biology
Swain Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Branner Earth Sciences and Map Collections
Engineering
Miller Library of Marine Biology
Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Physics
Other (please explain):

10. What can we do to improve your access to the information and literature you need? If you need more space continue your remarks on question 14.

11. What is your department(s)?
AA	AP	Bio	Chem	ChemEng	CivEng
CS	EE	EES/OR	GES	GeoPhy	IEEM
Math	ME	MSE	PE	Phy	Stat
Other (Please specify)

12. What is your status with Stanford?
Faculty	Graduate Student	Undergraduate Student
Research Associate	Post Doc
Other (Please specify)

13. How long have you been affiliated with Stanford?

Less than one year One to four years Five to ten years More than ten years

14. Please feel free to make additional comments about the library. Stanford Science & Engineering Libraries Survey for Stanford Faculty, Graduate Students, and Researchers

Survey for Stanford Faculty, Students, and Researchers

1. How frequently do you or your proxy use the following?

2. Please rate the importance of the following library services to you or your proxy:

3. The availability of a variety of networked resources (e.g., Socrates, Medline, Chemical Abstracts, Inspec, full text journals) has impacted the ability to identify and use information resources.

4. Do you use full text electronic journals via the Stanford network (e.g., Web based journals)?

5. If you do not use full text electronic journals via the Stanford network, why not?

6. As we have to pay to access journals on the World Wide Web, limited funds may force libraries to choose between access to networked journals and traditional print journals.

7. How should we allocate resources to serve your future information needs?

8. Stanford has six science/engineering branches on campus: Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Earth Sciences and Map Collections, Engineering, Mathematical and Computer Sciences, and Physics.

9. Which of the following Stanford science/engineering libraries do you use?

10. What can we do to improve your access to the information and literature you need?

11. What is your department(s)?

12. What is your status with Stanford?

13. How long have you been affiliated with Stanford?

14. Please feel free to make additional comments about the library. Stanford Science & Engineering Libraries Survey for Stanford Faculty, Graduate Students, and Researchers