The
library is always dirty and noisy - there's lots of graffiti and
sometimes I don't like going because I don't feel safe there. People
are always talking, laughing, on their cel phone, moving chairs around,
etc. It is not comfortable or inviting and I try to avoid it and do as
much research at home as possible. It seems that none of the books I
want are on the shelf - they're either listed as stolen or missing, and
even when it says they're available, they won't be on the shelf. Going
to the library ends up being an all-day event and I leave without the
information I needed. It is very frustrating.
ID: 1628252
Date:
5:25 PM
11/17/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
The
service from staff, especially at the reference desk has been
excellent. My biggest two concerns are library hours which are too
short especially for a major research institution and the physical
internal environment which is not comfortable. I realize that these are
budget items.
ID: 1627791
Date:
1:15 PM
11/17/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Architecture
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
The
level of service varies quite widely. The Reserve Desk (especially
ERES) administration is generally excellent; however, the info. desk is
highly variable, as is the circulation desk. My biggest complaint,
however, is the incredible lack of print resources; my students and I
often have to go to other non-UIC sources for materials.
ID: 1626935
Date:
8:43 AM
11/17/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
I
feel as thought the library should monitor what the computers are being
used for because often times when there are students waiting to use the
computers for library resources there are students using them to be on
social networking sites such as myspace and facebook.
ID: 1625778
Date:
2:37 PM
11/16/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
i
love the Deley. The staff is great. Its only limited by its budget and
space. The greatest problem is not the staff, it is the students that
are not considerate of librarey noise levels.
ID: 1624273
Date:
7:51 AM
11/16/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Library
does a great job with support staff when I need it. The online
availability of information journals etc is also excellent both on and
off campus!
ID: 1623441
Date:
7:58 PM
11/15/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Work
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
Check
out San Diego State's online organization of materials and resources.
In some ways it is easier to navigate than UIC's site.
ID: 1623270
Date:
6:49 PM
11/15/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
Over 65
Sex:
Male
I live in Michigan and usually use MSU libraries
ID: 1621029
Date:
8:17 AM
11/15/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The librarians at Rockford are wonderful!
ID: 1620488
Date:
10:18 PM
11/14/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The library is much too confusing both in person and online. Plus, the hours of service are terrible.
ID: 1619812
Date:
4:33 PM
11/14/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
Over 65
Sex:
Male
Staff qualifications and dedication are fine. Deferred maintenance and reduced collection budget are really taking a toll.
ID: 1619496
Date:
2:40 PM
11/14/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The library is filled with more than enough information.
ID: 1619205
Date:
1:21 PM
11/14/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The
library is very confusing. They should have all novels on one side and
then all science stuff on one side and so on. If i want to read a novel
i have to know who the author is but im not always sure if i know the
author and i would like to just pick a novel insted for searching who
the author is in order to find it.
ID: 1618938
Date:
12:10 PM
11/14/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The
only problem I have had with the library is this semester. I checked
out a book for a book report for a class and the next day I received
and email that I had 3 weeks instead of the 5 when I checked it out.
Then, after I retured it, it was on hold for 2 weeks and then put back
on the shelf. If I needed this book for a class it would have been nice
to have a reasonable amout of time (i never got to read the book) or to
kno that the person who requested it never picked it up and that it was
available for me if I stil needed it. Needless to say I had to spend
tons of time looking for ANOTHER book.
ID: 1618217
Date:
10:20 AM
11/14/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
Library
website is difficult to navigate, too confusing. I could not tell what
resources library had or how to look for things until I went to talk to
the librarian. Other university library websites are much more useful.
ID: 1618099
Date:
9:56 AM
11/14/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
I mostly use the electronic journals and newspapers online.
If
possible, major newspapers should be directly accessible. For example,
to access the Chicago Tribune, and others, one has to follow a link to
the paper's web site, then set-up an individual account. It would be
nice to access papers online similar to coming into the library in
person and reading the hard copies.
Regarding
journals, many of them have several links and the numbers seem to be
increasing. It would help if these could be "cleaned up" so that the
best of the best are available only. When I am seeking a journal
article, I want to read and usually download the article in pdf format.
But too often the links take me only to an abstract site and/or a site
where they want me to pay or even subscribe. This happens even in cases
when other links to the same article enable me to download the pdf file
for the entire article free.
ID: 1616827
Date:
9:47 PM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
Computers
need modernization. They are unreliable and slow when they do work.
There are also not enough work stations that support Uprint. Staff is
always very friendly and willing to help, but the computers are not in
their realm of expertise. Let the librarians be librarians and get a
worthy system admin to maintain a university level network.
ID: 1616298
Date:
7:22 PM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
This
survey is WAY TOO confusing. I have no idea if my opinions will be
correctly assigned to the designated values, and vice versa. I am happy
to fill out a survey for the good of the libraries at UIC but I have 2
college degrees and I don't understand what you've put together here.
ID: 1615708
Date:
4:34 PM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
The
personnel has always been helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. I've
never had a bad experience with anyone on the library staff. I'm often
frustrated, however, because books I need for research are already
checked out and there aren't additional copies (particularly of
faculty-authored books). If I could ask for any change in the library
services, it would be more copies of books, or less time allowed for
books to be checked out.
ID: 1615439
Date:
3:28 PM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
The
main things I need are journal access and ILL, ie, the ability to
access materials not held at UIC. Thus far I've been happy with the
speed with which I've been able to obtain ILL materials. The journal
selection through UIC is okay but not great. Would be nice if we were
given an opportunity to suggest new journals on an annual basis.
ID: 1614468
Date:
12:57 PM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
some journal articles have not been transferred in their entirety as an electronic resource.
ID: 1614248
Date:
12:45 PM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
access to library through internet was easier earlier than now after lots of changes that has been made couple of months ago.
Thanks.
ID: 1613606
Date:
11:37 AM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Periodicals
holdings are slim, and jStor can only fill in so much, especially as
there are usually lags between current issues and digitially available
ones.
But, I will say that John Cullars is exceptional and helps whenever he can.
ID: 1613098
Date:
10:51 AM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
I
am constantly amazed at the knowedge, competence, and helpfulness of
the staff in Rockford. They almost make up for the significant pay cut
I took to come here.
ID: 1611821
Date:
8:58 AM
11/13/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The survey itself is a bit confusing. Thanks
ID: 1609662
Date:
10:09 PM
11/12/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Some
staff are helpful, some are horrible. Every single time I have asked
the reference librarians for help, they have been rude, patronizing,
and unhelpful. I am also frustrated that I had ILL'ed several articles
that didn't come. Because I failed to make note of the ones I
requested, and because there are no email confirmations, I have no idea
what those articles were. Super annoying, and a huge waste of time! I
love the on-line access to articles, but often find the journals in my
area (trauma and violence) are not on-line.
ID: 1609331
Date:
5:59 PM
11/12/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
I
would like a much quieter place. I would appreciate if at least one
floor were reserved only for individual study and if you put a sign on
it (someone could stay there to be sure students respect it). In all
floors that are place for individual and group study together. That is
really bad for those who really want to study. I also would appreciate
if you had more books.
ID: 1609335
Date:
5:58 PM
11/12/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
the
university needs to consider extending the underground tunnel system to
the LHS from the hospital, clinics and medical school
ID: 1609139
Date:
12:54 PM
11/12/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
Overall
the staff of the library is very supportive and very helpful. The
ambient environment needs help; in other words, some of the books are
too old and the 3rd floor is too hot--temperature exceeds 80degree
fahrenheit during the fall/winter time.
ID: 1609094
Date:
11:10 AM
11/12/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
My biggest problem with library services is navigating the resources for peer reviewed journals.
I often give up in frustration!
ID: 1609068
Date:
10:26 AM
11/12/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
The
UIC Daley Library is in serious need of remodeling. The red cloth tiles
that hang from the ceiling in the main entrance are old, dusty, and
need to be replaced. The study tables on the first floor are covered in
terrible graffiti and the chairs are dirty and badly worn.
Unfortunately the Daley Library is not inviting and is not an
environment that inspires and makes students feel at home. The
Engineering Library at U of I in Champaign is a great example of a
beautiful library that makes students feel like the university cares
about them. The U of I Engineering Library is colorful, lets in lots of
natural light, and has new computers and comfortable seating and study
areas. I love the Daley Library and I use it on a daily basis but I
think that is in serious need of remodeling. The library interior has a
very ominous feeling to it and the main entrance is very dark and
dreary. Please make changes to the library to make it a more inviting
and comfortable place to learn and study. Thank you.
ID: 1609043
Date:
8:35 AM
11/12/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I would like to the library to be a more comfortable place to study.
ID: 1609010
Date:
5:52 AM
11/12/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The
library people appear to be very biased in terms of not helping
studednts of color locate resources and they do not let you know how to
use the resources. For the amount of money we pay for classes the
people that work for the University should remember that attending
students pay a portion of their salaries.
