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Faculty, Math
The questions i ask are very specific-- how do I access a particular database or where is a particular source missing from the shelves-- often the librarians, though very nice and helpful, take quite awhile to answer such direct questions-- also, library does not have electronic acccess to major databases I need such as JSTOR and 18th Collections Online-- this really puts me at a disadvantage in terms of research and teaching compared to others working at institutions with far better database collections-- ILL is fantastic and Memo Cordova has been wonderful at reaching out to professors to order materials necessary for their teaching and research
Faculty, English
The library staff is great. The resources are abysmal. The collection is inadequate. The paucity of journals is appalling.
Faculty, PoliSci
The new Westlaw and Basque Databases were nice additions to the collection.
Grad, Communication
When I looked up a resource at BSU Main campus library, it says that a DVD(Young Frankenstein) is on order. I needed by semesters end and I looked it up about 2 weeks into the semester and it still wasn't there. When I see something is on order, I assume it will be coming soon. By the way, its still on order.
Undergrad, Bilingual Education
The staff have been friendly and helpful the times I have been to the library. My main problem is that sometimes journal articles are not available online or in print at the library. I have not tried interlibrary loan in those cases. I do not work at the library but would like the students to be able to study there. However, I do not think the library should have to provide group study space unless that is a university directive. I do now that students have many group assignments.
My library at my former university had a good collection of current novels and non-fiction. It seems that Albertsons Library does not recognize this as a need. I understand the limitations in the budget, but would like to be able to check out current books.
Faculty, Accountancy
I find the people who work there to be extremely patient, helpful and enjoying their work.
Grad, Marketing
In regards to Item #31- I believe it is my responsibility to determine what is and isn't tustworthy. The library should provide a wide array of options for everyone.
Staff, Undecided
There are always more journals that it would be useful to have and books, too.
Faculty, Physics
The library needs more hard copy books, journals, and other written materials.
Please stop shreading journals. Reading off of microfiche and/or a monitor is not nearly as convienent as the real tome.
The library should concentrate on collections more and niceties less. Right now it is like a great study hall but certainly not anything approaching a research library.
Faculty, English
I am a student fro the Selland College of Applied Technology. You do not have much that will help me in what I need to know. You need more technical based information.
Undergrad, Accountancy
The Albertsons Library on the main campus is woefully lacking in journals and up to date research material. Interlibrary loan is an option, but not always ideal. The staff is great! Atmosphere, great!
Staff, English
The library staff is excellent, the facilities are excellent, but the library needs more funding for books and journals. Funds available for professional journals are exceptionally low.
Faculty, Art
I believe the library representative working with the Department of Geosciences (Cheri Folkner) has been doing a wonderful job of interfacing with the department, keeping the department aware of changes that affect us, and working with our library representative to make sure the library is meeting our needs.
Staff, Geosciences
An electronic sound recordings library would be handy-- it would be more universally accessible and would reduce the potential for lost or damaged existing archives.
Faculty, Music
The amount of time between ordering books for the collection and the time they get added to the collection is often very slow.
Faculty, Modern Languages
The staff is very nice and stays in contact with us. I appreciate the emails letting me know new books that have been received and so on. The staff also runs programs to expose students and faculty to the library which allow us to use the library more effectively. So in terms of service by the staff, they do their best and I appreciate their hard work.. It is the resources that are pitiful. And the books that are bought are very questionable particularly with the limited resources the library seems to have at its disposal. Stick to reputable academic presses if you are short of money. Leave the vanity presses alone. The books are sparse and not of good quality for the most part. I see books by Ann Coulter and other "talking heads" rather than scholars! And it is amazing to find a university without JSTOR. It makes research so much more difficult not to be able to search an engine like JSTOR. That needs to be implemented! Thank you for your time and consideration.
Faculty, Poli Sci
I think it is the responsibilities of departments to let the library know what kinds of resources they need and what they would like available on the shelves for students.
Faculty, Early Childhood
Service and staff at the library are generally fine. The collections, journals, the library search engine, etc. are my main beefs.
1) Collections are often outdated or do not reflect diversity of opinion and research. Collections relating to traditionally marginalized groups, such as women, people of color, cultures other than Western, homosexuals, etc. need serious updating.
2) Journal subscriptions need to be re-evaluated, perhaps by a survey of new faculty members (of which there are so many) asking what journals are critical to us in our fields.
3) Library search engine-it is so unusable that I go online at other universities, use THEIR search engines which are so much more user friendly, and then come back to us and typically Interlibrary loan what I need.
And thank God for Interlibrary loan!
Faculty, History
Keep growing!
Faculty, IPT
Being a Criminal Justice major a lot of the research i have to do for classes tends to overlap into the Law Library. My issue lies in that the staff in the Law Library tends to not want to help out undergraduates very much despite that we are all part of the same academic community. I think it's a shame that the Law Library does not welcome Undergrads in but the other libraries welcome in the Law students. On one occasion as soon as the resource librarian found out I was an undergrad she told me she had law students to attend to and that I could just go ahead and look around myself, when in fact I had no clue where to look for anything. I think those communications need to be built up to make the environments more welcoming for all.
Staff, Canadian Studies
I appreciate being able to order books on a regular basis, as the books in my field of study often go out of print very quckly and we need to order the books more quickly than usual or risk not being able to find them later.
Faculty, Art
It is difficult to understand how to get the library to include publications currently not received.
Staff, Public Policy
Doing great. Looking forward to expansion in the music that is available at the library that is linked to learning activities in the Music Department. (More CD's of classical and Jazz recordings that students can use for stylistic intrepritation of music from genre to genre, instrument to instrument.)
Thanks for everything.
Troy
Undergrad, Music
It would be nice if it had more up-to-date Computer Science Books. They become outdated in about 5 years.
Faculty, Computer Science
Great library with great resources for information on research topics for papers and etc. I have yet to find a topic that the library does not have some sort of information for me to use.
Undergrad, Theater Arts
On the whole, I've been disappointed with the library's collection of books about European literature, but I've been extremely pleased with ILL's work in getting me the books I request.
Faculty, English
I am very impressed with the large collection offered with the Albertons library, and I have always found it easy to navigate on my own.
Undergrad, Civil Engineering
Great job on getting a book that I wanted in. It took a few months but still it got here and they notified me when it arrived. thanks.
Undergrad, Accountancy
I generally get the names of books from BSU's library internet and go to Barns and Noble to do research papers., because 9 times out of ten a book will be listed but is not available at BSU's library. BSU's library does not have the most recent publications, so I go to Barnes and Noble. If the resource is there, it usually is 20 years old or close to it.
Undergrad, Accountancy
I am also pursuing a Master's in Hispanic Literature and I find few books available in this language. I have looked for the Classics and have not found them.
Faculty, Modern Languages
A need for expanded technical collection
Faculty, Geosciences