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SURVEY OF AMERICAN COLLEGE

STUDENTS: USE OF LIBRARY SPECIALIZED

TECHNOLOGY, GROUP & INDIVIDUAL

STUDY ROOMS

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Table of Contents

THE QUESTIONNAIRE 10

Characteristics of the Sample 15

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS 20

Have you ever reserved a library group study room? 20

Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? 20

Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? 21

How many times have you used each of the following in the past month? 22

Group study room 22

Single-person study room 23

Technology room 23

What technology, device or practice might make group or personal study rooms better? 24

How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? 25

Award a letter grade to your library’s group study rooms 25

Table 1 Have you ever reserved any of the following? Check all that apply 27

Table 1.1.1 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? 27

Table 1.1.2 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by Carnegie class 27

Table 1.1.3 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by age of survey participant 27

Table 1.1.4 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin 28

Table 1.1.5 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant 28

Table 1.1.6 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by college year class standing 28

Table 1.1.7 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by approximate student family annual income 29

Table 1.1.8 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant 29

Table 1.1.9 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant 30

Table 1.1.10 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant 30

Table 1.1.11 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant 30

Table 1.1.12 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by gender of the survey participant 31

Table 1.1.13 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out for students in public or private colleges 31

Table 1.1.14 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant 31

Table 1.1.15 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant 31

Table 1.1.16 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant 32

Table 1.1.17 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant 32

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Table 1.1.18 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant 32Table 1.2.1 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? 33Table 1.2.2 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by Carnegie class 33Table 1.2.3 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by age of survey participant 33Table 1.2.4 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin 33Table 1.2.5 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant 34Table 1.2.6 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by college year class standing 34Table 1.2.7 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by approximate student family annual income 34Table 1.2.8 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant 35Table 1.2.9 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant 35Table 1.2.10 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant 35Table 1.2.11 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant 36Table 1.2.12 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by gender of the survey participant 36Table 1.2.13 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out for students in public or private colleges 36Table 1.2.14 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant 37Table 1.2.15 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant 37Table 1.2.16 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant 37Table 1.2.17 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant 38Table 1.2.18 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant 38Table 1.3.1 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? 38Table 1.3.2 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by Carnegie class 39Table 1.3.3 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by age

of survey participant 39Table 1.3.4 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin 39Table 1.3.5 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out

regional origins of the survey participant 40Table 1.3.6 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by college year class standing 40Table 1.3.7 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by approximate student family annual income 40

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Table 1.3.8 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant 41Table 1.3.9 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant 41Table 1.3.10 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant 41Table 1.3.11 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant 42Table 1.3.12 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by gender of the survey participant 42Table 1.3.13 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out for students in public or private colleges 42Table 1.3.14 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant 43Table 1.3.15 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant 43Table 1.3.16 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant 43Table 1.3.17 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant 44Table 1.3.18 Have you ever used a specialized library technology room? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant 44Table 2 How many times have you used each of the following in the past month? 45Table 2.1.1 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? 45Table 2.1.2 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? Broken out by Carnegie class 45Table 2.1.3 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? Broken out by age of survey participant 45Table 2.1.4 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin 46Table 2.1.5 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant 46Table 2.1.6 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? Broken out by college year class standing 46Table 2.1.7 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? Broken out by approximate student family annual income 47Table 2.1.8 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant 47Table 2.1.9 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past

month? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant 48Table 2.1.10 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant 48Table 2.1.11 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant 49Table 2.1.12 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by gender of the survey participant 49Table 2.1.13 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out for students in public or private colleges 49

