The survey shows that 4 OWLS faculty members replied. Most faculty research is done online and they like to access content online. Not much feedback was gathered using the survey; like Social Work faculty, while many did not reply to the survey, more than half replied to the librarian's direct email sent asking about their research interests. Since that's one of the questions on the survey,the librarian will likely take a similar approach when attempting a second survey.
Faculty were also polled via email for research interests and the following topics were generated by the librarian:
Please share any comments regarding how you have shared your scholarly research results: No OWLS comments
Why don’t you visit the Alkek Library?
Online OWLS I can get resources online. If I do need to check out books, I send students go retrieve them.
Why Visit?
Books/Scanner OWLS pick up a book, scan something with the book scanner
Workshops OWLS ITS seminars
Please share any comments about the Library’s collections: While working on my dissertation, Alkek was my primary resource. The university were I got my degree in 2013 did not have anything close to the online collection we are fortunate to have at Texas State; Online holdings are important for my work.
Please share any comments about the Library’s online resources: No OWLS comments
Please share any comments about Library material formats: No OWLS comments
How could the document delivery service be improved?
When something is not available on Interlibrary Loan because we own it - it's happened to me a few times. Then, it should be transferred to faculty article delivery - so we can receive a copy - not just a cancellation of the ILL.
Please comment on your experience accessing the library’s digital content using a mobile device: No OWLS comments
Please share any comments about professional development training: No OWLS comments
How can the Ask a Librarian service be improved? Always excellent service; Both work equally well; I have found it to be extremely high quality; I love the Chat tool for immediate questions; I think it's very functional as is; Chat often doesn't respond
How can Library Instructional Services be improved? No OWLS comments
Please provide URL to postings on your dept. website. No OWLS comments
Please share any comments about Open Access publishing: It is viewed as pay for publication.
Please share any comments about digitizing department collections: No OWLS comments
Please describe how you are incorporating the library into your coursework or classroom: |
The OWLS site provides a faculty page with information about their faculty. The page includes their curricula vitae when available and are also available on TRACS.
Carrie Boden-McGill, Ph.D.
A. Steven Dietz, Ph.D.
Barbara Wilson
Melvin Weathersby
Stephen Springer, Ed.D.
Omar López, Ph.D.
Todd Sherron, Ph.D.
Timothy Vincelette, M.S.E.L.
Pat Gibson, Ed.D.
Gary Springer, Ph.D.
Colleen K. Klein, M.S.I.S.
Michael J. Pierson, Ed.D.