USF Library Session--After Class Survey - RHET250USF Library Session--After Class Survey

We are interested in your perspective on library instruction. This survey is completely anonymous and should take only a couple of minutes to fill out. Thanks!

1. Your class section number

Your class section number

2. Name of the librarian that led the session:

Name of the librarian that led the session:

3. What semester is this?

	Semester	Year
Choose semester and year	What semester is this? Choose semester and year Semester	Year

4. The level this session was taught at was

The level this session was taught at was too basic

about right

too advanced

5. Decide whether each citation refers to a book, a journal article, or a website.

	article	book	website	don't know
Chong, D. (2006). Free Speech and Multiculturalism In and Out of the Academy. Political Psychology, 27(1), 29-54.	Decide whether each citation refers to a book, a journal article, or a website. Chong, D. (2006). Free Speech and Multiculturalism In and Out of the Academy. Political Psychology, 27(1), 29-54. article	Chong, D. (2006). Free Speech and Multiculturalism In and Out of the Academy. Political Psychology, 27(1), 29-54. book	Chong, D. (2006). Free Speech and Multiculturalism In and Out of the Academy. Political Psychology, 27(1), 29-54. website	Chong, D. (2006). Free Speech and Multiculturalism In and Out of the Academy. Political Psychology, 27(1), 29-54. don't know
Downs, D. A. (2005). Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus. Cambridge, UK; United Kingdom: Cambridge U Press.	Downs, D. A. (2005). Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus. Cambridge, UK; United Kingdom: Cambridge U Press. article	Downs, D. A. (2005). Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus. Cambridge, UK; United Kingdom: Cambridge U Press. book	Downs, D. A. (2005). Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus. Cambridge, UK; United Kingdom: Cambridge U Press. website	Downs, D. A. (2005). Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus. Cambridge, UK; United Kingdom: Cambridge U Press. don't know
Beito, David, Robert "KC" Johnson, and Ralph E. Luker . "Who's Undermining Freedom of Speech on Campus Now". History News Network. June 25, 2007 <http://hnn.us/articles/11276.html>.	Beito, David, Robert "KC" Johnson, and Ralph E. Luker . "Who's Undermining Freedom of Speech on Campus Now". History News Network. June 25, 2007 <http://hnn.us/articles/11276.html>. article	Beito, David, Robert "KC" Johnson, and Ralph E. Luker . "Who's Undermining Freedom of Speech on Campus Now". History News Network. June 25, 2007 <http://hnn.us/articles/11276.html>. book	Beito, David, Robert "KC" Johnson, and Ralph E. Luker . "Who's Undermining Freedom of Speech on Campus Now". History News Network. June 25, 2007 <http://hnn.us/articles/11276.html>. website	Beito, David, Robert "KC" Johnson, and Ralph E. Luker . "Who's Undermining Freedom of Speech on Campus Now". History News Network. June 25, 2007 <http://hnn.us/articles/11276.html>. don't know

6. You find a reference to an article that you want to read. You have the name of the article, the name of the journal, and the date, but you do not have the full text. How do you determine if the USF library has that journal?

You find a reference to an article that you want to read. You have the name of the article, the name of the journal, and the date, but you do not have the full text. How do you determine if the USF library has that journal? search in Ignacio using the article title

search in Journal Finder using the journal name

search in Journal Finder using the article title

search in Proquest using the journal name

don't know

7. You are researching the planet Saturn. You tried a keyword search on "Saturn," and now you want to modify your search. Which expression would you use to...

	Saturn AND climate	Saturn OR planets	Saturn NOT car	don't know
focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results?	You are researching the planet Saturn. You tried a keyword search on "Saturn," and now you want to modify your search. Which expression would you use to... focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results? Saturn AND climate	focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results? Saturn OR planets	focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results? Saturn NOT car	focus your search results, retrieving a smaller number of results? don't know
expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results?	expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results? Saturn AND climate	expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results? Saturn OR planets	expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results? Saturn NOT car	expand your search results, retrieving a larger number of results? don't know
eliminate results containing a specific word?	eliminate results containing a specific word? Saturn AND climate	eliminate results containing a specific word? Saturn OR planets	eliminate results containing a specific word? Saturn NOT car	eliminate results containing a specific word? don't know

8. Truncation allows you to locate words with different endings. How would you truncate the word "education" to include the related concepts of educated, educators, educating, etc.?

Truncation allows you to locate words with different endings. How would you truncate the word "education" to include the related concepts of educated, educators, educating, etc.? ed*

educ*

education*

don't know

9. When you find an article, how can you tell whether it is a scholarly article or an article from a popular magazine?

	scholarly journal article	popular magazine article	don't know
It's a brief article	When you find an article, how can you tell whether it is a scholarly article or an article from a popular magazine? It's a brief article scholarly journal article	It's a brief article popular magazine article	It's a brief article don't know
The article includes a list of references or citations	The article includes a list of references or citations scholarly journal article	The article includes a list of references or citations popular magazine article	The article includes a list of references or citations don't know
The article is from a publication with lots of advertisements, photographs, and illustrations.	The article is from a publication with lots of advertisements, photographs, and illustrations. scholarly journal article	The article is from a publication with lots of advertisements, photographs, and illustrations. popular magazine article	The article is from a publication with lots of advertisements, photographs, and illustrations. don't know
The author has credentials after his/her name	The author has credentials after his/her name scholarly journal article	The author has credentials after his/her name popular magazine article	The author has credentials after his/her name don't know

10. Say you want to find information on the topic of "solar energy" - what is the difference between keyword and subject searching on the phrase "solar energy"?

	keyword searching	subject searching	don't know
retrieves books or articles that contain the terms "solar energy" in the book or article title, summary, or subject headings.	Say you want to find information on the topic of "solar energy" - what is the difference between keyword and subject searching on the phrase "solar energy"? retrieves books or articles that contain the terms "solar energy" in the book or article title, summary, or subject headings. keyword searching	retrieves books or articles that contain the terms "solar energy" in the book or article title, summary, or subject headings. subject searching	retrieves books or articles that contain the terms "solar energy" in the book or article title, summary, or subject headings. don't know
retrieves books or articles that have been identified by a librarian, publisher or author as being directly related to the topic of "solar energy"	retrieves books or articles that have been identified by a librarian, publisher or author as being directly related to the topic of "solar energy" keyword searching	retrieves books or articles that have been identified by a librarian, publisher or author as being directly related to the topic of "solar energy" subject searching	retrieves books or articles that have been identified by a librarian, publisher or author as being directly related to the topic of "solar energy" don't know

11. You can use Link+ to do which of the following?

You can use Link+ to do which of the following? borrow books from other libraries

borrow journals and magazines from other libraries

search for fulltext journal articles

don't know

12. What changes would you recommend to this session to make it more useful for other students?

	more time	less time	just right	not applicable
librarian led demonstrations	What changes would you recommend to this session to make it more useful for other students? librarian led demonstrations more time	librarian led demonstrations less time	librarian led demonstrations just right	librarian led demonstrations not applicable
do my own research	do my own research more time	do my own research less time	do my own research just right	do my own research not applicable
tour of the library	tour of the library more time	tour of the library less time	tour of the library just right	tour of the library not applicable

13. Do you have any remaining questions? (If you would like a librarian to get back to you with an answer to your question, please give us your email address.)

Do you have any remaining questions? (If you would like a librarian to get back to you with an answer to your question, please give us your email address.)