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Table 2.1.14 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant 50Table 2.1.15 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant 50Table 2.1.16 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant 51Table 2.1.17 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant 51Table 2.1.18 How many times have you used a library group study room in the past month? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant 52Table 2.2.1 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? 52Table 2.2.2 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by Carnegie class 52Table 2.2.3 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by age of survey participant 53Table 2.2.4 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin 53Table 2.2.5 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant 53Table 2.2.6 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by college year class standing 54Table 2.2.7 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by approximate student family annual income 54Table 2.2.8 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant 55Table 2.2.9 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant 55Table 2.2.10 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant 56Table 2.2.11 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant 56Table 2.2.12 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by gender of the survey participant 56Table 2.2.13 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out for students in public or private colleges 57Table 2.2.14 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey

participant 57Table 2.2.15 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant 58Table 2.2.16 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant 58Table 2.2.17 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant 58Table 2.2.18 How many times have you used a library single person study room in the past month? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant 59

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Table 2.3.1 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? 59Table 2.3.2 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by Carnegie class 59Table 2.3.3 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by age of survey participant 60Table 2.3.4 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin 60Table 2.3.5 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant 60Table 2.3.6 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by college year class standing 61Table 2.3.7 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by approximate student family annual income 61Table 2.3.8 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant 62Table 2.3.9 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant 62Table 2.3.10 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant 63Table 2.3.11 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant 63Table 2.3.12 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by gender of the survey participant 63Table 2.3.13 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out for students in public or private colleges 64Table 2.3.14 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey

participant 64Table 2.3.15 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant 64Table 2.3.16 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant 65Table 2.3.17 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant 65Table 2.3.18 How many times have you used a specialized library technology room in the past month? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant 65What technology, device or practice might make your library's group or personal study rooms better? Broken out by students in public or private colleges: 66Table 3.1 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? 77Table 3.2 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by Carnegie class 77Table 3.3 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by age of survey participant 78Table 3.4 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin 78Table 3.5 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out regional origins of the survey participant 79

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Table 3.6 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by college year class standing 79Table 3.7 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by approximate student family annual income 80Table 3.8 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant 81Table 3.9 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant 82Table 3.10 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by college grades of the survey participant 82Table 3.11 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by current or likely college major of the survey participant 83Table 3.12 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by gender of the survey participant 84Table 3.13 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out for students in public or private colleges 84Table 3.14 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant 85Table 3.15 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by employment circumstance of the survey participant 86Table 3.16 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant 86Table 3.17 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant 87Table 3.18 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it? Broken out by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant 88Table 4.1 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms 90Table 4.2 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by

Carnegie class 90Table 4.3 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by age of survey participant 90Table 4.4 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out for survey participants from rural, suburban and urban areas of origin 91Table 4.5 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out regional origins of the survey participant 91Table 4.6 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by college year class standing 92Table 4.7 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by

approximate student family annual income 92Table 4.8 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by degree

of religiosity of the survey participant 93Table 4.9 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant 94Table 4.10 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by college grades of the survey participant 94Table 4.11 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by

current or likely college major of the survey participant 95Table 4.12 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by gender

of the survey participant 95

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Table 4.13 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out for

students in public or private colleges 96Table 4.14 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant 96Table 4.15 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by

employment circumstance of the survey participant 97Table 4.16 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant 97Table 4.17 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant 98Table 4.18 Award a letter grade to your library's group study rooms Broken out by racial

or ethnic identity of the survey participant 98

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A I grew up in a major city with more than 350,000 people

B I grew up in a small or medium sized city with less than 350,000 people

C I grew up in a suburban area

D I grew up in a rural area

4 I grew up mostly in:

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6 The approximate annual income level of my family of origin (your Mom & Dad or legal guardian) was:

For students over the age of 40 use your current family income

A Less than $45,000 per year

B $45,000 to $80,000 per year

C $80,000+ to $150,000 per year

D More than $150,000 per year

7 How would you describe your relationship with organized religion?

A I practice a religion thoroughly and consider my religion to be a very important part of my life

