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Please describe other topic(s). N=2
“Benefits of institutional repositories.”
“We do provide workshops on getting published aimed at grad students. This is an opportunity to raise
awareness of key SC issues. However, this has not been a targeted group per se.”
What methods of delivering this content have been most effective for graduate students? Rate
the following on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is least effective and 5 is most effective. Check “Not
used” if the library has not used a particular method. N=21
N 1 2 3 4 5 Not used
Informal group discussions 21 — — 2
(10%)
7
(33%)
6
(29%)
6
(29%)
Formal group presentations 20 1
(5%)
— 6
(30%)
5
(25%)
7
(35%)
1
(5%)
One-on-one conversations 20 — 1
(5%)
2
(10%)
5
(25%)
9
(45%)
3
(15%)
Web pages 20 1
(5%)
2
(10%)
8
(40%)
4
(20%)
1
(5%)
4
(20%)
Brochures and other documents 20 2
(10%)
3
(15%)
6
(30%)
4
(20%)
1
(5%)
4
(20%)
Newsletter articles 19 3
(16%)
1
(5%)
2
(11%)
5
(26%)
— 8
(42%)
E-mail messages 18 1
(6%)
3
(17%)
3
(17%)
1
(6%)
— 10
(56%)
Other method 3 — — — — 1
(33%)
2
(67%)
Please describe other delivery method. N=4
“Explanatory packet created by Grad School as part of submission of theses to our ETD system.”
“Podcasts.”
“Scholarly Communication Blog, E-Publishing Symposium.”
“The library has made outreach efforts and presentations at the annual TA training sessions where we meet
the new and continuing TAs.”