Kobulnicky says he expects faculty opinion about print and electronic library resources to shift over time, however. In addition, junior faculty members who are just coming out of graduate programs have more direct experience with electronically delivered information. The faculty survey is the first stage in what will become a continuing review of library users. Kobulnicky says the library is currently surveying undergraduates and will survey graduate students after that. The survey was launched with faculty members because of the key role they play in overall use of the library.
Faculty are largely responsible for instructional curricula and for research direction.
Faculty generate student use of library. Kobulnicky says the library will repeat the survey every two or three years, to track the changes. It is important for us to know whether we're doing better.