Surveying Medical Students to Gauge Library Use and Plan for a New Medical Library. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aronoff, Nell
• Is Part Of: Medical reference services quarterly. Volume 35:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 187
• Page End: 203
• Publication Date: 2016-04-02
• Subjects: Facility design and construction -- library services -- medical libraries -- medical students -- surveys; Medicine -- Information services -- Periodicals; Reference services (Libraries) -- Periodicals; Medical libraries -- Reference services -- Periodicals; 025.527661
• DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2016.1152144
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0276-3869

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In spring 2015, a 45-question survey was e-mailed to 585 medical students at the University at Buffalo (UB) in order to gauge their use of library spaces, resources, equipment, and services at UB's Health Sciences Library and plan for a library space located within a new medical school building. Students' self-reported use of the library during the academic year is presented along with the features they would like to see in their ideal library space. The responses generated in the survey are a barometer of current use and will be used in the planning process.