Cara Bradley, University of Regina
Michael Scott (The Office) on Wikipedia.
Study of
109 Executive Staff
212 Administrative
456 Clerical
140 ineligible (library staff, on leave, etc)
35% response rate
Survey focused on:
Information needs
Library Knowledge and Use
Demographics
97% of staff said they need information, but most (95%) aren't going to the library to get it.
Accuracy, Currency, Convenience are the things needed most by staff.
High number (14%) wrote in that they didn't think about the library for research needs.
Awareness and interest (of library services) does not translate into usage.
Develop a liaison role with staff departments - not just academic departments.
Campus staff need us for:
- better decision making
- time savings
- stress reduction
Need marketing for the library
Must assess services!
How should we name our spaces in the library? We have student/information commons and faculty commons, but no staff commons? How can we make staff feel more welcome to use the library?
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