During the Spring 2022 semester, the Law Library conducted a survey asking students to comment on various aspects of the library. 765 students responded. This is valuable input, and we want to thank everybody who completed the survey.
We reviewed all feedback, and we continue to use this to guide future projects.
Below are several charts summarizing quantitative questions from the 2022 survey.
Quantitative Survey Results
Status of students who responded:
| 1L/1E/2E |
27.58% |
| 2L/3E |
26.53% |
| 3L/4E/4th Year Joint Degree |
19.47% |
| LL.M. & SJD |
25.49% |
| Other |
0.92% |
Reasons for visiting the Law Library:
| Study in a quiet environment |
658 |
| Study in a group study room |
435 |
| Research |
285 |
| Relax between classes |
267 |
| Check out books |
170 |
| Retrieve printouts |
165 |
| User a scanner |
128 |
| Research assistance |
117 |
| Use course reserve materials |
95 |
| Check out “Cool stuff” (e.g., chargers, USB drives.) |
91 |
| Photocopying |
90 |
| Taking exams |
88 |
| Attend a JD/LLM class |
71 |
| Other |
54 |
| Use a library computer |
48 |
| Attend a librarian-led research class |
16 |
| Use historical and archival materials |
13 |
Level of satisfaction with service at the law library circulation desk:
| Very Satisfied |
398 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
118 |
| Neutral |
43 |
| Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
3 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
173 |
Level of satisfaction with past exams:
| Very Satisfied |
333 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
259 |
| Neutral |
55 |
| Dissatisfied |
12 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Unaware of This Service |
17 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
64 |
Level of satisfaction with course materials:
| Very Satisfied |
226 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
196 |
| Neutral |
95 |
| Dissatisfied |
13 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Unaware of This Service |
38 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
163 |
Level of satisfaction with group study rooms:
| Very Satisfied |
286 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
229 |
| Neutral |
99 |
| Dissatisfied |
23 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
6 |
| Unaware of This Service |
5 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
89 |
Level of satisfaction with computer labs / library computers:
| Very Satisfied |
125 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
94 |
| Neutral |
105 |
| Dissatisfied |
10 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
34 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
372 |
Level of satisfaction with obtaining materials from other libraries:
| Very Satisfied |
178 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
107 |
| Neutral |
82 |
| Dissatisfied |
8 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Unaware of This Service |
51 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
314 |
Level of satisfaction with photocopy services:
| Very Satisfied |
150 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
92 |
| Neutral |
91 |
| Dissatisfied |
10 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Unaware of This Service |
21 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
373 |
Level of satisfaction with printing services:
| Very Satisfied |
197 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
147 |
| Neutral |
86 |
| Dissatisfied |
45 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
16 |
| Unaware of This Service |
13 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
236 |
Level of satisfaction with scanning services:
| Very Satisfied |
186 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
102 |
| Neutral |
89 |
| Dissatisfied |
9 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Unaware of This Service |
14 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
330 |
Level of satisfaction with library catalog:
| Very Satisfied |
237 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
167 |
| Neutral |
95 |
| Dissatisfied |
9 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
15 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
215 |
Level of satisfaction with library’s collection of print materials:
| Very Satisfied |
204 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
144 |
| Neutral |
96 |
| Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Unaware of This Service |
14 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
278 |
Level of satisfaction with library’s collection of electronic databases and resources:
| Very Satisfied |
348 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
202 |
| Neutral |
64 |
| Dissatisfied |
15 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Unaware of This Service |
9 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
98 |
Level of satisfaction with online chat with a reference librarian:
| Very Satisfied |
218 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
81 |
| Neutral |
48 |
| Dissatisfied |
5 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
68 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
310 |
Level of satisfaction with reference assistance via email:
| Very Satisfied |
175 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
90 |
| Neutral |
45 |
| Dissatisfied |
5 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
57 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
358 |
Level of satisfaction with reference assistance at the reference desk:
| Very Satisfied |
219 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
95 |
| Neutral |
40 |
| Dissatisfied |
6 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
20 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
345 |
Level of satisfaction with reference consultation (meeting individually with a reference librarian to discuss a seminar paper, journal note, or other research project):
| Very Satisfied |
131 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
50 |
| Neutral |
60 |
| Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Unaware of This Service |
67 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
418 |
Level of satisfaction with research guides on the Georgetown Law Library website:
| Very Satisfied |
266 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
162 |
| Neutral |
73 |
| Dissatisfied |
4 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Unaware of This Service |
46 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
176 |
Level of satisfaction with online research tutorials:
| Very Satisfied |
213 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
163 |
| Neutral |
82 |
| Dissatisfied |
6 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Unaware of This Service |
69 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
197 |
Level of satisfaction with treatise finders on the Georgetown Law Library website:
| Very Satisfied |
147 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
85 |
| Neutral |
72 |
| Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Unaware of This Service |
116 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
299 |
Level of satisfaction with a research class taught by librarians:
| Very Satisfied |
186 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
107 |
| Neutral |
71 |
| Dissatisfied |
20 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Unaware of This Service |
91 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
253 |
Level of satisfaction with legal research courses for credit (e.g., legal research skills for practice, advanced legal research, research skills in international and comparative law):
| Very Satisfied |
131 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
74 |
| Neutral |
57 |
| Dissatisfied |
9 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Unaware of This Service |
110 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
347 |
The library recently assigned a noise zone designation to each public space within the library building. There are currently three types of noise zones:
- Quiet Zones (no whispering or cell phone use)
- Community Zones (moderate levels of conversation and cell phone use permitted)
- Collaborative Zones (group conversations and meetings permitted)
Do you find the noise zone designations to be helpful?
| Yes, the noise zone designations are helpful. |
508 |
| No, the noise zone designations are not helpful. |
42 |
| I was not aware that the library has designated noise zones. |
175 |
