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University of Leicester
Centre for Educational Leadership and Management
MSc in Educational Leadership Dissertation
Declaration:
This questionnaire is being given to you as part of my MSc final dissertation. My
research 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 is
based on information literacy skills. The questionnaire is based on anonymous answers
and no names are required.

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

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

Background Details

1) Your institute____________________________________________________________

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)

□ Teaching 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 teaching including all teaching positions you have held?
□ Less than one year □ 1 – 2 years □ 3 – 4 years

□ 5 – 6 years □ 7 – 8 years □ 9 – 10 years

□ 11 – 12 years □ 13 – 14 years □ 15 – 16 years

□ 17 – 18 years □ 19 – 20 years □ More than 20 years

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

□ Less than one year □ 1 – 2 years

□ 3 – 4 years □ 5 – 6 years

8) Which subject/s do you currently teach? _____________________________________

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Information and research practices

9a) Do you give research work / assignments for your students to carry out?
□ Yes □ No
9b) How often do you assign this research work / assignments to be carried out?
□ Often □ Sometimes □ Rarely □ Never

10) What type of research work do your students have to do?

(Please tick as many answers as applicable)
a) Individual work b) Group work
□ Regular reports / assignments □ Regular reports / assignments

□ Final project □ Final project

□ In-class presentations □ In-class presentations

□ Project team-work in groups

□ Online / E-mail discussion groups

□ Other: ______________________ □ Other: ______________________

11) Do you prefer your students to use particular sources of information to carry out
research work / assignments?
□ Yes □ No

12a) Which media do you request your students to use when researching information?
(Please tick as many answers as applicable)
□ Audio/video □ Reference books

□ Journals / Magazines □ Newspapers

□ Fiction □ Computer / Internet

□ Other _______________________________________________________________
12b) Why? _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

13) Do you insist on word processed presentations? If so, why?

□ Yes □ No
If so, why? ________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

14) Do you ever specifically ask your students to research material from any College
library?
□ Yes □ No

15) Do you instruct your students on how to use the College library services?
□ Yes □ No
If so, which particular facilities and how do you instruct them? ____________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

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Library Services

16) Approximately how often do you visit your institute’s / College library?
□ Daily □ Once a week □ Once a month

□ Once a year □ Never □ Other _________________

17) Are you familiar with the various services provided by your institute’s library?
□ Yes □ No

18) Are you familiar with the various services provided by the College Library and
Learning Resource Centre at Corradino?
□ Yes □ No

19) Do you use the College library services for preparing your teaching materials?
□ Yes □ No

20a) What type of materials do you refer to / use at the institute / College library?
(Please tick as many answers as applicable)
□ Audio/video □ Reference books □ Journals

□ Newspapers □ Fiction □ Other ___________

20b) Do you use books or audio-visual material more for lesson preparation?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

21) Have you ever requested the collaboration of the library staff to prepare course-
related material?
□ Yes □ No
If so, how have you collaborated with library staff? ______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

22) Have you ever used any material from the LSU section?
□ Yes □ No
If so, what have you used? ___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

23) Have you ever requested the collaboration of the LSU staff to prepare course-related
material?
□ Yes □ No
If so, how have you collaborated with LSU staff? ________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

24) Do your students have a library-orientation visit at the beginning of the academic
year?
□ Yes □ No
If so, who organises / carries out this visit? _____________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

25 Are library hours included within your own course timetables?

□ Yes □ No

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26) Does your institute’s administration formally include library hours in your institute’s
timetables?
□ Yes □ No
If so, is this policy effective? _________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

27) Do you agree with the inclusion of formal library hours in the timetable?
□ Yes □
No
Why? _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

28) Would you consider collaborating with library staff to create your course syllabus
and materials or to give lessons?
□ Yes □
No
Why? _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

29) In which ways would you prefer to collaborate with library staff?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

Your Opinion

30) Which sources of information do your students prefer to consult and why?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

31) Are your students familiar enough with the College library structure and do they avail
themselves of its services?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

32) Are you satisfied with service offered by the library staff? Why?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

33) Are you satisfied with quantity and quality of library material? Why and what would
you suggest for further improvements?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

Thank you
Josephine Saliba

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