B I practice a religion and try to attend regular services and to participate as much

as I can

C I identify with a religion but can't say I put a lot of effort into practicing it

D I don't really believe in or practice an organized religion

8 Choose the phrase that best describes your political views:

A Very Left Wing

B Liberal

C Middle of the Road

D Conservative

E Very Right Wing

9 Which phrase best describes your college academic performance? (If you have not yet received any grades choose what your tests and other experiences suggest will

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10 Choose the phrase that best describes your academic major or likely major:

A Business, Economics or Finance

B Fine Arts or Performing Arts

C Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Pre-Med, Nursing

D Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science

E Philosophy, History, English, Classics, Languages

F Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Education or other Social Science

G Other (please specify)

C I'm not sure

13 Currently you live:

A At home with my parents or guardian

B Off campus with others who are not my parents or guardian

C Off campus alone

D In Fraternity or Sorority Supplied Housing

E On campus in the dorms or college-provided suites

14 Which phrase best describes your current employment situation:

A I don't have a full or part time job

B I have a part time job

C I have a full time job

15 Which phrase best describes your sexual orientation?

A Heterosexual/Straight

B Homosexual/Gay

C Bisexual

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D Other (please specify)

16 Which category best captures your highest overall SAT or ACT score? The SAT score is based on the new 1600 point standard so if you were tested under the old

2400 point standard it would be 2/3 of this score

A 30 or over ACT or 1350 or over SAT

B 24-29 ACT or 1170 to 1349 SAT

C 20-23 ACT or 1050 to 1169 SAT

D 17-19 ACT or 900 to 1050 SAT

E 16 or Under ACT or Under 900 SAT

F Never Took Either Test

17 Which phrase best describes your racial or ethnic identity?

18 Have you ever reserved any of the following? Check all that apply

A Library group study room

B Library single person study room

C Use of a specialized library technology room

19 How many times have you used each of the following in the past month?

A Library group study room

B Library single person study room

C Use of a specialized library technology room

20 What technology, device or practice might make your library's group or personal study rooms better?

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21 How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it?

A Not so easy, they are often occupied

B I can usually get one though not always when I need it

C I can usually get what I need when I need it

D I never have a problem and can always get a room when needed

E Other (please specify)

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Characteristics of the Sample

Carnegie class

#

Doctoral Universities: Moderate and

Doctoral Universities: Highest Research

#

I grew up in a major city with more

I grew up in a small or medium sized

city with less than 350,000 people 264

I grew up in a suburban area 380

I grew up in a rural area 294

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More than $150,000 per year 165

How would you describe your relationship with organized religion?

#

I practice a religion thoroughly and consider my religion to

I practice a religion and try to attend regular services and to

I identify with a religion but can't say I put a lot of effort into

I don't really believe in or practice an organized religion 428

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Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Pre-Med, Nursing 313

Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science 155

Philosophy, History, English, Classics,

Psychology, Sociology, Political Science,

Anthropology, Education or other Social

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At home with my parents or guardian 113

Off campus with others who are not my

In Fraternity or Sorority Supplied Housing 17

On campus in the dorms or

Which phrase best describes your current employment situation:

#

I don't have a full or part time job 378

16 or Under ACT or Under 900 SAT 6

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SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS

Have you ever reserved a library group study room?

Over 51% of respondents reported reserving a group study room The percentage was higher for respondents from Doctoral Universities: Moderate and Higher Research Activity (66.80%) and Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity (56.62%) than for BA and Master’s colleges (44.14% and 46.46%, respectively) Students in public colleges were more likely to have reserved a group study room than students in private colleges (54.97%

vs 45.83%)

American Indian/Indigenous students were the most likely to report using a group study room (66.67%), followed by mixed race students (58.57%), Asian students (57.63%), Caucasian students (51.16%), Hispanic students (47.31%), and Black students (40.43%) Male students were somewhat more likely to have reserved a group study room than female students (53.21% vs 50.68%), while transgender students were the least likely to have reserved a group study room (38.10%) Gay students were more likely to have used a group study room (58.82%) than straight (51.02%) or bisexual/pansexual students

