Statistical Results for Health Sciences Library Microlab Equipment Survey - Fall 2004

Question 1: Your status with the UW:

Undergraduate Student

17

13.93%

13.93%

Graduate/Professional Student

100

81.97%

81.97%

Faculty

1

0.82%

0.82%

Staff/Medical Resident

4

3.28%

3.28%

DNR

0

N/A

0.00%

Question 2: What is your school affiliation?

Dentistry

8

6.61%

6.56%

Medicine

30

24.79%

24.59%

Nursing

10

8.26%

8.20%

Pharmacy

18

14.88%

14.75%

Public Health

43

35.54%

35.25%

Other

12 write-in answers:

9.92%

9.84%

DNR

1

N/A

0.82%

Question 3: The workstations in the Microlab are replaced on a staggered 4-year rotation. This year we will request that all of the drop-in stations be replaced. What do you think about the timing of equipment replacement?

Equipment should be replaced more frequently.

18

15.38%

14.75%

The replacement schedule is just about right.

89

76.07%

72.95%

Equipment should be replaced less frequently.

9

7.69%

7.38%

Other

1 write-in answer:

0..85%

0.82%

DNR

5

N/A

4.10%

Question 4: Would you support spending STF funds to purchase replacement PCs for the library public workstations? These workstations are located in the Health Sciences Library, outside of the Microlab, and are used for database searching, accessing online journals and other research-related functions.

yes

89

74.17%

72.95%

no

31

25.83%

25.41%

DNR

2

N/A

1.64%

Question 5: Would you support spending STF funds on screen reading software such as JAWS (http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_jaws.asp)? In addition to allowing vision impaired students to hear web pages, JAWS would give student web authors the opportunity to test their pages for accessibility using real-life experience rather than validators.

Yes

82

68.91%

67.21%

No

37

31.09%

30.33%

DNR

3

N/A

2.46%

Question 6: Would you support spending STF funds on CD/DVD creation software for the PCs and Macs. New workstations would come with DVD burners. Typical software titles include Nero ( http://www.nero.com/us/index.html) and Toast ( http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/index.jhtml).

Yes

75

61.48%

61.48%

No

47

38.52%

38.52%

DNR

0

N/A

0.00%

Question 8: Do you support spending STF funding on the purchase of a high-quality color printer/copier (including a 3 year maintenance contract)? Pricing would be approximately 50 cents per page.

Yes

72

59.50%

59.02%

No

49

40.50%

40.16%

DNR

1

N/A

0.82%

Question 9: Would you support spending STF funds on upgrading the printers to print double-sided? Two pages printed on one sheet of paper would cost the same as two pages printed on two pieces of paper.

Yes

106

86.89%

86.89%

No

16

13.11%

13.11%

DNR

0

N/A

0.00%

Question 10: ZIP drives are no longer a standard option on new PCs. Do you currently use ZIP drives on the lab PCs?

Yes

14

11.57%

11.48%

No

107

88.43%

87.70%

DNR

1

N/A

0.82%