36 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
The conversion of many of our reference materials and journals to electronic format had been underway for years
rendering much of the print collection redundant. The remaining reference materials are now housed on compact
shelving, while the few unique incoming periodical titles are interfiled with the bound volumes on another floor.
The movement toward electronic over print collections for journals was well advanced already. But to create a new
student commons space we moved 50,000 additional bound journals offsite, to enable the relocation of 70,000
monographs to remain within the building.
The Undergraduate Library holds very few physical volumes. Space formerly used for collections is now classrooms, new
group study rooms, group study “spaces,” and individual study spaces for learning.
We have begun to add “high-touch” collections to high-traffic areas, a graphic novels collection on group study floor,
ESL readers in high-use area frequented by international students.
We prefer electronic periodicals and reference materials, unless electronic versions are not identical to the print or do
not meet faculty and student needs. The reduction in printed periodicals and reference collections, especially, has paved
the way for more flexible and active learning spaces, particularly on our main level. Also, some general collections
have been moved to the off-site storage facility to lay the foundation for other new learning spaces to come in our
library’s future.
With external funding, we built a classroom specifically tailored to instruction with sound recordings collections
changes were determined also independent of physical spaces.
EFFECT OF LEARNING SPACES ON LIBRARY TRAFFIC/TRANSACTIONS
8. Has your library collected any data that indicates a direct connection between the availability of
learning spaces and the volume of library traffic/transactions? N=71
Yes 59 83%
No 12 17%
If yes, please indicate how/whether the availability of learning spaces has affected the volume of
library traffic/transactions. Please make one selection per row. N=59
Data Collected Increased Decreased Stayed about the same N
Library gate counts 53 0 4 57
Library hours 42 0 11 53
Reference transactions 12 19 18 49
Circulation transactions 10 16 19 45
Web traffic 25 1 17 43
Total Responses 58 27 35 59
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