ID: 1608895
Date:
7:32 PM
11/11/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
This
survey was only generated to serve the purpose of the unawareness of
its users. The library is jam packed with much useful information and
it is important that as students we know how to find it and distinguish
information. That is whether it is reliable or not . But for me, it is
not about if or how the information presented is there. Information is
always there. Yes there have been instances where UIC does not have the
foreign films that I need to watch. Or even the call number selected on
the screen of the computer is not. It is either that or I cannot find
the book within the first floor.
This survey
means little or has no relevance at all to my academic pursuits. in
needing a quiet space to study. The 3rd floor is no different from the
1st, 2nd, or 4rth. People don't care about talking on the phone. The
library aids don't care to be quiet nor do they care to keep the masses
quiet when in a designated silent areas.
As always, thanks for including me in this survey. I am glad that I was hand picked or blindly picked.
ID: 1608842
Date:
5:26 PM
11/11/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I'm
unsatisfied with my own understanding of effective library research and
shocked that some believe Wikipedia is a legitimate resource. Please
offer information sessions for students.
ID: 1608828
Date:
4:42 PM
11/11/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
quiet study areas should be more quiet. students who need to work in groups should not work there.
it would be nice to have more electronic journals.
ID: 1608601
Date:
10:18 AM
11/11/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The
library service is very good. The library building is terrible. Because
of this, I regularly use the Daley library web resources and check out
books, and I appreciate the helpful assistance I receive from the
staff. But I never work in the library; if I plan to work (research,
reading, writing) in a library, I go to the Newberry or UofChicago's
Regenstein.
ID: 1608490
Date:
11:48 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
Had
very disappointing interactions with Staff members multiple times- once
involving difficulty requesting a book from another site, the student
working the desk refused to help me online, insisted it went through
ok. The books arrived the next week in Peoria (not LHS as expected).
ID: 1608397
Date:
8:14 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Communications / Journalism
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
Please let me know the research Results. Thank you.
ID: 1608393
Date:
8:12 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
LHS, Peoria
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Peoria
has the BEST staff - always willing to assist me and our faculty. Even
wiling to come to our faculty sites for training. Awsome.
ID: 1608345
Date:
6:52 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
First,
the graffiti on the tables is very distracting and needs to be
addressed. That crap should not be tolerated at our university.
Secondly, the older model computers are horrible. Keyboards that do not
work, mice that are filthy. Thirdly, how often does maintenance make
rounds to clean each floor? A mop up, with some decent soap not just
dirty recycled mop water, would do wonders for the stuffy smell and
dirt trapped corners of the 3rd and 4th floor. Other than that, I love
the staff and resources at the library.
ID: 1608335
Date:
6:30 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Thank
you for the new computers at the LHS this year. I was the student who
identified a problem with printing documents at the LHS last year.
Since then, the problem has been resolved and the new computers
installed, which I really appreciate. I have not had any printing
problems this year.
ID: 1608304
Date:
5:59 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Fantastic service in the library. Very personal service. Just wish there were more journals, articles, books, etc. online.
ID: 1608262
Date:
4:48 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I
get many journal table of contents alerts. If I click on the link to
the article it goes to the journal web site, but I cannot get access to
it unless I go through the library website through several pages to get
the articles. I would love it if there were some way for us to be able
to go directly to the article for journals the library has electronic
access to., dirrectly from the table of content alert page.
ID: 1608138
Date:
4:46 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
My
interaction with Libray staff has almost always been positve!! The
libray offers so many differerent resourses and I do feel that efforts
are made by the libary staff to educate both students and facutly of
the different services offered such as ref. works, signing up to
receive table of contents from different journals etc. I definatly do
not take full advantages of all of the services, but I apprecieate that
they are provided. What I am not please with is the facility itself. I
am speaking specfically of Daley Library. The Daley library is not a
comfortable place to study. The elevators are poorly lit and very slow.
This combination makes them scarry. The windows are dirty and there are
not a lot of outlets for using a laptop, etc.
ID: 1608224
Date:
4:16 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Library Staff
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
The
interdependence of libraries afforded by a consortial environment
ameliorates deficiencies in the local print collections. Even though
UIC Library may not have items I need, it can usually get them
reasonably quickly -- and also I have the option of physically going to
another library. op
ID: 1608069
Date:
2:07 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
I
depend a great deal on search engines that I finance. These generally
would be too expensive to the library or are reserved for professional
schools. I have always found the library staff to be terriific and let
me say that Steve W. is always interested in my work and very helpful.
I am a traditional "bricks and mortor" person who is increasingly
dependent on electronic resources for their work. I admit to having
little free time and that I could be doing more to develop my skills. I
love the way the library is developing and may be asking for too much
when I contemplate some departmental based tutorials or even individual
sessions with faculty. The book collection in my field is quite decent.
In general because of my area of study, I spend enormous amount of time
at non-UIC libraries.
ID: 1607938
Date:
1:06 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The orange carpeting is ugly and needs to be changed.
ID: 1607896
Date:
12:49 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
none
ID: 1607902
Date:
12:49 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
I
need help keeoing abreast of changes in the main search tools in my
discipline which is Pubmed. In particular, I need help in using Pubmed
to find what I am looking for and keep track of it. Lisa Wallis has
helped me very much in the past. Nonetheless, I can't escape the
feeling that there is a better way of doing things than the clumsy
methods that I use now.
ID: 1607261
Date:
12:48 PM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Undecided
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
I
use the library during my lunch as a resource. Over the summer I had an
experience where I was bitten by "bed-bugs" that were imbedded in the
cushion of the chairs in the Health Science library . The Health
Sciences library needs to be updated to ensure no other
student/faculty/staff are affected by this.
ID: 1607704
Date:
11:42 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
The
majority of the staff @ Daley Library are wonderful but they must have
better equipment and resources so that they can do their job more
efficiently. This library is not assessible for anyone in a wheelchair
or scooter. We are reduced to a dependence level when we must be
dependent on staff to retrieve our requested media. The shelves are too
close together and the elevators work sporadically if they are not in
service.
ID: 1607685
Date:
11:32 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Hard
to do this in limited space/time. Daly Library's physical space is
quite poor; it's a place I generally want to avoid, not work in. (Did
you really have to ask that question -- "A comfortable and inviting
location
"? Does anyone think it is an inviting
location???) Equipment -- particularly computers -- are often not
working. Staff is generally find; the acquisition folks are VERY
helpful and desirous of improving the collections with their
too-limited budgets. (Steve Wiberley, for instance, is a marvel: He
understands the work we do, seeks out our insights, and tries --often
quite effectively -- to meet our needs. He has made my life as a
researcher much better and easier). But one word about this survey: WHO
DESIGNED IT and WHY DID YOU PAY FOR IT? It is poorly designed; the
questions are confusing and off-target. Whoever approved it doesn't
understand her/his "users" in the environment. I had to read the
instructions and questions multiple times, in some instances, before I
understood what was being asked. Seriously -- do you really think these
are the best questions you can ask? Finally, I did not want to answer
all the questions, in part because I thought some of them were worded
poorly or were silly. Yet after hitting submit, your server woudn't
accept my survey because I had left some questions blank. So I want
back and filled in answers just so that I could submit the form to you.
That too was inconvenient and, probably, conveys poorly my thoughts on
some subjects. Perhaps that part of the survey could be fixed -- we can
send in only those answers we want. I would be happy to speak with
anyone about the survey, the library , or its holdings, if follow-up is
desired or more qualitative information is sought. I am Eric Arnesen,
Professor of History at UIC, and can be reached by email at
arnesen@uic.edu.
ID: 1607693
Date:
11:30 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
The
books are old with the exception of the computer books. There are to
many books that are older than me on the shelves in the business
section. I want to read about the new trends in business, not what was
done in 1985 or 1965. I get most of my books from the Chicago public
library because their books are more current. I would prefer to get
them from UIC.
ID: 1607428
Date:
10:04 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
Loan period for books is too short. It should be more than 3 weeks.
ID: 1607424
Date:
9:54 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
Overall,
I am very pleased with the library's service. I would most like to see
the library extend its collection of electronic journals.
ID: 1607356
Date:
9:36 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Social Work
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Because parking near the libraries has deteriorated since I started using them in 1976, I use the library less on weekends.
It
became harder to return books. Each library should have a curbside
return. In addition, we should have some system to return books by
intercampus mail. Or additional book return sites around campus.
ID: 1607278
Date:
9:13 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
On
several occasions I have signed up for trainings that have been
cancelled due to low enrollment. Not sure what the library can do about
that.
