During the Spring 2023 semester, the Law Library conducted a survey asking students to comment on various aspects of the library. 794 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 2023 survey.
Quantitative Survey Results
Status of students who responded:
| 1L/1E/2E |
29.34% |
| 2L/3E |
25.06% |
| 3L/4E/4th Year Joint Degree |
19.14% |
| LL.M. & SJD |
25.57% |
| Other |
0.88% |
Reasons for visiting the Law Library:
| Study in a quiet environment |
687 |
| Study in a group study room |
498 |
| Research |
291 |
| Relax between classes |
267 |
| Retrieve printouts |
240 |
| Check out books |
216 |
| User a scanner |
155 |
| Photocopying |
141 |
| Taking exams |
137 |
| Use course reserve materials |
136 |
| Research assistance |
119 |
| Check out “Cool stuff” (e.g., chargers, USB drives.) |
116 |
| Attend a JD/LLM class |
66 |
| Use a library computer |
66 |
| Other |
60 |
| Use historical and archival materials |
17 |
| Attend a librarian-led research class |
15 |
Level of satisfaction with service at the Law Library circulation desk:
| Very Satisfied |
435 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
135 |
| Neutral |
45 |
| Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
9 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
137 |
Level of satisfaction with past exams:
| Very Satisfied |
308 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
288 |
| Neutral |
59 |
| Dissatisfied |
17 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
4 |
| Unaware of This Service |
19 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
67 |
Level of satisfaction with course materials:
| Very Satisfied |
224 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
217 |
| Neutral |
88 |
| Dissatisfied |
25 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
12 |
| Unaware of This Service |
29 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
155 |
Level of satisfaction with group study rooms:
| Very Satisfied |
294 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
288 |
| Neutral |
73 |
| Dissatisfied |
19 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
7 |
| Unaware of This Service |
1 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
74 |
Level of satisfaction with computer labs/library computers:
| Very Satisfied |
154 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
96 |
| Neutral |
104 |
| Dissatisfied |
13 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Unaware of This Service |
13 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
376 |
Level of satisfaction with obtaining materials from other libraries:
| Very Satisfied |
160 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
113 |
| Neutral |
84 |
| Dissatisfied |
16 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Unaware of This Service |
47 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
340 |
Level of satisfaction with the Law Library catalog:
| Very Satisfied |
226 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
195 |
| Neutral |
104 |
| Dissatisfied |
12 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
4 |
| Unaware of This Service |
19 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
198 |
Level of satisfaction with the Law Library’s collection of print materials:
| Very Satisfied |
201 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
165 |
| Neutral |
94 |
| Dissatisfied |
10 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
5 |
| Unaware of This Service |
17 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
270 |
Level of satisfaction with the Law Library’s collection of electronic databases and resources:
| Very Satisfied |
354 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
213 |
| Neutral |
66 |
| Dissatisfied |
14 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
5 |
| Unaware of This Service |
4 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
104 |
Level of satisfaction with online chat with a reference librarian:
| Very Satisfied |
193 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
73 |
| Neutral |
58 |
| Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Unaware of This Service |
102 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
317 |
Level of satisfaction with reference assistance via email:
| Very Satisfied |
185 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
82 |
| Neutral |
59 |
| Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Unaware of This Service |
71 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
349 |
Level of satisfaction with reference assistance at the reference desk:
| Very Satisfied |
233 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
103 |
| Neutral |
50 |
| Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Unaware of This Service |
21 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
332 |
Level of satisfaction with reference consultations (meeting individually with a reference librarian to discuss a seminar paper, journal note, or other research project):
| Very Satisfied |
138 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
45 |
| Neutral |
62 |
| Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
69 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
428 |
Level of satisfaction with research guides on the Georgetown Law Library website:
| Very Satisfied |
283 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
173 |
| Neutral |
63 |
| Dissatisfied |
7 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
3 |
| Unaware of This Service |
54 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
163 |
Level of satisfaction with online research tutorials:
| Very Satisfied |
245 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
158 |
| Neutral |
66 |
| Dissatisfied |
6 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
63 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
203 |
Level of satisfaction with treatise finders on the Georgetown Law Library website:
| Very Satisfied |
157 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
89 |
| Neutral |
61 |
| Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
0 |
| Unaware of This Service |
142 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
291 |
Level of satisfaction with a research class taught by librarians:
| Very Satisfied |
191 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
92 |
| Neutral |
77 |
| Dissatisfied |
8 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
1 |
| Unaware of This Service |
105 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
270 |
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 |
123 |
| Mostly Satisfied |
55 |
| Neutral |
73 |
| Dissatisfied |
7 |
| Very Dissatisfied |
2 |
| Unaware of This Service |
108 |
| Aware of But Have Not Used Service |
375 |
The library is considering equipping more group study rooms with monitors that would enable you to wirelessly connect mobile devices (laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc.) to the monitors. How important would this potential upgrade be for you?:
| Very important |
272 |
| Moderately important |
305 |
| Not important |
142 |
During the fall 2022 semester, the Law Center designated the open space on the third floor of the Hotung Building as a collaborative space, in which students may gather in small groups without any noise restrictions. Have you used this space on the third floor of Hotung to meet collaboratively with other students?:
| Yes, I have used the third floor of Hotung as a collaborative space. |
228 |
| No, I have not used the third floor of Hotung as a collaborative space, but I have it used it for other purposes (relaxing between classes, individual study, etc.). |
183 |
| No, I have not used the third floor of Hotung as a collaborative space (or for other purposes), but I am aware that it is available for students to use. |
102 |
| I was not aware that the third floor of Hotung is available for students to use or that it was designated as a collaborative space. |
207 |
