The Survey of American College Students: Student Evaluation of Information Literacy Instruction

Published by: Primary Research Group

Published: Apr. 1, 2009

Table of Contents

METHODOLOGY

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

HOW TO USE THE DATA

HOW TO READ THE DATA

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS

Chapter One: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library

Chapter Two: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction

Chapter Three: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library

Chapter Four: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills

Chapter Five: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library

Chapter Six: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching

Chapter Seven: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library

Table 1.2: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Age of the Student

Table 1.3: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin

Table 1.4: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student

Table 1.5: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

Table 1.6: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student?s Family of Origin

Table 1.7: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student

Table 1.8: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student

Table 1.9: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent

Table 1.10: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus

Table 1.11: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Gender of the Student

Table 1.12: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students

Table 1.13: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement

Table 1.14: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Student Employment

Table 1.15: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Type of College

Table 1.16: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College

Table 1.17: Percentage of students who have received instruction on how to use their college?s library, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended

Table 2.1: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction

Table 2.2: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Age of the Student

Table 2.3: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin

Table 2.4: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student

Table 2.5: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

Table 2.6: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student?s Family of Origin

Table 2.7: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student

Table 2.8: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student

Table 2.9: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent

Table 2.10: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus

Table 2.11: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Gender of the Student

Table 2.12: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students

Table 2.13: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement

Table 2.14: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Student Employment

Table 2.15: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Type of College

Table 2.16: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College

Table 2.17: Students? ranking regarding the usefulness of library?s instruction, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended

Table 3.1: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library

Table 3.2: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Age of the Student

Table 3.3: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin

Table 3.4: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student

Table 3.5: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

Table 3.6: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student?s Family of Origin

Table 3.7: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student

Table 3.8: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student

Table 3.9: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent

Table 3.10: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus

Table 3.11: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Gender of the Student

Table 3.12: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students

Table 3.13: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement

Table 3.14: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Student Employment

Table 3.15: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Type of College

Table 3.16: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College

Table 3.17: Students? ranking of their own skill level in using the various online databases offered by their college library, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended

Table 4.1: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills

Table 4.2: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Age of the Student

Table 4.3: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin

Table 4.4: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student

Table 4.5: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

Table 4.6: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student?s Family of Origin

Table 4.7: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student

Table 4.8: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student

Table 4.9: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent

Table 4.10: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus

Table 4.11: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Gender of the Student

Table 4.12: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students

Table 4.13: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement

Table 4.14: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Student Employment

Table 4.15: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Type of College

Table 4.16: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College

Table 4.17: Students? opinion on whether their college should have a required course in information literacy that focuses on skills like conducting database & Internet searches, using ebook collections, citation software, and other library-related research skills, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended

Table 5.1: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library

Table 5.2: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Age of the Student

Table 5.3: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin

Table 5.4: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student

Table 5.5: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

Table 5.6: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student?s Family of Origin

Table 5.7: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student

Table 5.8: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student

Table 5.9: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent

Table 5.10: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus

Table 5.11: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Gender of the Student

Table 5.12: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students

Table 5.13: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement

Table 5.14: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Student Employment

Table 5.15: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Type of College

Table 5.16: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College

Table 5.17: Students? evaluation of their need for training in using the college library, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended

Table 6.1: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching

Table 6.2: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Age of the Student

Table 6.3: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin

Table 6.4: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student

Table 6.5: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

Table 6.6: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student?s Family of Origin

Table 6.7: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student

Table 6.8: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student

Table 6.9: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent

Table 6.10: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus

Table 6.11: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Gender of the Student

Table 6.12: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students

Table 6.13: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement

Table 6.14: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Student Employment

Table 6.15: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Type of College

Table 6.16: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College

Table 6.17: Students? understanding of the concept of Boolean searching, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended

Table 7.1: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library

Table 7.2: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Age of the Student

Table 7.3: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin

Table 7.4: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student

Table 7.5: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors

Table 7.6: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student?s Family of Origin

Table 7.7: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student

Table 7.8: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student

Table 7.9: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent

Table 7.10: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus

Table 7.11: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Gender of the Student

Table 7.12: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students

Table 7.13: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement

Table 7.14: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Student Employment

Table 7.15: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Type of College

Table 7.16: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College

Table 7.17: Percentage of students who have ever used an online tutorial offered by their college library to learn about how to use some feature or service offered by the college library, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended

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