PLEASE RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE BY THE

Appendices

4. PLEASE RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE BY THE

19^TI1OF JULY 2005 OR EARLIER.

5. Please tick or cross box(es) that best represent your choice(s).

6. Please write your answers legibly in the space provided where applicable. Should you need more space to write your answers, use the back of the questionnaire, but make sure to indicate the number(s) of the relevant questions/items.

A. Background Information

Please provide the following:

1. What is your gender?

o

^Male

o

Female

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3.

B.

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What age category are you?

oLess than 20 years old

o

20-25 years old

o26-30 years old DOver 30 years old

What year of study are you?

oFirst year

oSecond year

o

^{Third year}

o

Fourth year

o

Fifth year

Use of print and electronic resources

How important are the resources of the College of Medicine Library for your academic studies?

o

^Essential

o

Very important

o

^Important

o

Somewhat important

o

Not important o No opinion

5. Please provide a reason(s) for your answer in 4 above:

6. How has your use of the Library's resources changed over the past few years?

o

I use Library's resources more.

o

I use Library's resources less.

o

My use of the Library's resources has not changed.

7. Doyou use print resources?

OYes ONo

8. If No, please explain why.

9. Doyou use electronic resources?

OYes ONo

10. If No, please explain why.

Ifyou use print resources ONLY, answer questions 11, 12, 13 and continue with question 19.

Ifyou use electronic resources ONLY, answer questions 14, 15,16,17,18 and continue with question 19.

Ifyou use BOTH print and electronic resources, then answer all the questions that follow.

Ht. Print resources

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11. How important are the following print resources for your academic studies?

Essential Very Important Somewhat Not

Important Important Important

Books 0 0 0 0 0

Journals 0 0 0 0 0

Reference materials 0 0 0 0 0

e.g. dictionaries

Short loan 0 0 0 0 0

materials

MaIawiana 0 0 0 0 0

materials

Newspapers 0 0 0 0 0

Indexes and Abstracts 0 0 0 0 0

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12. How often do you use the following print resources for your academic studies?

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Daily 2-4 times Once Once Once Never

a week a week every 2 a month

weeks

Books 0 0 0 0 0 0

Journals 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reference 0 0 0 0 0 0

materials e.g. dictionaries

Short loan 0 0 0 0 0 0

materials

Malawiana 0 0 0 0 0 0

materials

Newspapers 0 0 0 0 0 0

Indexes 0 0 0 0 0 0

and Abstracts

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13. What problems do you encounter when accessing print resources? (please tick or cross all that apply)

o

Materials are outdated

oMaterials do not meet my needs

o Materials are missing from Library e.g., stolen, vandalised, etc

o

Difficult to locate materials

o

Staff not always available to help

o

Other (Please specify)

B2. Electronic resources

14. How important are the following electronic resources for your academic studies?

Essential Very Important Somewhat Not

Important Important Important

CD-ROM databases 0 0 0 0 0

Online databases 0 0 0 0 0

e.g. EBSCOHost

E-books 0 0 0 0 0

E-journals 0 0 0 0 0

Online Public 0 0 0 0 0

Access Catalogue

Websites 0 0 0 0 0

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15. How often do you use the following electronic resources for yOUT academic studies?

Daily 2-4 times Once Once Once Never

a week a week every 2 a month

weeks

CD-ROM 0 0 0 0 0 0

databases

Online 0 0 0 0 0 0

databases e.g. EBSCOHost

E-books 0 0 0 0 0 0

E-journals 0 0 0 0 0 0

Online Public 0 0 0 0 0 0

Access Catalogue

Websites 0 0 0 0 0 0

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16. Which ofthe following online databases do you use in your academic studies? (Please tick or cross all that apply)

o

African Journals Online

o

Blackwell Synergy

o

^BioOne

o

Cambridge University Press Journals

o

^EBSCOHost

o

Emerald

o

^HfNARI

oOxford Reference Online

o

Wiley Interscience

o

Other (please specify)

17. How often do you use the following sources to access electronic resources?

Frequently Sometimes Never

Library Webpage 0 0 0

"Resources" Webpage 0 0 0

on College Website

Department Webpage 0 0 0

e.g. Dept. of Community Health

Through search engines 0 0 0

e.g. GoogIe

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18. What problems do you encounter when accessing electronic resources? (Please tick or cross all that apply)

o

Slowness of the Internet

o

Limited access to computer terminals

o

Problem with back issues

oLack of computer skillstoeffectively retrieve electronic resources

o

Too much information retrieved

o

Staff not always available to help

oOther (please specify)

D3. Preference for print and electronic resources

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19. If you were given a choice between print and electronic resources, which one would you prefer?

o

Print resources

o

Electronic resources

Ifyou chose print resources, answer question 20 and continue with question 22.

Ifyou chose electronic resources, answer question 21 and continue with question 22.

20. I prefer print resources because: (please tick or cross all that apply)

o Theyhave higher quality graphics, photos and tables

o

It is easy to read from print than computer o Theyare more convenient e.g. books are portable

o

Other (please specify)

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22.

I prefer electronic resources because: (Please tick or cross all that apply)

o

They are easy to browse

o

They are available 24 hours a day

o

They are convenient e.g. I don't have to go to the Library

oOther (please specify)

What is your view concerning the future of print and electronic resources? (Please tick or cross all that apply)

o

Print resources will continue to co-exist with electronic resources

o

Electronic resources will supplement print resources

o

Electronic resources will eventually replace print resources

o

Other (please specify)

C. Usereducation

23. Computer literacy is important fOT one to use electronic resources:

oStrongly agree

o

^Agree

o

Neutral

o

Disagree

o

Strongly disagree

24. How do you rate your level of computer literacy?

oHighly competent

o

^Competent

o

^Average

o

Less competent

o

Not competent

o

^{Not sure}

25. Have you had any fonn of training from the College Library on information searching and retrieval skills since you enrolled at the College of Medicine?

OYes ONo

26. If your answer is yes, how would you rate the training that you received from the College Library?

o

Highly satisfactory

o

Satisfactory

o

Less satisfactory

o

Not satisfactory

o

^{No opinion}

27. What would you recommend to the College Library for it to improve user trainingin accessing print resources?

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28. What would you recommend to the College Library for it to improve user training in accessing electronic resources?