(49.66%) Students aged 22 or 21 were more likely than students of other ages to have reserved a group study room (61.94% and 58.03%, respectively), while students over 30 were the least likely (34.65%) Students who grew up in major cities (58.42%) and in the South (56.85%) or West (55.91%) were more likely to have reserved a group study room Students in families with annual incomes over $150,000 per year were more likely to have reserved a group study room (58.79%) than students from other income groups Students who lived alone off-campus were least likely to have used a group study room (36.63%) Students who lived in fraternity or sorority housing were most likely (58.82%), closely followed by students living off campus with others who are not their parents (57.42%) Students who indicated a high degree of religiosity were less likely than less religious respondents to have reserved a group study room (41.75%) Very left wing and liberal students were more likely (56.41% and 57.21%, respectively) to report reserving a group study room than were middle of the road (45.04%), conservative (49.49%) or very right wing (45.00%) students

As one would expect, class standing was correlated with likelihood, with seniors the most likely (57.46%), followed by juniors (53.73%), sophomores (50.00%), and freshmen

(39.66%) In general, students with higher ACT or SAT scores were more likely to report having used a group study room than were students with lower scores Results did not vary greatly by academic performance or major

Have you ever reserved a library single person study room?

Overall, 22.18% of respondents reported having reserved a single-person study room Students from Doctoral Universities: Moderate and Higher Research Activity were the least likely to have done so (16.80%), while there was little variation among respondents from other types of institutions Students in private colleges were slightly more likely to have reserved a single-person room (22.81% vs 21.78%)

American Indian/Indigenous students were most likely to report having reserved a person room (33.33%), followed by Hispanic students (30.11%), Asian students (28.81%), mixed-race students (24.29%), Black students (23.40%), and Caucasian students (20.53%) Male students (24.42%) were more likely than female students (21.10%) or transgender students (19.05%) to have reserved a single-person room Gay students were less likely

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(14.71%) than either straight (22.76%) or bisexual/pansexual students (22.07%) to have done so Students aged 21 (25.39%), 20 (24.75%) or 23-30 (24.27%) were more likely to report using a single-person study room than were students 19 or younger (19.08%) or over 30 (13.86%) Students who grew up in a major city (24.26%), abroad (31.48%) or in the South (29.95%) were more likely to report having reserved a single-person study room than were students who grew up elsewhere

Results did not vary much by students’ family income, though respondents who did not specify an income were more likely than other groups to report having used a single-

person room Results also varied little based on the degree of religiosity of respondents Students who reported their political views as very left-wing (26.50%) and very right-wing (25.00%) were more likely than their more moderate counterparts to report having

reserved a single-person room Students living in fraternity or sorority housing were

substantially more likely to have reserved a single-person room (41.18%) than students in other types of housing; students living alone off-campus were least likely (14.85%)

Students with full-time jobs were less likely (15.28%) to have reserved a single-person room than were students employed part-time (23.95%) or not at all (21.96%)

Seniors were the most likely to report reserving a single-use room (26.87%), followed by sophomores (23.17%), juniors (20.78%) and freshmen (14.77%) Students reporting a B or B+ average were most likely to have reserved a single-person room (24.95%), while

students reporting a C or C+ average were the least likely (19.32%) Use of single-person rooms does not seem to correlate with ACT or SAT scores, though respondents who took neither test were the least likely to report having reserved such a room Students majoring

in fine arts or performing arts were the most likely to report reserving a single-person room (26.58%), while students majoring in philosophy, history, English, classics, or

languages were the least likely (15.38%)

Have you ever used a specialized library technology room?

