This 142-page study presents data from a representative survey of 1,765 full time college students at 4-year colleges in the United States about their use of group study rooms provided by academic libraries. The report presents highly detailed data on student incidence and frequency of use, and their evaluation of the importance of and quality of the rooms provided. In open ended questions, survey participants comment on what they most like and dislike about their college library’s group study rooms. They also comment on the ease or difficulty in reserving group study rooms.
Data is broken out by more than 20 institutional and personal variables including but not limited to: income of family of origin, race/ethnicity, religion, gender, regional origins, current employment status, sexual orientation, major field of study, age, year of school standing, type of college, size of college, tuition level of college, and many other variables.
Data is broken out by more than 20 institutional and personal variables including but not limited to: income of family of origin, race/ethnicity, religion, gender, regional origins, current employment status, sexual orientation, major field of study, age, year of school standing, type of college, size of college, tuition level of college, and many other variables.
Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:
- Nearly 60% of full time undergraduate students in US colleges who grew up outside of the United States have ever reserved a group study room in the academic library at their college or university.
- Students in certificate or non-degree programs used the group study rooms in their academic libraries a mean of 1.64 times in the past year.
- Broken out by major field of study, students studying occupational or physical therapy, nursing, public health, nutrition and other health-oriented professions had by far the highest opinion of the value of group study rooms.
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QUESTIONNAIRE- Characteristics of the sample
Table 1.1 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student?
Table 1.2 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by age
Table 1.3 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by population density of place of origin
Table 1.4 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by geographic region of origin
Table 1.5 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by student school year
Table 1.6 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by annual income of family of origin
Table 1.7 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by relationship with organized religion
Table 1.8 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by political views
Table 1.9 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by college grades
Table 1.10 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by field of study
Table 1.11 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by gender
Table 1.12 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by current housing situation
Table 1.13 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by current employment status
Table 1.14 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 1.15 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by SAT or ACT scores
Table 1.16 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 1.17 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by religion
Table 1.18 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.19 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.20 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by college type or carnegie class
Table 1.21 Have you ever reserved a group study room at your library, a space designed for the private use of more than one student? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.1 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year?
Table 2.2 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by age
Table 2.3 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by population density of place of origin
Table 2.4 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by geographic region of origin
Table 2.5 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by student school year
Table 2.6 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by annual income of family of origin
Table 2.7 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by relationship with organized religion
Table 2.8 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by political views
Table 2.9 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by college grades
Table 2.10 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by field of study
Table 2.11 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by gender
Table 2.12 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by current housing situation
Table 2.13 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by current employment status
Table 2.14 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 2.15 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by SAT or ACT scores
Table 2.16 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.17 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by religion
Table 2.18 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.19 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.20 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by college type or carnegie class
Table 2.21 How many times have you used a group study room in the library in the past year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.1 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library?
Table 3.2 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by age
Table 3.3 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by population density of place of origin
Table 3.4 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by geographic region of origin
Table 3.5 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by student school year
Table 3.6 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by annual income of family of origin
Table 3.7 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by relationship with organized religion
Table 3.8 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by political views
Table 3.9 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by college grades
Table 3.10 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by field of study
Table 3.11 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by gender
Table 3.12 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by current housing situation
Table 3.13 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by current employment status
Table 3.14 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.15 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by SAT or ACT scores
Table 3.16 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.17 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by religion
Table 3.18 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.19 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.20 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by college type or carnegie class
Table 3.21 How valuable to you do you think are group study rooms in the library? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.1 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it?
Table 4.2 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by age
Table 4.3 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by population density of place of origin
Table 4.4 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by geographic region of origin
Table 4.5 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by student school year
Table 4.6 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by annual income of family of origin
Table 4.7 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by relationship with organized religion
Table 4.8 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by political views
Table 4.9 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by college grades
Table 4.10 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by field of study
Table 4.11 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by gender
Table 4.12 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by current housing situation
Table 4.13 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by current employment status
Table 4.14 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 4.15 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by SAT or ACT scores
Table 4.16 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 4.17 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by religion
Table 4.18 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.19 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.20 If you have used a group study room at your college library, how satisfied were you with it? Broken out by college type or carnegie class
What do you like most about your library's group study rooms and what do they lack?
Table 5.1 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room?
Table 5.2 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by age
Table 5.3 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by population density of place of origin
Table 5.4 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by geographic region of origin
Table 5.5 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by student school year
Table 5.6 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by annual income of family of origin
Table 5.7 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by relationship with organized religion
Table 5.8 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by political views
Table 5.9 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by college grades
Table 5.10 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by field of study
Table 5.11 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by gender
Table 5.12 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by current housing situation
Table 5.13 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by current employment status
Table 5.14 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 5.15 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by SAT or ACT scores
Table 5.16 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 5.17 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by religion
Table 5.18 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.19 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.20 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by college type or carnegie class
Table 5.21 In general how easy is it at your library to reserve a group study room? Broken out by tuition, $
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