LIBRARY INSTRUCTION PRE-CLASS SURVEY

ANTHRO 770 - Dr. Soh


Librarian: Kendra Van Cleave, kendrav@sfsu.edu

1. How many semesters have you been enrolled in the graduate anthropology program at SFSU?:
1 | 2 | 3-4 | 5 or more
 
2. Before you started the graduate anthropology program at SFSU, how many years had it been since you were last enrolled in college or graduate school?
Less than 1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-10 | 10 or more
 
3. How comfortable do you feel doing research using...
... electronic library sources?
Very comfortable | Comfortable | Neutral | Uncomfortable | Very uncomfortable
... print library sources?
Very comfortable | Comfortable | Neutral | Uncomfortable | Very uncomfortable
 
4. Have you ever attended a library instruction session at any college/university?
Never | 1 time | 2 times | 3 or more
 
5. Have you ever attended a library instruction session at SFSU?
Never | 1time | 2 times | 3 or more
 
6. Since I have been enrolled in the graduate anthropology program at SFSU, I have done the following:

 

Choose one for each action Never 1-3 times 4 or more times Don't know
a. used the InvestiGator online catalog
b. asked for help at the reference desk at the SFSU library
c. searched for articles using one or more of the library's online databases
d. located a needed book or journal in the stacks at the SFSU library
e. located material held on "Reserve" in the SFSU library
h. used Document Delivery Services (including Link+) to request books/articles/other material
 
7. If you were searching in a library article database, which of the following keyword searches would give you articles most directly related to the issue of racism against Muslims in Europe?
a. racism against Muslims in Europe
b. racism Muslims Europe
c. racism and Muslims and Europe
 
8. If your keyword search in a library article database yields 827 results, what would be the best next step?
a. try the search again with more keywords
b. try the search again with fewer keywords
c. scan the list to choose the most relevant articles
d. don’t know
 
9. Suppose you perform a search in InvestiGator, the SFSU library catalog, using the search term "cultural assimilation," and the computer retrieves zero results. Which one of the following best explains why this happened?
a. the library has no books on the subject
b. adding more keywords to the search will retrieve books on the topic
c. the library has books on the topic but uses different subject terms
d. the system is down
e. don’t know
 
10. Looking at the article database record below, which section is the best place to look for search terms that will enable you to find other articles on the same topic?
a. TI
b. AU
c. JN
d. SO
e. PY
f. PD
g. IS
h. LA
i. AB
j. DE

 
11. What is your favorite source for locating scholarly journal articles in the field of anthropology?
 

 

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