ID: 1607294
Date:
9:13 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
- Lighting bad to study in
- Not enough comfortable work areas (good chairs and desks made a world of difference)
- Hours library is open not great for late night studiers (90% of students)
- Library should be clean and needs a fresh coat of paint
- Seats in library are uncomfortable and outdated
- Not enough group study areas
ID: 1607260
Date:
9:00 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Office and Home desktop access to all resources is the most important for me.
ID: 1607244
Date:
8:52 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I
always require new graduate student assistants to get the training for
doing literature searches. They have come back with so-so capabilities.
I would like to see a more intensive training available for gradutate
students, given the central role that literature searches play in
research and scholarship.
ID: 1607243
Date:
8:51 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I
was also a student here and used the library extensively. It is just a
little confusing as to how to be most efficient in wading through all
the resources. I have often wished there was a space to hold a meeting
with a small group of people working on a research project/paper.
ID: 1607229
Date:
8:46 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The
availability of online materials has been steadily improving over the
years. However, the resources don't always work. I was doing a search
with a new search engine that covers multiple databases. When I called
for help, the librarian wasn't immediately able to determine why it
didn't work from home. Upon investigation, she emailed me to say that
it doesn't work outside of UIC. Information like that should be
reflected on your website. Also, it would be great to have everything
accessible from outside computers. I find myself trying to prepare
papers and lectures from home, and value online resources.
ID: 1607199
Date:
8:30 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
It
is very difficult to find any of the books I often need at the Daley
library. Almost every time that I go there with their call numbers the
books are missing when the library website claims they are available
and in their proper location. I would say that out of my six years of
work at UIC for undergrad and graduate that I have absolutely no
confidence that I will get the books I need at the Daley library even
though they are listed as available on the website.
ID: 1607163
Date:
8:28 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Your
services are all good. If only there will be a section that can
accommodate the first time users or to initiate them so that they can
work on their own instead of interrupting workers whenever they need
help.
ID: 1607193
Date:
8:26 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The
human employees in the Science library are great, helpful, and
efficient. I wish more journals in my field were on line. Also, many on
line only go back
5 years or so... too short a time period.
ID: 1607178
Date:
8:20 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The
on-line services of the library are fine. I went to UIC for my
undergraduate degree as well. The libraries are not comfortable to
study in. The tables and chairs are old and uncomfortable and the
lightening gives me a headache after a couple of hours. I am happy you
are doing this survey
ID: 1607090
Date:
7:44 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
I
use the library two or three times a day. I use the webiste half a
dozen times a day. I am constantly doing research. When it comes to the
regulary use, the library is terrific--the reserve desk folks and the
reference librarians like Helen and Anne, especially. However, when it
comes to glitches or asking even the smallest question out of the
ordinary, the libarians often seem bothered that I'm asking. Are they
simply overworked and underpaid? Is there some way to address
out-of-the ordinary questions with more patience? If the librarians
were just a little more patient, I think it would be the BEST campus
library I've ever worked with. Thank you.
ID: 1607057
Date:
7:06 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Library
Reserve desk has been a consistently excellent resource for my teaching
needs. Reliable, friendly staff in all my dealings with library
personnel, particularly Joyce Drzal, Pia, and her entire staff. Well
trained.
For my research, however, I go elsewhere.
ID: 1606941
Date:
1:06 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I
know that there are more resources for on-line searches and electronic
journals but I just find it very hard to navigate through the website
and determining what database to use or how to use it. I consider
myself to be computer savvy but navigating through all of those is
frustrating which is why I rely on doing my research by using Google or
other search engines before I would attempt to use the library's
services - even though I KNOW obtaining your research references is
more reliable than getting it off the web.
ID: 1606932
Date:
12:41 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
I
find the web for the library confusing and non welcoming. I would
appreciate if there was a module, or an easy to use help function on
the web site. I have no time to go to the library physically.
ID: 1606925
Date:
12:34 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Wonderful service is provided.
ID: 1606926
Date:
12:32 AM
11/10/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
I
am an international student who came this fall. I had found it
extremely difficult initially to find books. I asked for help and the
lady explained me in a very nice manner and I now always study at
library. It has become my second home.
ID: 1606847
Date:
10:30 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
It
never seems like there is enough space to study. Whether I'm by myself
or with a group, it is hard to find a quiet place to get work done.
People are loud, both employees and patrons; study rooms are almost
always full and rarely will the desk worker rent out a room that
requires a key, even if all of the rest of the rooms are full. It's
disappointing.
ID: 1606844
Date:
10:28 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
it
would have been beneficial for students that are unable to financially
buy their textbooks be able to borrow the books from the science
library. However, there are none available.
ID: 1606825
Date:
10:25 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
The
Daley and LHS-Chicago facilities are aging and have not been maintained
very well which make it an undesirable place to study. Some old and
inefficient computers at LHS make it cumbersome to look up references.
ID: 1606803
Date:
10:04 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Extend Closing time
ID: 1606745
Date:
9:27 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
Lockers are badly needed. There should be lockers in a library.
ID: 1606680
Date:
8:13 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Biggest aid would be additional electronic journals and proceedings available through the web site.
ID: 1606567
Date:
6:58 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Staff is always pleasant and helpful; services take time and patience; I am really sorry that we are losing Aimee Quinn
ID: 1606345
Date:
5:05 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
The
library usually has the resources that I need to use. The accessibility
of resources that are not availble electronically is somewhat limited.
I would like the library to have more of what is not electronically
available actually present in the library.
ID: 1606019
Date:
3:12 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
For
me, the database search and full-text electronic resources are the most
important. The interface for literature search is good. I am generally
pleased with the availability of full-text, however I frequently find
that some fo the journals I need are not available, or not available in
the date-ranges I need.
ID: 1605734
Date:
2:08 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Not applicable
ID: 1605330
Date:
12:56 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
I
find the library service offered by the librarians to be excellent.
They are always exremely helpful. A problem that I have, however, is
that as a Medical Sociologist the library does not have the materials I
need in terms of books and journals and I always have to get them
through inter-library loan. Also, the reduced hours are a problem,
particularly the fact that the library closes at 7:00 in the summer,
which prevents me from using it.
ID: 1605218
Date:
12:28 PM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
LHS
is fabulous! My only wish is that IP specific resources could also have
a few concurrent offsite user access spaces via the bluestem
authentication
ID: 1604833
Date:
11:29 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
The library needs to extend service hours.
ID: 1604638
Date:
11:28 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Reference
librarians are no better than I am at finding information or directing
me to resources--they check the same database I already consulted and
have nothing more to offer. Reference librarians imagine themselves
teachers of something they call "information literacy" when in fact
they are merely enablers of students' lazy "look this up for me and
give me the answers" requests for information I have asked students to
unearth for themselves as part of a designed educational experience.
Reference librarians are typically mystified when I make sophisticated
information requests--I suspect they are unfamiliar with my advanced
language and research skills, which renders them unhelpful at best and
in worst cases belligerent. In other words, in their current form, they
are just-barely adequate responders for undergraduate students (and
they err on the side of handing students too much easy information
rather than *teaching* them actual literacy *skills*) and useless for
advanced scholars who need to step beyond the keyword-search
capabilities already built into the uiccat online system. Let's replace
them with bigger, faster search computers. leave the proper teaching of
school-related skills to the professors, and put them to work getting
books back on the shelves faster and with fewer unchecked-in "losses"
of books patrons returned on time.
ID: 1604696
Date:
11:05 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
There is a big need for access to more life science jounals electronically!
ID: 1604668
Date:
11:04 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
Technology equipment lacks in availability and in effeciency at times.
ID: 1604560
Date:
10:58 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I
would like it if the library held inservices on how to use different
parts of the library or the library as a whole and where to locate
materials. I would also like an inservice on using the library computer
system/site. It is all trial and error for me. If they are offered,
they need to be advertised well (massmail email, etc) and have some in
evenings or weekends for those that take evening classes or off campus
can attend.
Sometimes it is hard to get on a
computer when there because students are often online playing games or
socializing for long periods of time. It makes it hard to look up info
needed.
ID: 1604514
Date:
10:50 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
A
44 question survey is way too long from a design standpoint. As a PhD
student I am a very frequent library user. It is great to be able to
get journal articles electronically. But it is sometimes very hard to
get the collections via OCLC. The service times out almost instantly,
tells you that you will be charged a fee, and sometimes indicates that
there is an article available but you can't actually get it. I have
grown to hate OCLC. Then if I try to get this article via interlibrary
request, they tell me to use OCLC. It is very annoying.
The
other thing is that it is hard to get articles that are more than 10
years old. It would be so nice to be able to access journal articles
from the 1970s and 1980s with the same ease as those from the late
1990s onward. Of course some resources like JStor make these available,
but not all journals are on JStor.
As
a matter of fact JStor is the best online resource as far as I'm
concerned. In terms of ability to use, downloading a PDF format, etc. I
wish everything were available on JStor.
