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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) 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 □ No
8b) 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 visits
to your students?
□ Yes □ No

13a) Do any staff members collaborate with you in preparing course material/making
information available?
□ Yes □No
13b) If so, how?
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

14a) Are you included in some ways in lesson delivery at the library?
□ Yes □No
14b) 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 when
researching 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 would
wish to change?
□ Yes □ No
17b) Do existent general management systems facilitate or hinder your communication
with students?
□ Yes □ No
17c) 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 researching
information?
(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 wish
to change?
□ Yes □ No
19b) Are there any aspects of your professional collaboration with staff that you would
wish 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 resources
within the LLRC / the College libraries?
□ Yes □ No
20b) Do you agree with housing a specific LSU section of teaching space within the
LLRC / 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 the
educational management vision of the College?

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

Thank you
Josephine Saliba

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