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Survey of American College Students, Use of Library Specialized Technology, Group and Individual Study Rooms

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  • 100 Pages
  • July 2018
  • Region: United States
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 4587259

The 100-page study presents data from 1,140 college students from 4-year colleges in the United States concerning their use of specialized library technology, group and individual study rooms.  The report enables its end users to answer questions such as: which students use individual and group study rooms? Which use specialized technology rooms?  How often do they use them? Generally, how easy do they feel it is for them to reserve a room and how do they feel about they length of time that may sometimes have to wait to reserve a room? What are their suggestions for improving the features available in the rooms and how they are managed?

Data in the report is presented in the aggregate and then broken out separately for sixteen different variables including but not limited to: college grades, gender, income level, year of college standing, SAT/ACT scores, regional origin, age, sexual orientation, race & ethnicity, college major and other personal variables, and by Carnegie class, enrollment size and public/private status of the survey participants institutions of higher education.

Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:

  • Over 51% of respondents reported reserving a group study room. The percentage was higher for respondents from Doctoral Universities: Moderate and Higher Research Activity (66.80%) and Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (56.62%) than for BA and master’s colleges (44.14% and 46.46%, respectively).
  • Students living in fraternity or sorority housing were substantially more likely to have reserved a single-person room (41.18%) than students in other types of housing; students living alone off-campus were least likely (14.85%).
  • Students in BA-level institutions were the most likely to report being able to get a study room usually or always (59.10%), while students at doctoral universities with the highest research activity were the least likely (48.12%).

Table of Contents

THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Characteristics of the Sample

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
Have you ever reserved a library group study room?
Have you ever reserved a library single person study room?
Have you ever used a specialized library technology room?
How many times have you used each of the following in the past month?
Group study room
Single-person study room
Technology room
What technology, device or practice might make group or personal study rooms better?
How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it?
Award a letter grade to your library’s group study rooms

List of Tables
Table 1 Have you ever reserved any of the following? Check all that apply
Table 1.1.1 Have you ever reserved a library group study room?
Table 1.1.2 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by Carnegie class
Table 1.1.3 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 1.1.4 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 1.1.5 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 1.1.6 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 1.1.7 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 1.1.8 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 1.1.9 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 1.1.10 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 1.1.11 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 1.1.12 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 1.1.13 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out for students in public or private colleges
Table 1.1.14 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 1.1.15 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 1.1.16 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 1.1.17 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 1.1.18 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant
Table 1.2.1 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room?
Table 1.2.2 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by Carnegie class
Table 1.2.3 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 1.2.4 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 1.2.5 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 1.2.6 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 1.2.7 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 1.2.8 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 1.2.9 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 1.2.10 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 1.2.11 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 1.2.12 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 1.2.13 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out for students in public or private colleges
Table 1.2.14 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 1.2.15 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 1.2.16 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 1.2.17 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 1.2.18 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant
Table 1.3.1 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room?
Table 1.3.2 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by Carnegie class
Table 1.3.3 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 1.3.4 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 1.3.5 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 1.3.6 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 1.3.7 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 1.3.8 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 1.3.9 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 1.3.10 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 1.3.11 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 1.3.12 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 1.3.13 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out for students in public or private colleges
Table 1.3.14 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 1.3.15 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 1.3.16 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 1.3.17 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 1.3.18 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant
Table 2 How many times have you used each of the following in the past month?
Table 2.1.1 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month?
Table 2.1.2 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by Carnegie class
Table 2.1.3 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 2.1.4 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 2.1.5 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 2.1.6 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 2.1.7 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 2.1.8 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 2.1.9 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 2.1.10 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 2.1.11 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 2.1.12 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.1.13 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out for students in public or private colleges
Table 2.1.14 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 2.1.15 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 2.1.16 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 2.1.17 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 2.1.18 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant
Table 2.2.1 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month?
Table 2.2.2 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by Carnegie class
Table 2.2.3 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 2.2.4 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 2.2.5 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 2.2.6 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 2.2.7 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 2.2.8 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 2.2.9 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 2.2.10 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 2.2.11 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 2.2.12 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.2.13 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out for students in public or private colleges
Table 2.2.14 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 2.2.15 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 2.2.16 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 2.2.17 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 2.2.18 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant
Table 2.3.1 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month?
Table 2.3.2 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by Carnegie class
Table 2.3.3 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 2.3.4 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 2.3.5 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 2.3.6 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 2.3.7 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 2.3.8 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 2.3.9 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 2.3.10 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 2.3.11 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 2.3.12 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.3.13 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out for students in public or private colleges
Table 2.3.14 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 2.3.15 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 2.3.16 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 2.3.17 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 2.3.18 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant
What technology, device or practice might make your library's group or personal study rooms better? Broken out by students in public or private colleges:
Table 3.1 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it?
Table 3.2 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by Carnegie class
Table 3.3 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 3.4 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 3.5 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 3.6 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by college year class standing
Table 3.7 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 3.8 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 3.9 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 3.10 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 3.11 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 3.12 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 3.13 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out for students in public or private colleges
Table 3.14 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 3.15 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 3.16 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 3.17 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 3.18 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant
Table 4.1 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.
Table 4.2 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by Carnegie class
Table 4.3 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by age of survey participant
Table 4.4 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin
Table 4.5 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out regional origins of the survey participant
Table 4.6 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by college year class standing
Table 4.7 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by approximate student family annual income
Table 4.8 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant
Table 4.9 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant
Table 4.10 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by college grades of the survey participant
Table 4.11 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant
Table 4.12 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.13 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out for students in public or private colleges
Table 4.14 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant
Table 4.15 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant
Table 4.16 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant
Table 4.17 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant
Table 4.18 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms.  Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant

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