The
other comment I have is that when the staffing was cut from the 3rd
floor reference desk, the staff that were actually there would refuse
to help you unless you went down to the second floor and got an
"escort" to the third floor to help you with a specific request for a
non-circulating book. This was a turn-off to many people and I will say
that there was one librarian who was a complete snot about this. She
would stand right there and ignore people who were just asking for her
to hand them a book off a shelf two feet from her, and would make them
go to the second floor and get a person down there to go upstairs wtih
them. When carrying heavy books, bags, etc. this is completely rude and
uncalled for behavior. Thankfully I think this policy has changed but
it did drive me away for a while.
Last
but not least it is would be less inconvenient for them to close the
east entrance than the west if they HAVE to close one of them. At least
for people who want to drive and drop off a book.
ID: 1604496
Date:
10:36 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
The
chairs are very uncomfortable and the study tables and individual study
cubes are in horrendous shape. You need to get new furniture. Keep the
noise level down.
ID: 1604416
Date:
10:30 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
I
only go for information in the health sciences library. The main thing
I would like is the ability to easily get access to library electonic
resources . Obtaining this information is not easy and I have to
approach it through several different angles in the electonic system
before I can figure out what is available.
The people who work there are fine - pleasant and helpful for the most part.
ID: 1604248
Date:
10:28 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
this survey is cumbersome and needs to be shorter and more focused for people to respond to it
ID: 1604351
Date:
10:24 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
1. Library web pages can occasionally be confusing - too many non-essential links - but are generally good.
2.
Library staff needs to be more helpful with electronic reference
software (EndNote, etc.). These are increasingly essential to
efficiency, but library staff all seem to be untrained on them, so
cannot provide help / info.
3.
Library recently moved PsychInfo out of the OVID system: this is a real
mistake. When Psych was in OVID it was easy to do simultaneous searches
with Medline (a key intersection in modern Psychology and, I suspect,
Social Science generally), but now this requires not only separate
searches, but the use of separate search services. A real step
backward!!!
ID: 1604365
Date:
10:22 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
There
should be more support for teaching (e.g., easier process for putting
assigned articles on reserve) and more spontaneous services for faculty
and student with disabilities.
ID: 1603996
Date:
10:09 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
Overall,
I appreciate the library and its staff very much. So far I've only had
one slightly negative experience, so that rates our people pretty high
in my book. My specialization is underrepresented on campus, and as a
result in the library, but the I-Share system helps make up for that
lack, along with out EXCELLENT AND HELPFUL ILL staff for whom I have
the utmost appreciation. The Electronic Resources are very good and
very helpful. The physical part of the building leaves much to be
desired, some of which can not be helped because of the architecture.
But some things could be done to create quiet reading areas that are
inviting as well as private spaces.
ID: 1604095
Date:
9:48 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Library Staff
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The
links to the electronic journals don't always work - frustrating! Place
needs to be cleaned up! Need more group study areas. People try but the
buildings need help.
ID: 1604048
Date:
9:45 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I
prefer to use the library at Northwestern University because the
climate seems more academic. The NU library feels "inviting", whereas
the Daley library (which is the only UIC library I have used) does not
have the same climate.
ID: 1603937
Date:
9:30 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Coffee bar !
ID: 1603926
Date:
9:25 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
This
survey was too bloody long! It is difficult to take seriously when it
is so overwhelming. Try parsing it out into several pages next time so
the users are presented with too much crap on one screen.
ID: 1603833
Date:
9:19 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
My biggest gripe about the library is 3-fold- fix these, and the place would be perfect.
#1)
Library of Health Sciences in CHICAGO is FILTHY! Make it cleaner-
change the carpet, clean up the bathrooms, hire a cleaning staff...
make it warmer and more inviting - RUSH'S Health Science Library is
actually the one I prefer to study at since it's so much more
comfortable, even though it's smaller.
2)
ADD MORE ROOMS FOR GROUP STUDY! The best place to study in the Health
Science Library in Chicago are the group rooms in the basement. I
usually go down there with 3 or 4 people and study. Unfortunately, it
seems like whenever I need a room, there are never enough for everyone.
It would be nice if you guys could add more, or maybe have the basement
partitioned off into group rooms. Again- the place really needs a good
cleaning / re-decoration.
3)
The computers NEED TO BE CHANGED (in the Library of Health Sciences in
Chicago). For starters, they SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT take more than a
couple of seconds to start up... but they actually have a sign on the
computers warning all users that startup will take at least 1 full
minute... and it's really closer to 2 minutes. It should NEVER take
that long to set up a stable network connection. Secondly, they should
add some functionality to those computers- at a minimum, Microsoft
Office Suite, Adobe Reader, some access to network drives.
Unfortunately, all of the library computers ONLY have bare minimum
internet capabilities and Adobe Reader, NOT office suite, and NOT
network drive access. This would make the computers more robust.
Those
are my 3 recommendations. If nothing else, at least CLEAN THE DAMN
PLACE UP AND UPDATE THE DECOR. THAT"S THE NUMBER 1 GRIPE OF EVERY
SINGLE PERSON IN MY CLASS WHO ACTUALLY USES THE HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY.
TAKE A LOOK AT RUSH'S LIBRARY- IT'S SO MUCH NICER TO STUDY / WORK IN.
However- kudos to the UIC Library staff for the INCREDIBLE online
journal / ovid / pubmed collections- they are the best I have EVER
used, and a real lifesaver!!
ID: 1603732
Date:
8:56 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Most
employees have been wonderful--keep up the good work. I would really
like the see the library support better integration with research tools
like EndNote (such as the ability to search the library's subscription
databases in the program).
ID: 1603643
Date:
8:41 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
Over 65
Sex:
Female
Do not use service much except for my family who are working for higher degrees.
ID: 1603668
Date:
8:34 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
The
quiet study areas are not quiet. The library staff needs to enforce the
rules concerning noise, food, drinks, and especially cell phone use. It
is the worst problem with the library. Group/discussion areas seperated
from quiet study, enforcement of rules, and a larger ACCC lab.
ID: 1603676
Date:
8:34 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
I'm
very happy with the library srvice. I primarily use the online
resources and download the articles I need first. Next step, if not
available online, is to get the print edition from the library. After
that, I do an interlibrary loan. Some papers are just to rare to get.
ID: 1603576
Date:
8:07 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Our
library resources seem to be "behind" that of other major research
universities--my colleagues at other universities usually end up
teaching me how to stay active in my field.
ID: 1603534
Date:
7:51 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Need
newer, more modern computers that use current technology, like Mac OS X
(no one in our professions use outdated Windows anymore). Also, an
easier website that is user-friendly (more buttons with choices to
navigate and search engines), more acess from home and office (I never
have time to go to the library- ever).
ID: 1603472
Date:
7:24 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I
have found Daley Librarians in general, Helen Georgas in particular, to
be extremely knowledgeable, professional and helpful. Students also
report very positive interactions with Daley reference librarians.
ID: 1603454
Date:
7:08 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Peoria
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
My experience with the library staff has been excellent
ID: 1603383
Date:
6:42 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
God bless electronic access to Journals from home.
ID: 1603333
Date:
6:09 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
Over 65
Sex:
Male
The Library Staff at the Science Library are friendly, effcient and most helpful.
ID: 1603325
Date:
6:05 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The
virtual library is really great, though navigation can be confusing,
the information available is useful. When I need a book, though, almost
invariably it isn't there. Inter-Library loan is a lifesaver--the right
books always inlcude a wait, though. The staff is always helpful. The
environment is abysmal--it's stuffy, uncomfortable, ugly, and
unwelcoming to spend any amount of time in beyond getting the resources
I need and leaving.
ID: 1603320
Date:
6:00 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
My
main concern with the library is not the staff itself (they are usually
knowledgeable and helpful) but physical/structural problems. It's
difficult for staff to help people because they are so short staffed.
The computers themselves are not only outdated, but too often very few
computers are working at all (I can spend a lot of time running around
looking for a computer to use!). The library itself is uninviting and
uncomfortable. It's hard to find a quiet, calm space to study in, the
chairs are hard to sit in for a long time, and it's simply not pleasant
to work there. In terms of materials, books are often missing or
shelved in the wrong place.
ID: 1603245
Date:
2:30 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
Hi,
Thanks for taking this survey, I hope that it will help us all improve
our library. I had a couple of suggestions. I am never able to access
university subscribed documents on the internet (like IEEE Xplore)
using the UIC off-campus resource access methods. I think it is very
important for students and faculty alike and should always be working.
Also, it is possible to expand the books collection in Engineering, I
dont find many good books in the library.
Thanks.
ID: 1603236
Date:
2:04 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Communications / Journalism
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
Health
Sciences Library at the Chicago campus has the nicest librarians I've
ever met. Everytime I go in and ask a question, they've been very
helpful.
