Survey Results
From mid-November 2008 until mid-December 2008 we asked students to complete a survey on our website. Click here to read the results from last year's survey. Here's what everyone wrote.Please click here to send us additional comments. We'd love to hear how we're doing.
269 people entered the survey
Respondents were from the following Departments:
Nursing - 47 (17.47%)
LiberalArtsScience - 40 (14.87%)
Liberal_Arts - 30 (11.15%)
Dental_Hygiene - 25 (9.29%)
Education_Teachers - 25 (9.29%)
Radiologic - 21 (7.81%)
Business_Administration - 17 (6.32%)
Accounting - 14 (5.2%)
Electrical_Engineering - 11 (4.09%)
Public_Administration - 7 (2.6%)
Office_Technology - 6 (2.23%)
No_Response - 5 (1.86%)
Gerontology - 5 (1.86%)
Civil_Engineering_Science - 5 (1.86%)
Community_Health_Education - 4 (1.49%)
Other - 3 (1.12%)
Microcomputers - 2 (0.74%)
Paralegal - 1 (0.37%)
Undecided - 1 (0.37%)
How often do you use the library?
| Every Day | Few Times a Week | Few Times a Month | Few Times a Semester | Never |
| 80 (29.74%) | 128 (47.58%) | 35 (13.01%) | 20 (7.43%) | 1 (0.37%) |
Why do you come to the library?
Study Alone: 207 (76.95%)
Use the Internet: 170 (63.2%)
Print or Photocopy: 159 (59.11%)
Use Print Journals: 159 (59.11%)
Attend a Workshop: 136 (50.56%)
Check out a Book: 129 (47.96%)
Check E-Mail: 125 (46.47%)
Get Help with Research: 118 (43.87%)
Study with a Group: 108 (40.15%)
Return a Book: 101 (37.55%)
Find an interesting book to read: 77 (28.62%)
Meet with Friends: 60 (22.3%)
Use a Group Study Room: 55 (20.45%)
Use materials on Reserve: 51 (18.96%)
Checkout a Laptop: 42 (15.61%)
Users wrote in the following other reasons: meet with the liaison, consultations with librarians, leaf through books in the stacks, work here, work at the Library, sometimes is about get help with research and study alone too.
Users assigned ratings based on the scale: Excellent (4), Good (3), Fair (2), Poor (1) or No Opinion. If they indicated "No Opinion" their response was not included in the average. Their responses follow:
Please rate your experience with library staff and faculty when you:
- Seek Help at the Reference Desk: 3.41 of 258 total responses to this question.
- Attend a Workshop: 3.45 of 221 total responses to this question.
- Check out a Book: 3.31 of 221 total responses to this question.
- Check out a Reserve Item: 3.29 of 208 total responses to this question.
- Library Website: 3.46 of 256 total responses to this question.
- Online databases and journals: 3.39 of 251 total responses to this question.
- Off campus Access to online library resources: 3.32 of 238 total responses to this question.
- Print books and journals: 3.27 of 232 total responses to this question.
- Printing: 3.35 of 254 total responses to this question.
- Hours of Operation: 3.21 of 243 total responses to this question.
- Photocopying: 3.22 of 248 total responses to this question.
- Laptop Loan: 3.09 of 158 total responses to this question.
- I like the library cause it has a quite area where i can study
- the library is the best place to go at hostos cc
- if the library could open earlier (at 8am), and close later on weekend (need to study late on weekend sometimes, especially before mid-term and final time) need more computer access in the library hall, cos need to work on paper and do the research always need to wait so long for one computer
- sometimes I have some problems looking for books
- add more computers in the library section
- library is very helpful
- the work shops are great
- Circulation desk needs to be more informed of the latest changes if any Its a headach to be sent to a different department for help when its there situation to be aware
- All the Library members are excellent
- The library is a excellent place to look for any type of information, i personatly recommended
- keep working up
- they should try to get more laptops because many student that doesnt have their own computer use them to do their homeworks and most part of the time for the end of the semester its almost imposible to get one
- Excellent job overall Keep moving in this direction
- friendly staff
- It would be nice if the library was open a little earlier The time difference would help those students maybe finishing up a paper and running to that class to turn it in
- i will recommand the library to provide move assestants on the helping desk, because sometimes when you looking for help it hard to get help while 10 peoples are waiting in front of you for the some reason other than thatevry thing else is appreciated
- We need more printers and copy machines, but especially printers (there are only four in the school and 3 of those are in the computer lab) Please at least one more printer in the library
- computer is really sloooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
- I really learned a lot from the workshops, they are my favorite resource in the library Thank you
- we need more computers in the reference area
- Please more laptops and printers in the library, but specially printers
- more printers and copiers are needed library needs to be open earlier and later on wkends
- opening up the library a little earlier, like around 8 am, would be very benificial to numerous students
- You should update books, because there are some new books that you don t have, such as the new book for calculos and the new book for englis 110
- Overoll, the library is one of the best few thing that hostos has The only problem is the hours that the library offers I think that the library should be open until at least 11:oo pm Often students have to study until late and they feel confortable do it at a library Thanks
- i wish the library could be open longer hours on the weekends
- Its ok
- As my first semester comes to a close, I ponder at this experience at Hostos Community College i did have some apprehension to attending the school but I an glad I did The school has many services available for you The library is a wonderful time where you can go and search for info or just get away a find a place of solace to study, Thank you for giving the students such a wonderful place
- I enjoy being in the library, sometimes it s a little noisey
- I JUST LOVE TO ATTEND THE LIBRARY DO DO ASSIGNMENTS WORK AND ECT
- WE NEED MORE LAPTOPS AND COMPUTERS, AND THE SPEED OF THE INTERNET SHOULD BE FASTER
- It is the best school library i have been to
- none
- To extend the library hours in order for students to access the journals when they haave alot of papers to write
- well organized
- no
- more hours on the weekends
- In general I am satisfy all the time when I have to go to the library
- I appreciate all the services Hostos College Library ad its staff provides
- Students need more computers
- The library needs extended hours! The hours are crappy! Great Job Prof Laskin I enjoyed it!
- Librains are always helpful especially when I have deadlines They make my projects go smoother and less stressful Really nice sized library too
- Good
- every step is good I am happy with library staf
- i like the ways the library
- the library people are very helpful
- The service would have been better if the laptops did not reset when they go to standby or are shutdown The problem here is that we lose all our data