Overall, only 13.25% of respondents reported having used a specialized technology room Students from BA-granting institutions (14.21%) and Doctoral Universities: Moderate and Higher Research Activity (14.00%) were more likely to have used such a room, while

students from Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity were the least likely

Students at private colleges were somewhat more likely to have used a technology room than were students from public colleges (14.69% vs 12.28%)

Mixed-race students were the most likely to report using a technology room (20.00%), followed by Hispanic students (17.20%), Black students (14.89%), Caucasian students (12.53%), and Asian students (10.17%) No American Indian/Indigenous students

reported using a technology room Transgender students were the most likely to report using a technology room (23.81%), followed by male (14.91%) and female (12.05%)

students Bisexual/pansexual students were more likely (19.31%) than their straight

(12.51%) or gay (10.39%) counterparts to have used a technology room 22-year-old students were the most likely to report using a technology room (18.66%), while students over 30 were the least likely (6.93%) Students who reported growing up in a major city (16.83%), abroad (22.22%), or in the South (17.77%) were the most likely to have used a technology room, while students from rural areas (9.52%) and the Midwest (9.92%) were the least likely The most religious students were less likely (9.79%) than their less-

religious peers to report reserving a technology room Students who described their

political beliefs as middle-of-the-road (11.45%) were least likely to have used a technology room, while students who described their views as very right-wing (20.00%) or who did not specify their views (20.00%) were most likely to have done so

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Use varied inconsistently with income; students who did not specify family income were the most likely to have used a technology room (28.57%), while among students who did report family income, rates varied from 14.64% for those with a family income of $80,000-150,000 per year to 11.84% for those with a family income of less than $45,000 per year Once again, students in fraternity or sorority housing were heavier users (23.53%) than were students in other groups Those least likely to use a technology room were students living at home with a parent or guardian (7.08%) or off campus alone (8.91%) Usage varied only slightly by employment; students with no jobs were slightly less likely

(12.70%) than students with part-time (13.43%) or full-time (13.89%) employment to have used a technology room

Use of technology rooms correlated with class standing, with seniors the most likely to have used one (16.43%) and freshmen the least likely (6.33%) Students reporting a B or B+ average were more likely to report using a technology room (15.64%) than students with an A or A- average (11.52%) or a C or C+ average (10.23%) Students majoring in fine arts or performing arts (18.99%) or philosophy, history, English, classics, or languages (17.09%) were the most likely to have used a technology room, while students majoring in biology, physics, chemistry, pre-med, or nursing (10.86%) and engineering, mathematics,

or computer science (10.97%) were the least likely Usage seemed to correlate with

ACT/SAT scores, with students scoring highest on these tests more likely to have used a technology room than lower-scoring students

How many times have you used each of the following in the past month?

Group study room

The mean across all respondents was 2.08 uses in the past month, with a median of 0.00, a minimum of 0.00, and a maximum of 70.00 The mean was slightly higher for students in Master’s Colleges (2.33) There was little difference in mean usage among students in public (2.10) and private (2.06) institutions

American Indian/Indigenous students had the highest mean monthly usage (4.00), while Asian students had the lowest (1.98) Male students had higher mean monthly usage (2.24) than female (2.03) or transgender students (0.77) The mean monthly usage was higher for 19- and 20-year old students (2.36 and 2.45, respectively) and lowest for students over 30 (1.47) Bisexual/pansexual (2.61) and gay (2.49) students had higher mean usage than did straight students (1.97) Mean monthly usage was also higher for students who grew up in

a major city (2.54) or small or medium sized city (2.70) or in the West (2.76) Mean

monthly usage was highest among students describing their political beliefs as liberal (2.39) or very left wing (2.20) and lowest among those describing their political beliefs as very right wing (1.35) or who indicated a high degree of religiosity (1.44)

Results by family income showed no discernible pattern Students in fraternity or sorority housing had higher mean monthly usage (3.25) than students in other housing

arrangements, while students who lived off campus alone had the lowest mean usage (1.12) Unemployed students had lower mean usage (1.79) than those with part-time (2.24) or full-time (2.22) jobs