ID: 1603234
Date:
1:46 AM
11/9/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
should have more books on tape/cd, although i have found that the interlibrary loan has been quite effective for that purpose
ID: 1603068
Date:
10:24 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Work
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I wish the hours were longer. Until at least 10:30pm would be great. Longer weekend hours.
ID: 1602897
Date:
9:09 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Peoria
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The
library staff do a wonderful job of getting the information I ask for
and are always helpful. However, the library facility is less than
adequate. The decor is very dated and there are not areas for students
to spread out and study comfortably. The furniture is not comfortable
at all. There are only 2 rooms with doors for group work. The computers
are often slow. I would like to be able to access the internet from my
laptop within the school. I am unable to do this for group work and
class at this time and this is very inconvenient.
ID: 1602855
Date:
8:48 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
It
would be better if the employees were more in tune to the overall
objective of providing a place of resources and studying. I once saw an
employee ask a person to stop talking on their cell phone when six feet
from them was a group of students talking louder than the cell phone
user, this did not make sense to me. Employees often have normal volume
conversations while walking through quiet study areas. The lady in the
science library in ses has fingernails so long that she can not seem to
effectively perform her duties with any efficiency, she is too worried
about breaking off the remaining nails. Finally the older employee with
long blonde hair and large glasses should not be allowed to have keys
dangling on her side as she is pushing book carts through study areas.
ID: 1602847
Date:
8:27 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Excellent
ID: 1602751
Date:
8:01 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Architecture
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The
architectural resources in the Daley Library is very limited. The
atmosphere in the Daley Library is extremely uninviting, and it lacks
several things: lack of natural light, comfortable artificial lighting,
comfortable chairs and tables, computers, copy machines, documentaries,
etc.
ID: 1602674
Date:
7:32 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
It would excellent if the library hours got extended to at least midnight.
ID: 1602635
Date:
7:21 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
The
LHS is probably the worst library I've ever used (if it can even be
termed a "library"). There are few INDIVIDUAL/ISOLATED areas for study.
The staff are extremely loud in working, greeting each other, eating,
moving...you name it and they are loud while doing it.
The
study carrols are so uncomfortable that you have to take analgesics to
sit in them for more than 10 minutes and they are all so close together
that it is hard to concentrated while being breathed on by you
neighbor.
The bathrooms in the LHS are
disgusting, the study rooms are loud (you can hear the people in the
group study rooms from about 50 feet away). The constant drip of water
into numerous garbage cans scattered throughout the basement can get
very aggrevating around finals week.
And
lastly, the hours are horrible. They need to be extended until at least
9 pm normally and they need special extended hours for finals/midterms
weeks.
I am a medical
student here at UIC. My tuition is over $50,000 per year, yet I find
that the dingy public libraries, shared with the homelell and
uneducated are much more accomodating and condusive to good study.
I
am one of the FEW medical students that actually uses the library, but
I am constantly looking for better places because it is so terrible.
PLEASE FIX IT!!!!
ID: 1602247
Date:
5:07 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
too many journals I need with no electronic subscription
ID: 1602101
Date:
4:42 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Though
I am an administrator, I nevertheless have need to use the Library to
assist me in planning and teaching English courses for a suburban
community college. The Library resources are helpful to me, and the
people are always helpful and courteous.
ID: 1601989
Date:
4:23 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Good:
The staff is very, very nice they are very discrete they don't bother
students are very supportive they go about their business don't
overpower students with crazy rules.On the other hand it sems that the
library staff is technologically impaired.Any kind of computer or
printer problem is like the end of the world somehing like sound on the
computer.They should hire at least one person on staff who is computer
efficient besides searching.This person must be available at all times
. It takes so long to resolve any technological problem. Also they
should have a station with a person who can physically get up from the
chair and go up to the floor and show you how to find things.Being in
medical sciences I have very little time for this If someone would show
me at least once I would not have trouble any more.No, they explain to
you and leave you confused and stay in the chair and go back to reading
their own book. Also, the lower level should have more couches because
is not as hot there than in level 3. The heating is ridicously high on
the upper levels.The complaints are not resolved. I made a complaint
about the lack of sign if the computer has audio capabilities. I had to
waist large amount of time the day before exam to go to every computer
with head phones to see if I can listen to the lecture from the
internet.No one knew from the staff which computer had the audio an. To
this time there is no sign. So the next student has to go through the
same thing.I will pursue the issue higher I will talk to my college
about it too.Also keep in mind that students come to library mainly
after classes.The most quilified support staff should have evening
shifts.If you don't know anything about technology and don't feel like
helping students(physically) to find books stay in the morning shift.
ID: 1602036
Date:
4:11 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Access
to journals on-line is incredibly important for my work. I was
initially disappointed when I came here at how poor our on-line
collection is in biological and clinical medicine. We didn't have
access to many top notch journals. It seemed archaic to go to the
library and photocopy articles from current issues of journals. But
over the past year that has changed. I really appreciate the efforts of
Deborah Blecic who I've contacted about our on-line subscriptions. We
now have access to many more of the journals I need. So I can see
significant improvement of the past year. Keep it up.
ID: 1601983
Date:
3:56 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
A better search engine(than UICCAT) to find library resources would be great.
ID: 1600680
Date:
3:39 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
It would be useful if the library keeps always one copy on site.
ID: 1601762
Date:
3:36 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
I
don't use the library (physically or online) very often for resources
(less than quarterly). I usually just use it for a quiet place to
study. I still think it's important to have the resources when needed,
though.
ID: 1601582
Date:
2:37 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
not about library services, but about this survey: many items felt repetitive
ID: 1601520
Date:
2:33 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
Sometimes
journals are listed as on-site in UICCAT and they are missing. That can
be a bit frustrating. For the most part, I have been pleased with the
online services. It would be helpful if services were available for
students that are out of the state (for data collection, etc. ) so that
they could access print journals. Students don't always have access to
those journals at nearby universities.
ID: 1601532
Date:
2:32 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
I
would like longer weekend hours. I think that if we had new furniture
in the study areas of the library, then more students would come to the
library to study. most students i know don't like the library because
they say that the way it looks is depressing and they don't want to get
depressed while studying.
ID: 1601435
Date:
2:23 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Undecided
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
Books I ordered have often been delivered to the wrong library or never delivered.
ID: 1601395
Date:
2:20 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Although
I thoroughly appreciate the importance of conducting a survey on
library usage, I believe this survey was poorly designed and cumbersome.
ID: 1601400
Date:
2:20 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Undecided
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
The
library should have more computers. There are thousands of students at
this university. The library should be able to aid all the students in
their academic needs.
ID: 1601304
Date:
2:06 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
Suggestions: More foreign films: fix computers, many are broken; the aisles are not wheelchair accessible.
However, the staff has always been friendly. Keep that up.
ID: 1600759
Date:
12:59 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
I
was transfering from another university. Compared to previous
university I attended, I think the library facility of UIC is very poor
(but, human service is OK). Rather than survey, I would recommend you
directly visit libraries of other universities. Uncleaned windows,
gloomy internal mood, and old-fashioned facilties made it difficult for
me to visit the UIC library.
We
have a brand-new sports facility, which is much more advanced than that
of other universities. But why is the library poor, though this is a
research university?
When
I visited other universities, I usually visit the main libraries on
campus. UIC library is the worst among the libraries that I ever
visited.
Many universities invest much money in
their library functions, but I don' t believe UIC interests in the
improvement of library environment for students.
In a nutshell, I think the library human service is good, but the facility is very poor.
ID: 1600623
Date:
12:08 PM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
My
only gripe would be that it is often difficult to find a woking
computer to look up books at the library. I solve this problem by
looking up call numbers at home. Sometimes it is frustrating to go from
broken computer to broken computer. This is mainly on the second floor.
ID: 1600442
Date:
11:36 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
If
it wasn't for ILL, I would be in trouble. There are also some
electronic resources to which UIC does not subscribe that is a problem.
I have to go elsewhere to pick them up.
ID: 1600401
Date:
11:26 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I
have not had the occasion to utilize the library very often lately.
When I was a student the staff and resources were very helpful in
completing my studies.
ID: 1600373
Date:
11:18 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
Richard
Daley library does not have an adequate selection of reading materials
for my classes. Also, if I was able to actually find relevent materials
using the confusing online catalog, the books are missing. I would say
4 out of 5 books would not be there. I am very familiar with my home
library and how to find books in one. This library makes my acedemic
career more difficult with its lack of organization and materials,
people unwilling to help, uncomfortable atmosphere, lack of new
materials and wealth of out dated, crusty books. I went home a few
times to find books at another library, and that is unfortunate. UIC
should have an excellent library with all of the serious and driven
students it has.
