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Hi all We did get some responses from non-attenders, though it's a fair bet that they're under-represented, as people who don't attend their library inductions would also be less likely to fill in library questionnaires. We had the following responses: Q1 - How useful was your introduction to the library and computing service? Didn't go 21(7%) Wasn't offered one 18 (6%) Q2 - If you did not attend your introduction to the library and computing service, why not? Please tick all that apply We offered the following options: Didn't know about it 22(32%), not relevant to me 7(10%), Already know how to use the library 17 (25%), Wasn't offered one 10 (15%), Too busy (academic work) 6 (9%); Too busy (paid work) 4 (6%) And got a few more under 'other' Arrived late 4 (6%) Unable to get to campus 2 (3%) and the following all with 1 (1.5%): Got induction from friend [!!!], Childcare, Took place too early in the term, didn't know enough about the university to feel comfortable enough to attend [??]., Illness Quite a few people rated their induction then gave us a reason why they didn't attend. Not sure what to make of those.. All students were offered an induction, so the 'wasn't offered one' can be translated as 'didn't know about it'. So for next year we need to look at advertising, timetabling and awareness of what a library induction actually entails (one student didn't attend, ticking 'already know how to use the library': when asked what further sessions he would like, he said 'research skills using the internet'. Sigh..) Regards Sarah -- Sarah George Subject Librarian (Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science) JB Priestley Library, University of Bradford, BRADFORD BD7 1DP tel: 01274 233415 fax: 01274 233398 [log in to unmask] _____ From: A Carlin [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 01 February 2007 12:28 Subject: Re: Cephalonian method for library inductions Thank you Sarah for this posting. Just to pick you up on an aside in your message, do you (or anyone else) have stats on those who didn't attend library sessions? (For whatever reason ...) How many don't have library instruction at all? Andrew _____ From: Information literacy and information skills teaching discussion list on behalf of S George Sent: Fri 26/01/2007 17:19 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Cephalonian method for library inductions Hi all We tried out Cephalonian inductions for the first time this year. The presentation was aimed at undergrads, but quite a few of us tried it with postgrads too. In a follow-up survey, we had the following responses to the question ' How useful did you find your introduction to the library and computing service?'. Percentages exclude responses 'Didn't Go' or 'Wasn't offered one' (the latter is almost inevitably a fib!). Note that the number of postgrad respondents is quite small - 16 who had Cephalonian inductions, 10 who had non-Cephalonian. Excellent: Postgrads 4 (25%), Undergrads 29 (21%) Good: Postgrads 11 (69%), Undergrads 85 (62%) Indifferent: Postgrads 1 (6%), Undergrads 16 (12%) Bad: Postgrads 0, Undergrads 7 (5%) By comparison, colleagues who didn't use the Cephalonian method got: Excellent: Postgrads 4 (40%), Undergrads 7 (9%) Good: Postgrads 6 (60%), Undergrads 49 (63%) Indifferent: Postgrads 0 (0%), Undergrads 15 (19%) Bad: Postgrads 0, Undergrads 6 (8%) Bearing in mind the small sample size, Postgrads appear more forgiving than undergrads (no shocks there), and slightly happier with non-Cephalonian methods. Undergrads were definitely more impressed with the Cephalonian method Hope this helps Sarah -- Sarah George Subject Librarian (Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science) JB Priestley Library, University of Bradford, BRADFORD BD7 1DP tel: 01274 233415 fax: 01274 233398 [log in to unmask] _____ --------------------------------------------------------------------- The opinions expressed are those of the individual and not the school. Internet communications are not secure and therefore the school does not accept legal responsibility for the content of this message. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the user responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.