Sophomores had a higher mean monthly usage (2.77) than other groups Students with a B

or B+ average had somewhat higher mean usage (2.20) Students majoring in engineering, mathematics, or computer science had the highest mean usage (2.63), while students

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majoring in philosophy, history, English, classics, or languages had the lowest (1.12) Usage did not vary dramatically or consistently by ACT/SAT scores

Single-person study room

The mean monthly usage for single-person study rooms across the entire sample was 1.19 Students in BA and Masters’ colleges had higher mean usage (1.54 and 1.31, respectively) than students in Doctoral institutions, while students in private colleges had slightly higher mean usage (1.25) than students in public colleges (1.14)

American Indian/Indigenous students reported the highest mean monthly usage (3.83), followed by Black students (3.00), mixed-race students (2.04), Hispanic students (1.66), Caucasian students (1.01), and Asian students (0.69) Male students reported higher mean monthly usage (1.23) than female students (1.18), and both reported significantly higher mean monthly usage than transgender students (0.46) Bisexual/pansexual students

reported higher mean monthly usage (1.47) than straight (1.17) or gay (0.72) students Students 23-30 years old (1.63) and 19 or younger (1.58) had higher mean monthly usage than other age groups Students who grew up in small or medium sized cities (1.78) or in the Northeast (1.32) had higher mean usage Students reporting a high (1.46) or moderate (1.60) degree of religiosity had higher mean usage than their less-religious counterparts Students who reported very left wing political beliefs had higher mean usage (1.81) than their less-liberal counterparts, while students reporting very right wing political beliefs had the lowest mean usage (1.00)

Students who did not specify their family income had significantly higher mean usage (5.50) than other income groups Among the rest, those who reported lower family

incomes had higher mean usage Students who lived at home with a parent or guardian reported higher mean monthly usage (1.82) than students with other living arrangements, while students who lived off campus alone reported the lowest mean monthly usage (0.84) Employed students reported slightly higher mean monthly usage than unemployed

students

Sophomores reported higher mean monthly usage (1.58) than students with other class standings Students with B or B+ averages reported higher mean usage (1.69) than the A/A- students (0.84) or C/C+ students (0.38) Students majoring in engineering,

mathematics, or computer science reported the highest mean monthly usage (1.86) while students majoring in business, economics, or finance reported the lowest (0.67) Results did not vary consistently by ACT/SAT scores

Technology room

Mean monthly use across the entire sample was lower for technology rooms than other types of rooms, only 0.63 compared to 1.19 for single person rooms and 2.08 for group study rooms Students from BA institutions (0.80) and private colleges (0.71) reported higher mean usage than did students from other types of institutions

Mixed race students reported the highest mean monthly usage (1.47), followed by Black (0.67), Asian (0.65), Caucasian (0.57), and Hispanic students (0.54) No American

Indian/Indigenous students reported using a technology room at all Female (0.72) and transgender (0.60) students reported higher mean monthly usage than did male students (0.49) Bisexual/pansexual students reported higher mean usage (1.45) than straight (0.52) or gay (0.21) students Students 23-30 (0.95) and 19 and younger (0.94) reported higher mean monthly usage than other age groups Students who grew up in a small or

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medium sized city (0.92) and abroad (1.70) had higher mean monthly usage than students from other places Students who reported their political views as very right wing (1.54) or very left wing (1.18) had the highest mean monthly usage, while students who did not specify their views reported the lowest (0.25) Results did not vary much by religiosity Students reporting a family income of $45,000-80,000 per year reported the highest mean monthly usage (0.92), while students with a family income of over $150,000 per year reported the lowest (0.22) Students living at home with a parent or guardian (1.60) and students living off campus alone (1.34) reported higher mean usage than students with other living arrangements; students living off campus with people other than a parent or guardian reported the lowest (0.26) Students with full-time jobs reported higher mean usage (1.03) than students with no employment (0.78) or part-time jobs (0.46)

Freshmen reported higher mean usage (0.81) than students with other class standings, as did students with B or B+ averages (0.82) Students majoring in fine arts or performing arts reported the highest mean monthly usage (1.49), followed by students majoring in

engineering, mathematics, or computer science (0.91) Students with moderately high ACT/SAT scores and students who did not take the ACT or SAT reported higher mean usage than students with scores in other ranges

What technology, device or practice might make group or personal study rooms

better?