ID: 1600034
Date:
10:27 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
It is difficult to find the books I need and there usually is no staff around to help.
ID: 1600099
Date:
10:24 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I
have experienced this so many times: The books that are listed as being
"available" are not on the shelves and the librarians don't know where
they are.
ID: 1600037
Date:
10:13 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Peoria
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The
Peoria library does a fantastic job. I need more time to be able to
spend with the library staff to find resources and about data bases
specific to my discipline. The Peoria staff is outstanding,
professional and courteous!
ID: 1599972
Date:
10:02 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
The UIC options is sometimes confusing
ID: 1599482
Date:
9:54 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
The
problem with our library is mainly the hours. The majority of large
campuses have their library hours at least until midnight, and 24 hours
during finals. I think that the 9 p.m. closing time on weekdays is
unacceptable. Students that work and are involved in extra curricular
activities are unable to use the library. I think that maybe leaving
the first and second floors open later would be a good start.
ID: 1599763
Date:
9:30 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The staff at the library is helpfull and friendly - the building itself and space is not welcoming.
ID: 1599579
Date:
9:14 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Up-to-date
or another medical database would be helpful. I am often upset by the
fact I cannot access articles in full text from pubmed.
ID: 1599617
Date:
9:04 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
There
is a nice black lady in the science library that is always willing to
help me. I think her name is Sarah. She actually helps me to order
books from other schools which I did not think was possible. She really
makes me feel comfortable in the science library.
ID: 1599537
Date:
8:53 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
Printing
services are less than adequate for the number of students in the
library. I use labs in SEL for the convience of their printing stations
but a quite study area is lacking in that building. If print services
were better in the library, I would spend more time there.
ID: 1599448
Date:
8:38 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Electronic
Access to current Journal articles (not after a 6 or 12 month embargo)
is the single most important service the Library can offer to me and
colleagues in my department.
ID: 1599365
Date:
8:21 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I
have more than once had the experience of reserving a video for a
class, coming to pick it up, only to find that it has been checked out
to someone else. This is unacceptable. Books are often missing from the
shelves when the computer says they are available. In general, although
I think the library has a good collection, I find that the staff are
not at all well trained and there is generally a real lack of
professionalism. In addition, the library is often loud, with students
speaking at full volume and using their cell phones. Many of the study
carrolls are full of racist graffiti. It's disheartening because it
could be a wonderful place to study. As it is, the sooner I can get my
books and get out, the better.
ID: 1599349
Date:
8:10 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The
only issues that I've run into have concerned electronic problems. The
keyboards are old and out-of-date. A lot of the time, I have to find
words and "copy and paste" them into the search bar because the keys
don't work. The other problem took place on the 3rd floor printer,
which only takes paper from one tray. I wanted to print something very
quickly and leave for class, but was late because I had to wait for
someone to come and fill the paper.
Thank you for your time.
ID: 1599149
Date:
7:33 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
my
computer skills are weak - the librarians have been very helpful to me
- the collection, for my purposes, is strong - the
atmosphere/environment for working at the Daley library needs
improvement
ID: 1598986
Date:
6:43 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
getting access to more online journals in hispanic studies would be great
it
would also be nice to be able to get an article electronically from
I-share (like with ILL) rather than being required to order the journal
and then photocopy it
ID: 1598850
Date:
4:35 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Sometimes the library & using it's resources seems a little overwhelming. Googling my information seems so much easier.
ID: 1598788
Date:
2:36 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
I
think library usage would be increased if the library underwent some
cosmetic changes. I find the space too dark and depressing. There are
not enough comfortable areas in which to sit and read. Plenty of empty
study cubes and tables, but that is most likely due to the fact that it
is a depressing place to study. Consider making it more user friendly
with respect to comfort of users. why not a borders or starbucks area
where library users can get comfortable, study and socialize.
conceptually, the environment is very dated and has an older 60's or
70's approach to service. might as well change now, b/c obviously at
some point you will change.
ID: 1598771
Date:
1:48 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
I am satisfied with the library services, however I wish the library was open for longer hours.
ID: 1598766
Date:
1:31 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Really
need to expand the number of electronic and printed journals subscribed
to, as well as the overall size of the library collection.
ID: 1598750
Date:
1:01 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
I
think the library is one of the only places on campus where students
can study quietly while not having social gatherings distracting them
from work or study. However, that being said, a warmer, more
comfortable atmosphere (i.e. couches, more comfy seats and desks) where
students can feel "at home" without the distractions of being home. The
"wall" desks and carved grafitti are not only distracting, they're
ugly. That's really all I have to say about that.
ID: 1598737
Date:
12:35 AM
11/8/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
stress
awful library hours and unwlecome and uncomfortable conditions. i have
had a couple of exceptionally helpful relationships with staff, and
never had any poor service.
ID: 1598388
Date:
9:06 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
Keep up your great service!
ID: 1598074
Date:
7:24 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Electronic
journals and resources are extremely useful to me, few areas of
improvement may be to make older resources available electronically.
This may be beyond the library's ability. I also would like to see
group rooms that are are friendly, open during late hours, and include
resources such as whiteboards, chalkboards, and multimedia. Thank-you.
ID: 1597777
Date:
5:58 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
New,
ergonomic furniture (tables, chairs, study carrels, couches, lamps) are
desperately needed. The 1970s furniture is worn-out. More study spaces
are needed. Longer hours. A parking lot. A new building.
ID: 1597775
Date:
5:53 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The
library is very useful in helping me to get the information I need.
However, the Daley library, which I frequent the most, is not very
inviting. It seems very old and could use some new paint and maybe some
tables and chairs. Brighter colors would make it more inviting and a
more comfortable atmosphere.
ID: 1597231
Date:
4:20 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
I
do not go to the library often, but I do use the library web site to
find articles. I do find it a little hard to find things I need because
there is a lot the library has to offers. :).
We
did have 2 librarians come in to help our research class navigate
through the databases to find articles more efficiently. I would like
it if we were also taught how to check the trustworthiness of the
articles too.
ID: 1596939
Date:
3:32 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The
service could definitely be better. Just like everywhere else at UIC,
it feels like the students don't really matter. On top of the service,
the library is a disgusting place to do work. The desks on the first
floor are embarassing. Half of the computers are broken in the library.
An elevator is broken. Everything is filthy. Are there even janitors
that work on campus?This is my first year at UIC and I am extremely
disgusted with the appearance of the campus. So many places are filthy
and behind in technology. And if a student tries to say something, it
seems like our opinions don't matter. I, among many of my friends feel
this way and it would be nice if something could be done about it.
Where are our tuition and fees going?
ID: 1596545
Date:
2:40 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
LHS
Chicago could use nicer facilities (new carpeting, new study desks),
but I guess if it's between newer facilities and newer books, maybe
newer books is more important. Overall, I am extremely happy with the
books that the library has available in my field and the service that I
have received in the library. The public computers could be faster.
Also I am happy with the electronic journals that are available through
the library.
ID: 1595910
Date:
1:32 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Library Staff
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
Quiet
study spaces and helpful staff are important concerns for Library
users. Some patrons indicate that they do not always get the answer
they need from staff in the Library. And when a user finds a person who
gives them personal attention and the information they require, then
they will seek that person out for every problem they experience,
regardless of whether or not it relates to that person’s specific job.
Given that library facilities are deteriorating, we must continue to
provide a high level of service for our users. However, this message
must be relayed to all units, not just those in public service because
all the work of staff in all departments affects the patron’s Library
experience. Those who work behind the scenes are not always made aware
of the significance of their contribution and how their work impacts
the users.
ID: 1595887
Date:
1:15 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
Under 18
Sex:
Female
U GUYS SHOULD DIE, LOL
ID: 1595326
Date:
12:05 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
I
think that you to have a bigger computer lab, there are only 15
computers. There are always lines there and it is very unconvenient
ID: 1595310
Date:
12:03 PM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Electronic
Reserve Staff, ILL staff, reference staff, and the person in charge of
collections for my department have all been extremely responsive,
knowledgeable, and generally helpful. The only problem I have with the
library is that there are some journals central to my work to which we
do not have access.
ID: 1595075
Date:
11:33 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Communications / Journalism
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The
service I have recieved is at the library is generally very good. The
resource librarians are incredibily helpful and patient. When asked
questions, most staff members are courteous. I have had problems with
circulation sometimes not accounting for my book returns. Even though I
like how long we are allowed to check out books, it is sometimes
inconvienent to have to ask for a book you need to be called back when
you need it at that point in time. I suggest shorter periods for book
checkouts. I often use Loyola Univ. Library because the books I need
often need to be called back for. Although I prefer to study at
libraries, I don't study at the Daley (my school's library) because it
is not very inviting.
ID: 1595088
Date:
11:30 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
After Cinahl changed formats, I couldn't find any classes to teach me to use it.
