{"id":2689,"date":"2019-04-11T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T17:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/library\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2019-04-08T08:44:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T15:44:06","slug":"the-results-are-in-hear-what-acts-students-are-saying-about-twu-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/library\/2019\/04\/11\/the-results-are-in-hear-what-acts-students-are-saying-about-twu-library\/","title":{"rendered":"The Results are In! Hear what ACTS Students are saying about TWU Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year our <a href=\"https:\/\/actsseminaries.com\/\">ACTS<\/a> Librarian conducts an user survey to evaluate ACTS students&#8217; needs with respect to the services and resources within Trinity&#8217;s library. The survey was conducted in March and there were 37 respondents. Below is a brief review of the results.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>65 % of students are primarily dependent on electronic tools and resources.<\/li>\n<li>41% find online journal resources &#8220;very useful&#8221; and 50% more quite &#8220;useful&#8221;, especially the recent upgrade to <a href=\"http:\/\/web.a.ebscohost.com\/ehost\/search\/basic?vid=0&amp;sid=694ef0d3-3e50-4b20-809a-ae5561c90d7e%40sessionmgr4008\">ATLA Religion Database PLUS.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Respondents views of the usefulness of the print or book collections were not as positive as for journal articles; however, there is an growing interest in providing more e-books.<\/li>\n<li>Over 90% rated the overall library collection in meeting student research needs as &#8220;good&#8221; or &#8220;excellent&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A popular comment regarding Trinity&#8217;s library was extending operation hours, particularly over weekends and the summer session.<\/p>\n<p>For more information with regards to the survey findings, please contact <a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.twu.ca\/help\">Bill Badke, ACTS Librarian<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year our ACTS Librarian conducts an user survey to evaluate ACTS students&#8217; needs with respect to the services and resources within Trinity&#8217;s library. The survey was conducted in March and there were 37 respondents. Below is a brief review of the results. 65 % of students are primarily dependent on electronic tools and resources. 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