We received 387 responses to this question Responses that mentioned something specific related to study rooms, a total of 274 responses, were coded and analyzed General

responses (e.g “N/A” or “They’re great”) or responses that seemed to relate to the library

in general rather than to study rooms were not coded The table below lists all coded

responses mentioned by at least 5 respondents

Response category Number of

responses mentioning category Projectors or screens 56

More study rooms 15

More power outlets 14

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How easy is it to get a library group study or personal study room when you need it?

Among respondents who answered this question, 54.89% indicated they can usually or always get a group or personal study room when they need one, while 11.82% indicated that getting a room is not so easy, because they are often occupied Students in BA-level institutions were the most likely to report being able to get a study room usually or always (59.10%), while students at doctoral universities with the highest research activity were the least likely (48.12%) Students at public colleges were more likely to report getting rooms usually or always (56.27%) than students at private colleges (52.90%)

Caucasian, mixed-race, and Hispanic respondents were more likely to report being able to get a room always or usually (56.22%, 56.14%, and 56.06%, respectively), while Black, American Indian/Indigenous and Asian students were least likely (50.00%, 42.86% and 38.77%, respectively) Transgender and male students were more likely to report getting a room always or usually (60.00% and 58.41%, respectively), than women (52.77%)

Bisexual/pansexual and straight students were more likely to report getting rooms always

or usually (58.93% and 54.73% respectively) than gay students (49.15%) Students aged

20 were the most likely to report getting a room usually or always (58.93%), while

students over 30 were the least likely (45.10%) Students who grew up in small or medium sized cities (62.64%), rural areas (60.44%), the South (60.26%) and the Midwest (60.41%) were more likely than students from other areas to report getting rooms usually or always Respondents who reported their political views as conservative (60.79%) or who did not specify their views (66.66%) were most likely to report getting a room usually or always,

as were highly religious students (60.87%)

Respondents with family incomes of $80,000-150,000 per year (61.83%) were most likely

to report getting rooms usually or always, while those with incomes over $150,000

(49.23%) or who did not specify income (37.50%) were least likely to do so Respondents who lived at home (58.33%) were most likely to report getting rooms usually or always, while respondents in fraternity or sorority housing were least likely (47.05%) Access to study rooms tracked somewhat with employment status; respondents with full time jobs were least likely to report getting rooms usually or always (50.51%), while unemployed respondents were most likely (59.17%)

Seniors were somewhat less likely than other respondents to report getting rooms usually

or always (50.94%) C or C+ students were most likely to report getting rooms usually or always (67.17%), followed by B or B+ students (56.05%) and A or A- students (51.80%) Respondents majoring in fine or performing arts were most likely to report getting rooms usually or always (66.66%), while those majoring in biology, physics, chemistry, pre-med,

or nursing were least likely (50.19%) Those whose ACT/SAT scores were mid-range

(20-23 ACT or 1050-1169 SAT) were most likely to report getting rooms usually or always (66.27%), while those with the lowest scores were least likely (40.00%)

Award a letter grade to your library’s group study rooms

Overall, most respondents gave their library’s group study rooms an A (32.61%) or B (45.50%) Only 1.63% gave them a D or F Respondents from institutions classed as

Doctoral Universities: Moderate and Higher Research Activity were most likely to give study rooms an A or B (81.22%), while respondents from Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity were least likely (74.07%) Students from private colleges were

somewhat more likely to rate study rooms an A or B (80.00%) than students from public colleges (76.83%)

