14 · Survey Results: Survey Questions And Responses
CORRELATION OF LIBRARY USE AND STUDENT SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND/OR AFTER
GRADUATION
1. Has your library recently studied or has plans to study any correlation of library use and student
success in school and/or after graduation as shown in the matrix below? N=55
Yes, we have studied this correlation within the past three years 4 7%
Yes, we plan to study this correlation within the next 12 months 7 13%
No, we have not studied and have no plans to study this correlation 44 80%
2. If your library has studied this correlation within the last three years, how many studies have been
conducted? N=4
Number of studies: 1, 1, 2, 3
Comments
Have studied correlation
One now may be others. Excludes studies described in the section on the impact of instruction. Planned: Questions
on Cornell’s senior survey will ask students to self report on the library’s impact. We will correlate those responses with
GPA, etc.
We have two projects in process at this time. One is a study of the impact of LibGuides on the outcome of an annotated
bibliography assignment and the other is a team analysis of student research papers that are written as part of our First
Year Writing program.
Plan to study correlation
A cross-functional team to study assessment activities (current and potential) will be proposing that the library examine
these types of questions, however a formal study will likely not happen within the next 12 months.
Currently, the libraries receive data from the senior exit survey instrument conducted campus-wide -which includes
questions related to use of the library and satisfaction with the library during their course of study. There is data
here that has not yet been analyzed for potential relationships and/or correlations between library use and student
success. Additionally, we would like to expand this concept and conduct additional work to better uncover any possible
correlation between graduation rates, GPA and/or retention and on-going use of the library and its services.
Have not studied correlation
We do not currently have written plans to study this correlation although it is of interest.
We have concerns about the privacy issues involved, as well as the difficulty in establishing meaningful measures across
disciplines.
CORRELATION OF LIBRARY USE AND STUDENT SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND/OR AFTER
GRADUATION
1. Has your library recently studied or has plans to study any correlation of library use and student
success in school and/or after graduation as shown in the matrix below? N=55
Yes, we have studied this correlation within the past three years 4 7%
Yes, we plan to study this correlation within the next 12 months 7 13%
No, we have not studied and have no plans to study this correlation 44 80%
2. If your library has studied this correlation within the last three years, how many studies have been
conducted? N=4
Number of studies: 1, 1, 2, 3
Comments
Have studied correlation
One now may be others. Excludes studies described in the section on the impact of instruction. Planned: Questions
on Cornell’s senior survey will ask students to self report on the library’s impact. We will correlate those responses with
GPA, etc.
We have two projects in process at this time. One is a study of the impact of LibGuides on the outcome of an annotated
bibliography assignment and the other is a team analysis of student research papers that are written as part of our First
Year Writing program.
Plan to study correlation
A cross-functional team to study assessment activities (current and potential) will be proposing that the library examine
these types of questions, however a formal study will likely not happen within the next 12 months.
Currently, the libraries receive data from the senior exit survey instrument conducted campus-wide -which includes
questions related to use of the library and satisfaction with the library during their course of study. There is data
here that has not yet been analyzed for potential relationships and/or correlations between library use and student
success. Additionally, we would like to expand this concept and conduct additional work to better uncover any possible
correlation between graduation rates, GPA and/or retention and on-going use of the library and its services.
Have not studied correlation
We do not currently have written plans to study this correlation although it is of interest.
We have concerns about the privacy issues involved, as well as the difficulty in establishing meaningful measures across
disciplines.
