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ERIC Number: ED273342
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1986-Oct-3
Pages: 29
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
The Survey as a Part of Strategic Planning.
Tucker, Debbie
A study was conducted at Cincinnati Technical College (CTC) to determine why students were underutilizing the Learning Resource Center (LRC), as well as to assess the opinions of students who did use the collection and services of the LRC. Telephone surveys were conducted by LRC staff members with 142 of 360 randomly selected students in the study population. Study findings included the following: (1) 64.8% of the respondents had used the LRC during the preceding two terms, with the highest usage among Health majors; (2) the LRC was used most frequently as a place to study; (3) 44.6% of the respondents used reference materials, 38% used a photocopier, and 37% checked out books for class; (4) only 3.5% reported dissatisfaction with the materials available; and (5) 78% of the nonusers said the reason they did not use the LRC was that class assignments did not require it. The interview schedule is attached. (LAL)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Support Staff; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Cincinnati Technical College OH
Note: Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (Columbus, OH, October 3, 1986).