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Asian and Black students were most likely to give study rooms an A or B (85.42% and 82.86%, respectively), while mixed race students were least likely to do so (70.69%) Male and female respondents rated study rooms an A or B at almost identical rates (78.33% and 78.31% respectively), but transgender students were less likely to do so (68.42%) Ratings varied little by sexual orientation Younger students were somewhat more likely to rate study rooms an A or B than older students were Students who grew up in major cities and rural areas were more likely to give study rooms an A or B (81.06% and 81.09%) than students who grew up in suburban areas (76.28%) or small or medium sized cities

(75.00%) Students who grew up abroad gave the highest grades (86.36% A or B) and students from the Northeast gave the lowest (73.97% A or B) Liberal and conservative students were most likely to give study rooms an A or B (80.66% and 78.26%

respectively), while students who described their political views as very right wing were least likely (63.16%) Students who indicated moderate religious beliefs gave higher grades than those who indicated they were highly religious or not religious

Respondents who did not specify income or who indicated their income as

$80,000-150,000 per year were most likely to rate study rooms an A or B (81.25% and 80.41%, respectively), while students with incomes over $150,000 were least likely to do so

(75.74%) Students living in fraternity or sorority housing were more likely than any other category to give study rooms an A or B (94.12%) Students employed full time were

somewhat less likely to give an A or B grade (73.59%) than were students employed time (78.99%) or unemployed (78.19%)

part-Ratings varied somewhat by class standing, with sophomores most likely to give As or Bs (80.10%) and juniors least likely (75.96%) Students with the lowest ACT/SAT scores (16

or under ACT/under 900 SAT) were most likely to give study rooms an A or B (80.00%), while students with the next-lowest scores (17-19 ACT/900-1050 SAT) were least likely (66.67%) Responses did not vary much by grades or major

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or medium sized city

with less than

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Table 1.1.7 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by

approximate student family annual income

Approximate student

Less than $45,000 per

Table 1.1.8 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by degree

of religiosity of the survey participant

How would you

and try to attend

regular services and to

participate as much as

I can

I identify with a

religion but can't say I

put a lot of effort into

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Table 1.1.9 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by type of political beliefs of the survey participant

Choose the phrase that

best describes your

college grades of the survey participant

Which phrase best

describes your college

current or likely college major of the survey participant

Choose the phrase that best

describes your academic major

or likely major:

Biology, Physics, Chemistry,

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gender of the survey participant

Table 1.1.13 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out for

students in public or private colleges

Table 1.1.14 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by type

of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant

At home with my

parents or guardian

Off campus with

others who are not

employment circumstance of the survey participant

Which phrase best

describes your current

employment situation:

I don't have a full or

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Table 1.1.16 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by sexual orientation of the survey participant

Which phrase best

describes your sexual

Table 1.1.18 Have you ever reserved a library group study room? Broken out by racial

or ethnic identity of the survey participant

Which phrase best

describes your racial or

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I grew up in a major city

with more than 350,000

people

I grew up in a small or

medium sized city with

less than 350,000 people

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Table 1.2.8 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out by degree of religiosity of the survey participant

How would you describe your

relationship with organized

I practice a religion and try to

attend regular services and to

participate as much as I can

I identify with a religion but

can't say I put a lot of effort

into practicing it

best describes your

Table 1.2.10 Have you ever reserved a library single person study room? Broken out

by college grades of the survey participant

Which phrase best

describes your college

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by current or likely college major of the survey participant

best describes your

by gender of the survey participant

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by type of domestic housing arrangement of the survey participant

At home with my

Off campus with

others who are not

by employment circumstance of the survey participant

Which phrase best

describes your current

employment situation:

I don't have a full or

by sexual orientation of the survey participant

Which phrase best

describes your sexual

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by ACT or SAT scores of the survey participant

Which category best

by racial or ethnic identity of the survey participant

Which phrase best

describes your racial or

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or medium sized city

with less than

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