Student Library Advisory Council 2014 Survey: Affordable Learning

Thank you for volunteering to take the Kennedy Library survey designed and sponsored by the Student Library Advisory Council. When you're done, you can leave us your e-mail address and we'll enter you in a drawing to win one of ten $25 gift certificates to the Cal Poly University Store.

The Student Library Advisory Council (SLAC) is a student-run group that advises library staff and administration on matters regarding the Robert E. Kennedy Library, including programs, facilities, computing interfaces, communication channels, and policies.

The survey has 16 questions and should take about 5 minutes to complete.

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1. What year are you?

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th and above

Graduate student

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2. What college or school are you affiliated with?

CAED

CAFES

CLA

COSAM

CENG

OCOB

SOE

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3. Rank the following sources from which you obtain your course textbooks (1 being most often used and 7 being the least often used).

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Purchase at the University Store (print or digital)	Purchase at the University Store (print or digital) 1	Purchase at the University Store (print or digital) 2	Purchase at the University Store (print or digital) 3	Purchase at the University Store (print or digital) 4	Purchase at the University Store (print or digital) 5	Purchase at the University Store (print or digital) 6	Purchase at the University Store (print or digital) 7
Rent at the University Store	Rent at the University Store 1	Rent at the University Store 2	Rent at the University Store 3	Rent at the University Store 4	Rent at the University Store 5	Rent at the University Store 6	Rent at the University Store 7
Purchase (new or used) at an online/used retailer (Amazon, Chegg, etc.)	Purchase (new or used) at an online/used retailer (Amazon, Chegg, etc.) 1	Purchase (new or used) at an online/used retailer (Amazon, Chegg, etc.) 2	Purchase (new or used) at an online/used retailer (Amazon, Chegg, etc.) 3	Purchase (new or used) at an online/used retailer (Amazon, Chegg, etc.) 4	Purchase (new or used) at an online/used retailer (Amazon, Chegg, etc.) 5	Purchase (new or used) at an online/used retailer (Amazon, Chegg, etc.) 6	Purchase (new or used) at an online/used retailer (Amazon, Chegg, etc.) 7
Rent at an online/used retailer	Rent at an online/used retailer 1	Rent at an online/used retailer 2	Rent at an online/used retailer 3	Rent at an online/used retailer 4	Rent at an online/used retailer 5	Rent at an online/used retailer 6	Rent at an online/used retailer 7
Bought/borrowed from a friend	Bought/borrowed from a friend 1	Bought/borrowed from a friend 2	Bought/borrowed from a friend 3	Bought/borrowed from a friend 4	Bought/borrowed from a friend 5	Bought/borrowed from a friend 6	Bought/borrowed from a friend 7
Library (EBooks, Link+, Course Reserves, OATS)	Library (EBooks, Link+, Course Reserves, OATS) 1	Library (EBooks, Link+, Course Reserves, OATS) 2	Library (EBooks, Link+, Course Reserves, OATS) 3	Library (EBooks, Link+, Course Reserves, OATS) 4	Library (EBooks, Link+, Course Reserves, OATS) 5	Library (EBooks, Link+, Course Reserves, OATS) 6	Library (EBooks, Link+, Course Reserves, OATS) 7
Other	Other 1	Other 2	Other 3	Other 4	Other 5	Other 6	Other 7

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4. Which of the following do you find effective ways to avoid textbook costs: (check all that apply)

Sharing textbooks with other students

Downloading textbooks from outside (i.e. not faculty recommended) sources

Using Kennedy Library's Course Reserves

Using outdated editions of the book

Not buying the book

I haven't tried to avoid textbooks costs

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5. How often is your success in a class directly related to obtaining a copy of the required textbook?

Always

Sometimes

Rarely

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6. How much do you consider textbook costs when deciding which courses/sections to register for?

Cost is an important factor

Cost is considered, but has little effect on my decision

Cost is not a factor

I don't know the cost when I register

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7. OATS is Kennedy Library's new collection of free and open-access textbooks intended to provide additional course support (Learn more about OATS here). How familiar were you with OATS before taking this survey?

Never heard of OATS

Sort of familiar with OATS

Yes, I know about OATS

Yes, I know about OATS and I use the collection

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8. How often have you used OATS books to supplement your course materials?

Regularly

Occasionally

Never

Not yet, but I will

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9. If easily available, would you access textbooks online that are not the assigned textbooks for the class as additional course-support materials?

Yes

Maybe

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10. What else can the Kennedy Library do to support your academic success?

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11. How useful are Course Reserves for you?

Very useful

Somewhat useful

Not useful at all

Haven't heard of Course Reserves

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12. How useful do you think it would be for the entire library to be open 24 hours during dead week and finals?

Very useful

Somewhat useful

Not useful at all

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13. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the technology (computers, laptops, iPads, etc.) currently made available to you at the Kennedy Library?

1 - poor

5 - adequate

10 - great!

1 - poor

5 - adequate

10 - great!

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14. How would you improve the technology at Kennedy Library?

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15. What is your least favorite thing about the Kennedy Library?

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16. What is your favorite thing about the Kennedy Library?

Thank you for your time and energy! We greatly appreciate your efforts and will use your answers to help make the library an even better place for students. To register for our drawing, enter your name and e-mail on this page. (This will split your personal information from your survey responses, ensuring the confidentiality of your answers.)