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Rachel R. Savarino Library at Trocaire College

LIBRARY Questionnaire
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This questionnaire is used to give the instructor an idea of how familiar students are with the library.

1. Did you have library instruction in high school? Yes_____ No_____

2. Have you ever worked in a library? Yes_____ No_____

3. Have you had a tour of the Trocaire College Library? Yes_____ No_____

4. When you search for books in a library catalog, do you most commonly:

a. search by known author or title? Yes_____ No_____

b. search by keyword to locate authors and titles? Yes_____ No_____

5. What is (name of on-line catalog)? __________________________ Have you tried it? Yes_____ No_____

7. What is EBSCOhost _____________________________ Have you tried it? Yes_____ No_____

8. There are two basic types of periodicals; each has a different style of writing.

9. Popular periodicals written in a non-scholarly style, often profusely illustrated, are usually

called_______________________________

10. Professional periodicals written by and for members of a profession are usually

called____________________________________________

11. What source must you consult to find out if this library has a periodical title?

_______________________________________________________________

12. A bibliography is:

____a. a book about the life of a person.

____b. a list of sources consulted.

____c. the place of publication and publisher of a book.

13. What would you get from a database or CD-ROM search?____________________

_________________________________________________________________________

14. Have you tried doing a database or CD-ROM search yet? Yes_____ No_____

15. Using a scale of 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree), please answer the following:

_____a) The library is important to my college education.

_____b) The instructors will expect me to be able to effectively use the library.

_____c) Knowing how to use the library will help me in many of my courses.

_____d) The library is important for life-long learning.

16. In what order do you consult the following when you are beginning a research project? (number from 1-5)

_____periodical articles

_____on-line and/or card catalog

_____periodical indexes

_____encyclopedias and dictionaries

_____other libraries

Compiled by Ernarosa Tominich, MLS
Reference and Instruction Librarian
tominiche@trocaire.edu

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