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1. Indicate your agreement below. If you don't wish to participate, simply close your browser.

Response Percent

Response Total

I agree to participate in the survey.

100%

Total Respondents

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2. What is your current year in school?

Response Percent

Response Total

Freshman

14.3%

Sophomore

25.7%

Junior

22.9%

Senior

34.3%

Other (please specify)

2.9%

Total Respondents

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3. What are your plans after graduation? (You can choose more than one answer)

Response Percent

Response Total

Go to graduate school

62.9%

Teach high school or middle school

30%

Teach in elementary school

2.9%

Become a writer

35.7%

Get a job as a technical writer or editor

22.9%

I have no idea/too soon to tell

15.7%

Other (please specify)

12.9%

Total Respondents

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4. Have you researched a literary topic using secondary sources (books, articles, websites, etc.)? Check all that apply.

Response Percent

Response Total

Yes, at OSU

91.4%

Yes, at another college or university

25.7%

Yes, in high school

61.4%

1.4%

Not sure

1.4%

Other (please specify)

Total Respondents

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5. When you research a literary topic, how often do you use these types of sources?

Always

Frequently

Occasionally

Seldom

Never

Not sure

Response Total

Books

30% (20)

39% (26)

25% (17)

4% (3)

1% (1)

0% (0)

Articles in hard copies of print journals

4% (3)

19% (13)

33% (22)

31% (21)

12% (8)

0% (0)

Articles in online journals from the library webpage

27% (18)

38% (25)

15% (10)

5% (3)

0% (0)

Internet websites

32% (21)

41% (27)

17% (11)

8% (5)

3% (2)

0% (0)

Wikipedia

13% (9)

15% (10)

28% (19)

15% (10)

27% (18)

1% (1)

Encyclopedias from the library webpage

4% (3)

19% (13)

27% (18)

34% (23)

13% (9)

1% (1)

Articles in anthologies

1% (1)

25% (17)

33% (22)

25% (17)

13% (9)

1% (1)

Total Respondents

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6. Have you used another type of source, one that's not included in the question above? If so, please describe:

Total Respondents

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7. Indicate the frequency with which you use the following to find secondary sources (books, articles, websites, etc.) on a literary topic.

Always

Frequently

Occasionally

Seldom

Never

Only when my professor requires it

Not sure/I don't know what this is

Response Total

A library research database on the OSU Library webpage

15% (10)

27% (18)

39% (26)

9% (6)

6% (4)

2% (1)

OSU Library Catalog

33% (22)

37% (25)

21% (14)

6% (4)

3% (2)

0% (0)

The Internet

45% (30)

35% (23)

11% (7)

5% (3)

2% (1)

Google Scholar

5% (3)

15% (10)

17% (11)

21% (14)

27% (18)

2% (1)

14% (9)

Project Muse

3% (2)

12% (8)

24% (16)

20% (13)

24% (16)

0% (0)

17% (11)

Essay and General Literature Index

3% (2)

8% (5)

29% (19)

18% (12)

25% (16)

2% (1)

15% (10)

Google, Yahoo or other search engine

48% (32)

27% (18)

10% (7)

9% (6)

4% (3)

0% (0)

1% (1)

Amazon.com, Powells.com, or other bookseller

4% (3)

12% (8)

18% (12)

45% (30)

1% (1)

Arts & Humanities Citation Index

3% (2)

9% (6)

21% (14)

22% (15)

30% (20)

1% (1)

13% (9)

Ebsco's Academic Search Premier

21% (14)

34% (23)

22% (15)

10% (7)

9% (6)

0% (0)

3% (2)

MLA International Bibliography (research database)

13% (9)

31% (21)

18% (12)

13% (9)

16% (11)

3% (2)

4% (3)

Summit (Orbis Cascades) Catalog

4% (3)

33% (22)

22% (15)

21% (14)

12% (8)

3% (2)

4% (3)

Total Respondents

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8. Please indicate the frequency with which you use the following methods to find secondary sources on a literary topic.

