1a. If "yes" how did you find out about E-Reserve?

		Fellow Student	(2/42 responses)
		Instructor	(39/42 responses)
		Other	(1/42 responses)
		Publicity	(0/42 responses)
		Library Staff	(0/42 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

1. Have you used E-Reserve this semester?

		No	(3/43 responses)
		Yes	(40/43 responses)
100% of the people who took this survey (43 / 43) answered this question.

1b. If "no", please indicate why you have not used E-reserve.
Skip to question 15.

		I do not have access to a computer	(0/3 responses)
		Other	(2/3 responses)
		My instructor only used traditional library reserve materials	(0/3 responses)
		My instructor maintains a class web page	(1/3 responses)
		My instructor has no materials on E-Reserve	(0/3 responses)
6.98% of the people who took this survey (3 / 43) answered this question.

2. How many of your classes this semester have E-Reserve materials?

		3	(1/42 responses)
		2	(10/42 responses)
		1	(31/42 responses)
		4 or more	(0/42 responses)
97.67% of the people who took this survey (42 / 43) answered this question.

3. How many of your classes this semester have web pages or other electronic materials to support instruction?

		3	(14/41 responses)
		2	(7/41 responses)
		1	(4/41 responses)
		4 or more	(16/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

4. Approximately how many times have you used E-Reserve this semester?

		7 or more	(16/42 responses)
		4-6	(9/42 responses)
		1-3	(17/42 responses)
97.67% of the people who took this survey (42 / 43) answered this question.

5. Where do you access E-Reserve most frequently?

		Other	(3/41 responses)
		In a computer lab	(7/41 responses)
		In the library	(2/41 responses)
		From home	(29/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

6. E-reserve is ...

		Slightly user-friendly	(5/41 responses)
		Somewhat user-friendly	(22/41 responses)
		Very user-friendly	(12/41 responses)
		Not user-friendly	(2/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

7. If you found E-Reserve user-unfriendly, please check the reasons below.

		Too many steps required to get to course listings	(4/11 responses)
		Other	(0/11 responses)
		Too difficult to access off campus	(5/11 responses)
		Too difficult to download or print materials	(2/11 responses)
20.93% of the people who took this survey (9 / 43) answered this question.

8. Have you ever needed help using E-Reserve?

		Yes	(10/41 responses)
		No	(31/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

9. If "yes", was the library staff helpful?

		Yes	(6/10 responses)
		No	(4/10 responses)
23.26% of the people who took this survey (10 / 43) answered this question.

10. E-reserve is...

		Very Convenient	(20/41 responses)
		Somewhat Convenient	(15/41 responses)
		Slightly Convenient	(5/41 responses)
		Inconvenient	(1/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

11. Which do you prefer?

		Checking out materials from the Reserve Desk	(2/41 responses)
		Using E-reserve	(39/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

12. Not all class web pages are linked to E-Reserve. Would you like to have all instructors link web pages supporting their classes to E-Reserve?

		No	(6/41 responses)
		Yes	(35/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

13. Please include any additional comments you may have on E-reserve.

Text Responses (10 for this question)
"A date that the file was posted would be helpful to have next to the file names, to check more quickly for changes."
"Accessing from outside of vt.edu has proven to be nearly impossible. I can't work over the holiday because of this!"
"can be annoying to link from library web site"
"difficult to find the page where you can download e-reserve materials. once i find it (everytime) it's very easy to get what i want from off the reserve"
"Ihave been trying to access EReserve from my home since the beginning of the semester. I've called and E-mailed the help desk and cannot get assistance. I need to be able to do this from my home which is over 100 miles from campus. Please Help?!?! scollie@vt.edu"
"It took a while for me to find the EReserve website. In fact, the entire Reserve section is tough to find because it requires one to read through all the 40 links in the Services section (www.lib.vt.edu/services/)"
"the only bad thing about e-reserve that it is not easy to access ...u have to go to lib.vt.edu then look at e-reserve then the course.... also having the proxy makes it difficult to access from home... each time u wanna get materials u have to enable the proxy... Regards for all the people working on that"
"they are very boring, LONG readings that have VERY LITTLE educational value. they are a huge waste of time."
"Tough to print on acrobat"
"you cannot get to it off campus. even using the proxy server"

14. Which of your courses have E-reserve materials?
Please indicate any information you have (department, course number, instructor) about the courses you are taking which use EReserve materials.

Text Responses (43 for this question)
"BIOL 2804, Index: 90713 Baudoin PPWS"
"BIOL 2804, Index: 90713" - ( 2 responses)
"CHE 3114, Index: 90905"
"CHE 4134, Index: 95442"
"COMM 1014, Index: 91135" - ( 6 responses)
"ECPE 3105, Index: 91415"
"ECPE 5605, Index: 91513" - ( 4 responses)
"ENGL 1106, Index: 91955"
"ENGL 1106, Index: 91963" - ( 3 responses)
"ENGL 2244, Index: 91999"
"ENGL 2604, Index: 92011" - ( 3 responses)
"ENGL 3544, Index: 92039"
"FIW 2114, Index: 92263" - ( 2 responses)
"FIW 2114, Index: 92263, Basic Soils, Statistics 3604"
"ME 4504, Index: 93414 ME 4015"
"ME 4984, Index: 96014"
"ME 5714, Index: 93436"
"MKTG 3604, Index: 96036" - ( 2 responses)
"PHIL 1204, Index: 93930"
"PHIL 1204, Index: 93931" - ( 2 responses)
"PSCI 3234, Index: 94262"
"REL 2414, Index: 94414"
"SOC 1004, Index: 94427" - ( 2 responses)
"SOC 3414, Index: 94452"
"UAP 5554, Index: 95539" - ( 2 responses)

15. I am a...

		Freshman	(12/42 responses)
		Sophomore	(8/42 responses)
		Junior	(7/42 responses)
		Senior	(8/42 responses)
		Graduate Student	(7/42 responses)
		Continuing Education Student	(0/42 responses)
		Other	(0/42 responses)
97.67% of the people who took this survey (42 / 43) answered this question.

16. I live...

		Off campus- Private home	(5/42 responses)
		Off campus-apartment	(18/42 responses)
		On campus	(18/42 responses)
		Other	(1/42 responses)
97.67% of the people who took this survey (42 / 43) answered this question.

17. I access campus electronic resources most frequently via...

		Ethernet	(28/41 responses)
		Inbound modem pool	(13/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

18.My computer is...

		IBM	(9/41 responses)
		PC compatible	(24/41 responses)
		Apple/Macintosh	(0/41 responses)
		Other	(8/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

19. How experienced are you with computers?

		Very experienced	(16/41 responses)
		Somewhat experienced	(18/41 responses)
		Slightly experienced	(4/41 responses)
		Not experienced	(3/41 responses)
95.35% of the people who took this survey (41 / 43) answered this question.

20. Prior to using E-reserve, had you ever accessed PDF files?

		Yes	(31/42 responses)
		No	(11/42 responses)
97.67% of the people who took this survey (42 / 43) answered this question.

21. Prior to using E-Reserve, did you use the Internet extensively?

		Yes	(37/42 responses)
		No	(5/42 responses)
97.67% of the people who took this survey (42 / 43) answered this question.

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