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University of Leicester Centre for Educational Leadership and Management

MSc in Educational Leadership DissertationDeclaration:This questionnaire is being given to you as part of my MSc final dissertation. Myresearch is based on the role of libraries in higher education institutions – how they are

managed and what part they fulfil in the management of teaching and learning policies.It also aims to investigate the use of library facilities and how much of this usership isbased on information literacy skills. The questionnaire is based on anonymous answersand no names are required.

 Your participation in this survey will be very useful and your honest response to thefollowing questions will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.Josephine Saliba B.A., P.G.C.E May / June 2007

Background Details

1) Library currently serving ___________________________________________________ 

2) Your position____________  ________________________________________________ 

3) Gender  □ Female □ Male

4) Age □ 20 – 25 □ 26 – 30 □ 31 – 40

□ 41 – 50 □ 51 – 59 □ 60 or older 

5) Highest level of education received (Please tick as many answers as applicable)

□ Librarianship Certificate / Diploma (please state which) ________________________ 

□ Bachelor’s Degree

□ Post Graduate Certificate in Education

□ Masters Degree

□ Doctoral Degree

□ Other/s: _____________________________________________________________ 

6) How long have you been serving in a librarianship position including all previous

positions you have held?

□ Less than one year  □ 1 – 5 years □ 6 – 10 years

□ 11 – 15 years □ 15 – 20 years □ More than 20 years

7) How long have you been serving at the College?

□ Less than one year  □ 1 – 2 years

□ 3 – 4 years □ 5 – 6 years

8a) Have you ever held a formal teaching position?

□ Yes □ No8b) If so, which subjects have you taught?_  _____________________________________ 

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9) Which section of the library are you currently in charge of? _________  ____________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

10) Which duties do you perform? _____________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

11a) Do students come for induction visits to the library at the beginning of the year?

□ Yes □ No

11b) If so, who organises / carries out this visit? __________________________________________________________________________ 11c) How are you involved in such inductions? __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

12) Do any staff members consult you / ask for your help when organising library visitsto your students?

□ Yes □ No

13a) Do any staff members collaborate with you in preparing course material/makinginformation available?

□ Yes □ No

13b) If so, how? _____________________________  _____________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

14a) Are you included in some ways in lesson delivery at the library?

□ Yes □ No14b) If so, how? _____________________________  _____________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

15a) Would you be open to joint lecturer-librarian sessions at the library?

□ Yes □ No

15b) If so, how would you prefer to be involved? _____________________________  ___  __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

16a) In your experience, which media do STUDENTS use / refer to more whenresearching information?(Please tick as many answers as applicable)

□ Audio/video □ Reference books

□ Journals / Magazines □ Newspapers

□ Fiction □ Computer / Internet

□ Other ______________________________________________________________ 

16b) Why? _____________  ___________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

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17a) Are there any aspects of your daily communication with STUDENTS that you wouldwish to change?

□ Yes □ No

17b) Do existent general management systems facilitate or hinder your communicationwith students?

□ Yes □ No17c) If so, in which ways and how would you wish that to change? _________________  __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

18a) In your experience, which media do STAFF use / refer to more when researchinginformation?(Please tick as many answers as applicable)

□ Audio/video □ Reference books

□ Journals / Magazines □ Newspapers

□ Fiction □ Computer / Internet

□ Other _______________________________________________________________ 

18b) Why? _____________  ____________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

19a) Are there any aspects of your daily communication with STAFF that you would wishto change?

□ Yes □ No

19b) Are there any aspects of your professional collaboration with staff that you wouldwish to change?

□ Yes □ No

19c) If so, in which ways and how would you want that to change? _____________  ____  __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

20a) Do you agree with housing a specific LSU section of library materials and resourceswithin the LLRC / the College libraries?

□ Yes □ No

20b) Do you agree with housing a specific LSU section of teaching space within theLLRC / the College libraries?

□ Yes □ No

20c) In your opinion, what are the advantages of these LSU facilities?

 __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

20d) In your opinion, what are the disadvantages of these LSU facilities? __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________  __________________________________________________________________________ 

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21) In your opinion do the majority of students make use of the library?Please state your reasons.

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

22) What kind of feedback do you receive from students? __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

23) In your opinion does the majority of staff make use of the library?Please state your reasons.

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

24) What kind of feedback do you receive from staff?

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

25) Briefly, what role do you think the LLRC and institute libraries have within theeducational management vision of the College?

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

 __________________________________________________________________________ 

Thank youJosephine Saliba

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