ID: 1595054
Date:
11:24 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Library Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I
answered this survey from experiences over several years - but mainly
as an outside librarian coming in twice a month to access materials.
ID: 1594906
Date:
10:51 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
i
use the electronic journals which is very convenient. i wish we had
availability to some of the journal articles sooner. ie some are not
available electronically for 6 months or 1 year after publication
ID: 1594549
Date:
10:11 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
1) The library isn't inviting at all - terrible environment.
2)
Library hours is soooooo not accessible for doc. student like us, who
might need to work till the wee hours, or some of my friend prefer to
be here early in the morning like 4ish.
3) the
so-called study room for doc. student isn't fully enclosed. i need some
music (classical) while i do my reading but i can't therefore i have to
give up using the study room. Oh, and the wireless connection in the
room is soooooooooooo bad. I have the latest wireless card yet, the
signal is BAD!!
4) it might not be a bad idea
to have a list of contact person, on the lib website so that i, in the
edu field know who to contact and so on. maybe have an email that goes,
edu@lib.uic.edu, then for engineering - engin@uic.edu, so on.
thanks,
and i guess by the time when things are improved, i am out of here!!!
hahaa...anyway, please try to improve this place. thanks for the effort.
ID: 1594443
Date:
10:03 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
One
aspect of the library attention that needs great attention is the noise
level on the fourth floor of the Daley location (and other study
areas). A majority of students treat this as a social gathering spot,
speak at regular volumes, and use mobile phones freely. A better study
environment should be developed so that students needing quiet study
space can utilize the library. Most colleagues of mine say they would
go to the library to study but just cannot get anything done there due
to noise levels. This is my biggest concern about the library and has
been since I started attending the university.
ID: 1594500
Date:
9:59 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
It
would be great if printers upstairs could have PDF conversion
capability. Often I need to e-mail articles and there is nothing in the
library that allows me to scan these articles and e-mail them.
ID: 1594321
Date:
9:41 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Library Staff
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
need more skilled people working for UIC library web site.
the technology the current library web site employed is out of date.
ID: 1594080
Date:
9:08 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
replace
the broken mice on the computer terminals in the Daley Library, 2nd
floor. Some of them are ancient and do not work at all.
It would be nice to have more study carols where a student can plug in their own laptop.
ID: 1593958
Date:
9:06 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
In
general I have minimal interaction with the library staff beyond
requesting electronic access to published journals online or texts at
other libraries. Though I do visit the library on occasion (1-2/year),
I would prefer some electronic copier rather than the current 10 or 25
cent copier especially if one could then email copies directly to ones
own email or save directly to disk. I do use the library daily for
access to scientific journals though I would appreciate a more orderly
website. Better hours and environment would be good for general
studying, but the remote accessability is my strongest concern. Thanks.
ID: 1594036
Date:
8:57 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Keep up the good e-access work! Use med campus library---is that LHS-Chicago?
ID: 1593959
Date:
8:52 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
Over 65
Sex:
Male
VE RY SATISFACTORY HELP
ID: 1593983
Date:
8:48 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The format of this survey was very annoying, it took too long to complete.
ID: 1593866
Date:
8:31 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Peoria
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
My
frequent interlibrary loan requests are always addressed promptly. I've
been very pleased with the turnaround time. This is critical because
our access to electronic journals is not as expansive as I would like,
and occasionally my clinical decisions may depend on information in
journals to which the library does not subscribe.
ID: 1593861
Date:
8:29 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Is a formal orientation available to new employees? If so, I am unaware of it.
ID: 1593791
Date:
8:19 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
please
please please revamp LHS and make it a more inviting environment to go
to! medical students study a lot, and there is just not a good enough
outlet for them that is conventient, quiet, free and comfortable. also
maybe re-emphasize the online resources available to medical students,
because there are a lot of them and they are very helpful.
ID: 1593736
Date:
8:14 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
website organization confusing and seems to change frequently
ID: 1593625
Date:
8:11 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Thorough
lit searches are challenging. Would like to see a resource to actually
do the search, as they have the expertise and what areas might yield
more information. I would be willing to pay for such a service. It
would be worth it to know that a true, thorough search had been
conducted on my topic of interest for my dissertation. Loyola provides
this service free to students. You can make an appointment, speak with
a librarian who spends time with you to determine exactly, exactly what
your research topic is, and then does an extremely thorough search for
you. They search all areas you request (philosophy, sociology, economic
impact, , etc) for a nursing paper!! I felt very comfortable that I had
any reference out there pertaining to my topic. I do not have a
Master's in Library Science, and i sometimes feel you need one to
marticulate the whole computer search system. As I said before, I would
certainly be willing to pay for such a service to know I had a
thorough, proper search done for my dissertation. The staff are very
nice, and helpful, but the problem is they show you "a few tricks" and
then you are on your own. Since my computer skills are definitely
lacking, I feel my searches are inadequate. also, weekends, when I do
most of my work in the library since I work full time has limited staff
with limited knowledge. Monday through Friday is when you will find the
resources people you need. Could a resource person not work at least
part of a Saturday on a trial basis?
ID: 1593620
Date:
7:51 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Work
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
i
was concerned the last time I was in the library. It was very busy,
which is a good thing! I needed to locate a resource through the
computers. All of them were taken - which is good, I'm glad students
use the library - except that three students were using the library
computers to look at very suggestive pictures of women. Now, I don't
want to be judgmental, but when I have only 1 hour to find a source and
others are looking at pictures....someone should walk around and check
out what is going on, especially when the library is so busy....
ID: 1593401
Date:
7:19 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
I was very frustrated with the journal movement taking so long.
Can we get access to up-to-date through a proxy or vpn at home?
ID: 1592980
Date:
1:17 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
This
survey is the most annoying thing I have seen related to the library:
too many repeated questions and I got frustrated half way through.
Really poorly designed
ID: 1592966
Date:
1:00 AM
11/7/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
Library
needs more comfortable seating areas; for example cushioned chairs on
the fourth floor (it's perfect for quiet personal reading.
:-) Good luck with everything
ID: 1592695
Date:
10:43 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I
would like for the web site to become more accessible. I find myself
often getting information from google.com because I don't have to waste
too much time navigating through all the "red tape".
ID: 1592449
Date:
9:49 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
Electronic holdings in computer science, lacking ACM, are completely inadequate.
ID: 1592316
Date:
9:23 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Education
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The
staff in the reference department have been unfailingly helpful and
patient. They taught me everything I needed to know about using the
library's resources.
A million thanks!
ID: 1591932
Date:
8:31 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The
library hours are terrinle. Students work a range of hours and need to
study when they, a library open til 11 or 12 would be nice. The school
I can from closed at midnight and during finals stayed open til 2, that
was extremely useful and well utilized. I usually saw more students
later at night.
ID: 1591815
Date:
8:24 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Male
The
library staff is great. Very friendly, very helpful. Although I do not
find the library very comfortable for studying, the staff does a good
job in working with the resources and layout available to make it as
inviting and comfortable as possible.
ID: 1590717
Date:
6:28 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
The electronic journal access is useless when the search feature uses the word "Journal" to look things up.
ID: 1590179
Date:
5:29 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
Barely
go to the library, I have only experienced studying in the library
atmosphere, so I was only able to answear questions about the library
atmosphere.
ID: 1589491
Date:
4:01 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Your
on-line library web service is very unfriendly. I was so angry after 20
minutes of navigation, that I went to a general search engine for
assistance.
ID: 1588658
Date:
3:10 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
English
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I
would appreciate computer laboratories with ergonomic equipment in a
ratio of one- for every 15 pc's availble at UIC /ergonmic
keyboards& mouses, Mouse more important to curvature of hand.
I
would also appreciate more updated VHS/CD movies available for History
and English subjects similiar to the Harold Washington Public Library
Downtown, they have tapes,cassettes, movies of plays which enhance my
learning dramatic elements in the speech in plays and idioms of Early
Elizabethan prose (for example).
I
would also greatly appreciate more, much more light in our library and
comfortable corner settings including sofas and chairs, similiar to
other areas around the campus that the Arts and Architecture students
have decorated in SH & BH, DH etc.,. This creates a softer more
relaxed atmosphere to study as if you were at home but with the luxury
of quietness that facilitates concentration on campus.
In
my opinion the library staff are some of the most dedicated
professionals on campus and are a great resource for me when I need to
find more information to pursue my subject in depth. They are
knowlegeable, pleasant and keen to help students always.
ID: 1588662
Date:
2:55 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The LHS has always been an invaluable source of high quality service and information for me.
ID: 1588335
Date:
2:25 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
we need more electronic journals--expansion of the collection subscriptions so we can access pdf full text articles easier
ID: 1588072
Date:
2:10 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
Sometimes it gets too hot in the library, however, over all their are not any flaws within the library.
