26 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Equipment Location
3. Please indicate where the tools are physically located in your library. Check all that apply. N=63
Open User
Area (e.g.,
reference,
information
commons)
Classroom
or Lab
Group
Study
Room
Available
for
Checkout
Other
Location
N
Non-interactive whiteboards 32 30 43 — 5 56
Laptops 5 8 — 37 4 45
Video recording devices (e.g., FlipVideo
cameras)
5 2 2 36 6 42
Videoconferencing systems (e.g.,
Polycom)
3 17 14 — 14 40
Audio recording devices 4 4 2 30 5 37
Interactive whiteboards (IWBs, e.g.,
SMART Board)
9 20 14 — 6 36
Classroom/audience response systems
(e.g., clickers)
4 18 1 9 8 35
Touchscreen tablet computers (e.g.,
iPads)
— 3 — 25 4 30
E-book readers (e.g., Kindle, Nook) 1 1 1 22 2 24
Handheld videoconferencing devices
(e.g., Dell Streak, webcams)
1 1 2 9 7 17
Interactive learning centers (e.g.,
TouchTables)
9 2 1 — 6 14
Gaming systems (e.g., Wii) 4 1 — 5 3 12
Personal digital assistant — — — 1 3 4
Number of Responses 43 49 50 54 25 63
If you selected “Other Location,” please specify the tool and identify its location. N=22
Other technology, media, and computing labs 15
Conference rooms 7
Student unions 4
Exhibit area 1
Student dorm study rooms 1
Dean’s office 1