Always

Frequently

Occasionally

Seldom

Never

Not sure/I don't know what this is

Response Total

Check the bibliographies in books or articles

2% (1)

18% (12)

33% (22)

38% (25)

9% (6)

0% (0)

Recommendations from friends or classmates

3% (2)

21% (14)

27% (18)

35% (23)

14% (9)

0% (0)

Use another college or university library

2% (1)

6% (4)

14% (9)

36% (24)

42% (28)

0% (0)

Look through hard copies of print journals in a library

0% (0)

9% (6)

35% (23)

33% (22)

23% (15)

0% (0)

Use a public library

2% (1)

23% (15)

26% (17)

0% (0)

Browse the shelves at Valley Library

9% (6)

27% (18)

26% (17)

18% (12)

20% (13)

0% (0)

Use books or articles on Reserve at Valley Library

6% (4)

23% (15)

36% (24)

21% (14)

14% (9)

0% (0)

Look through the electronic journals on OSU Library web

23% (15)

33% (22)

21% (14)

17% (11)

6% (4)

0% (0)

Request from Summit (Orbis)

5% (3)

11% (7)

21% (14)

23% (15)

38% (25)

3% (2)

I look for other sources by an author who's written on my topic

3% (2)

27% (18)

42% (28)

15% (10)

12% (8)

0% (0)

Borrow through InterLibrary Loan

5% (3)

2% (1)

23% (15)

47% (31)

2% (1)

Recommendations from a faculty member

6% (4)

29% (19)

35% (23)

20% (13)

11% (7)

0% (0)

Total Respondents

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9. If you've a method other than those included in questions 3 and 4, please describe.

Total Respondents

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10. What factors do you consider in selecting a source to use in a paper?

Always

Frequently

Occasionally

Seldom

Never

Not sure/Don't know what this means

Response Total

Authority of the author

28% (19)

31% (21)

9% (6)

0% (0)

Relevance to my topic

69% (46)

28% (19)

1% (1)

0% (0)

Date of publication

18% (12)

43% (29)

30% (20)

9% (6)

0% (0)

Available online

16% (11)

58% (39)

18% (12)

6% (4)

1% (1)

0% (0)

Available in Valley Library

25% (17)

49% (33)

15% (10)

3% (2)

7% (5)

0% (0)

Available through Summit (Orbis Cascades)

9% (6)

20% (13)

32% (21)

14% (9)

23% (15)

3% (2)

Agrees with my thesis or opinion

13% (9)

45% (30)

33% (22)

9% (6)

0% (0)

Recommended by a faculty member

12% (8)

42% (28)

28% (19)

18% (12)

0% (0)

Recommended by a friend or classmate

4% (3)

18% (12)

36% (24)

30% (20)

12% (8)

0% (0)

Journal is peer reviewed

22% (15)

27% (18)

21% (14)

18% (12)

10% (7)

1% (1)

Total Respondents

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11. If other factors determine whether or not you use a source, please describe here:

Total Respondents

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12. Have you taken English 200?

Response Percent

Response Total

Yes

85.1%

14.9%

Total Respondents

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13. What year were you when you took English 200?

Response Percent

Response Total

Freshman

24.6%

Sophomore

42.1%

Junior

19.3%

Senior

10.5%

Not sure

3.5%

Total Respondents

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14. Do you agree with this statement: English 200 provided the skills I needed to complete research assignments in my English literature classes.

Response Percent

Response Total

Strongly agree

14%

Agree

52.6%

Neutral

26.3%

Disagree

5.3%

Strongly disagree

1.8%

Total Respondents

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15. Did English 200 change the way you research literary topics? Please explain.

Total Respondents

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16. Have you applied what you learned in English 200 to other classes at OSU (English classes or classes in other departments)? Please explain:

Total Respondents

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17. What did you NOT learn in English 200 that you needed to know about writing a research paper? In other words, what else would have helped you in your literature classes?

Total Respondents

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18. What suggestions do you have for improving English 200?

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19. You have completed the English 200 Survey. Please add any comments you wish to make.

Total Respondents

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