ID: 1587820
Date:
1:48 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I primarily use the Web services, so my primary interest is accessing that information easitly.
ID: 1587579
Date:
1:27 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
Would like more on line journals
ID: 1586985
Date:
12:29 PM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
I
think that the library should have much longer hours than they
currently have. Students should be able to access the library as a
place to study, read, and research almost any time of the day.
ID: 1586255
Date:
11:25 AM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Business
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Nothing.
ID: 1585938
Date:
10:59 AM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Undecided
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
I
really appreciate the inter library loan system. I can get my hands on
almost any book that I want. I love working at an institution that
gives me access to an academic library! I consider it one of my most
cherished benefits!
ID: 1585706
Date:
10:38 AM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
There are a few notable ommissions in the database of electronic journals, including the journal of applied social psychology.
I would appreciate email reminders just before books are due back.
I would also find it helpful if the library had a supply of strudy bags for when I have to check out multiple books.
Finally,
it would be useful if grad students could allow undergrad assistants to
check books out for them in the same way faculty can give that
privelage to undergrad/grad students.
ID: 1583774
Date:
8:07 AM
11/6/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The
library atmosphere at LHS chicago is terrible. It is NOT an inviting
place to study. I most often used the Depaul and/or Loyola libraries
during my most intense studying periods. It is embarrassing how poorly
maintained our library is. On the other hand, making online services
available at home is a strength of the library.
ID: 1582382
Date:
11:46 PM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The
library needs to be cleaner, it's very dusty, and some of the tables
and chairs are just plain disgusting. Also, the tables need to be
higher to accommodate people in wheelchairs.
ID: 1582265
Date:
6:00 PM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Other
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Resident at UIC Med Center....do not use the library at UIC
ID: 1582191
Date:
3:30 PM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
The
library staff always seems pleasant and willing to help with
everything. It seems that many of the math and science book stacks are
out of date, and are usually not helpful. It also doesn't seem that any
of the texts used in my classes are available (carried by the library).
Also, does the library ever replace stolen books? I did a research
paper last semester and there were books I could have used that had
been reported missin 3+ years ago. The library could use a facelift
with more inviting environments and less dust.
ID: 1582153
Date:
2:18 PM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Male
I
am off-site, and access through the web exclusively. Staff have been
helpful and courteous whenever I have called. Web access to full-text
journals could be easier/clearer (often takes me a while to figure out
how to get to what I need), and my one attempt to access full-text
articles that were not available on-line was a failure. Thanks for all
your help!
ID: 1582133
Date:
1:29 PM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
The
people who work at the library are, generally speaking, pretty
wonderful - especially the Reference Librarians. I wish the collections
were better, but I can generally get what I need as long as I have time
to request materials from other libraries.
ID: 1582131
Date:
1:24 PM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Staff
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Science
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
More
information on status of WorldCAT requests and faster access will
definitely help acquisition of research materials not available via
ILLINET libraries.
ID: 1582080
Date:
9:49 AM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Rockford
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
The Rockford library could use an update on furniture, make it more comfortable to study there.
Frustrating to use PubMed when you don't automatically get the full article and have to look it up somewhere else.
ID: 1582072
Date:
9:17 AM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
while
the online materials are satisfactory, a lot can be changed about the
library atmosphere. It is not conducive to studying as it appears old,
run down and uncomfortable. Maybe new lighting and furniture would
help. Also I have heard quite a few stories of rude library
personal...talking loudly, distracting students studying and later
reprimanding students for not following the rules. I would love to see
a more modern library. I would probably use the library a lot more if
there were some major changes made.
ID: 1582070
Date:
9:01 AM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
46 - 65
Sex:
Female
In
the past I've had good experiences with interlibrary loan, done by a
human being and done by me over the computer. Most recently, the
computer way didn't seem to work and the human being I spoke to could
not help. Now I don't feel this is a useable service. Very important!!!
ID: 1582056
Date:
2:56 AM
11/5/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Male
Either fix, or replace computer keyboards! Some keyboard's space bar doesn't work!
ID: 1582042
Date:
11:22 PM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
The
library is nasty. Stupid students are always talking on their cell
phones in almost all the study areas. Then in the quiet study areas
people have conversations with the people around them about
non-academic things. Also, I have sat down at many desks to find piles
of crumbs because the library staff allows people to eat in the
library. Outside of those complaints I think the library is a great
place to do research and get work done.
ID: 1581976
Date:
6:49 PM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Urbana
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
need later hours!
ID: 1581963
Date:
5:57 PM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Other
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
Sometimes
it's hard to find the book that I want using the keyword search. Also,
it would help if the description of what's in a book was a little
longer and detailed. I find myself writing down a bunch of call numbers
for books that I think are on the topic I want but I'm not sure because
I can't tell from the description. This leads me to spending more time
looking for a book than finding one, checking it out, and reading it.
ID: 1581959
Date:
5:29 PM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Humanities
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
23 - 30
Sex:
Female
I
am always impressed with how quickly my requested items are put on hold
and available for pick up. I am on campus only one day a week for only
a few hours, I can do all my resarch off-site, place requests, and
receive the materials I need all while spending less than five minutes
at the checkout desk.
ID: 1581952
Date:
4:58 PM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
the
current status of the daley library is pathetic. it has out dated
computers, furniture, books overall the general feeling i get when i
use the library is that of a old worn out museum. i would like to see
the current daley library on the east campus torn down and built from
the groud up, but that is highly unlikely. therefore, the few thing
that must be done to expand the service of the library to other/new
students is most importantly replacing current furniture with new
ergonomical tables and chairs, providing computers that actually work
(the apple computers on the 3rd or 4th freezup and have problems just
operating), adding new books to the library perhaps replacing the old
worn out books with some new editions ( i have once rented King Coal by
Upton Sinclair circa 1906 with pages that resembled cardboard), the
last and most important service that the library should overhaul is the
current library web site and especially the search feature. i am so fed
up with irrelevant book titles ending up in my search that i find it
easier to just look them up on amazon or google and buy them. i feel
sorry for the daley library and fully understand majority of students
who don't use its services. it will be no suprise when the library is
turned into just another gym but why shouldn't it if the library can't
provide the students with publications and quiet environment in a
comfortable and efficient way.
ID: 1581905
Date:
2:43 PM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Engineering / Computer Science
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Male
I like it that I can always find a place or corner where I can study.
Sometimes
I like the desks with taller walls so that you have some privacy and
that everyone does not see, too bad there is lots of vandalism on some.
Exterior windows may need to be washed (upper floors).
ID: 1581800
Date:
10:47 AM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Work
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
Overall
I am very satisfied with the library services, however I and some of my
classmates have discussed that the library hours are not conducive to
people who have to study late. Closing hours of 9:00 p.m. is early
compared to our prior college experience on other campuses. Our evening
classes end at 8:20 and that leaves only 40 minutes of library time. I
would suggest that at least a couple days or one day a week the library
stay open unitl 11p.m. or midnight.
ID: 1581798
Date:
10:28 AM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Health Sciences
Library Branch:
LHS, Chicago
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
I
have never been happy with the ability of the librarians to teach
search strategies to my students. There is no organization to their
lectures, and they don't use the background information that I have
provided about my discipline. Consequently, I have simply done this
myself, and with better results (according to students). This is very
unfortunate, because it means that the students do not establish a
connection with a person at the library. From my perspective, one of
the most helpful things that the library could do is provide some CE to
the librarians about how to teach so that they can convey their
knowledge to others in a meaningful way.
ID: 1581763
Date:
8:37 AM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
I
don' t like using the Daley Library because I cannot access power point
presentations on the computers. This makes accessing information that I
need difficult. Also, the hours are terrible. When classes start at 8
AM I expect a campus library to open at 7 AM at least. Only one
computer lab opens before 8 AM and that is just unacceptable. Also the
atmosphere is very uninviting, so its hard to study at Daley.
ID: 1581733
Date:
2:35 AM
11/4/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Undergraduate
Discipline:
Science / Math
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
18 - 22
Sex:
Female
I
was just wondering if students can get opportunities to get free prints
from certain research sites (like when working on their papers) on
certain occasions... It would be nice if this request is taken into
consideration..
ID: 1581686
Date:
9:04 PM
11/3/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Faculty
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
Over 65
Sex:
Male
Considering
the age of the Daley Lihrary and the parlous state of the UIC budget,
the staff is doing an excellent job. It is not yet, however, a very
rich research facility.
ID: 1581665
Date:
7:23 PM
11/3/2006 Central Standard Time (CST)
User Group:
Graduate
Discipline:
Social Sciences / Psychology
Library Branch:
Daley
Age:
31 - 45
Sex:
Female
The
library closes rediculously early!! Also, talking loudly and "goofing
around" should not be tolerated. Otherwise, the service given by the
staff is great.
