International
Student Survey
April 2015
Alison Sharman/Emily
Davison
The second phase of the Library Impact Data Project
found the usage of the library by the Chinese was low in
comparison to their peers (Stone and Collins, 2013). This
questionnaire was compiled to analyse library usage by
international students and find out which resources they
are using. The questionnaire was completed in class (277
responses) and also online (95 responses) during w/c 20
April 2015.
University of Huddersfield
4/1/2015
International Student Survey Report- Multiple choice questions
breakdown
Please write down which Country you are from;
Country
Bahrain
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
China
Cyprus
Egypt
France
Hong Kong, China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kurdistan
Latvia
Libya
Lithuania
Myanmar
Nigeria
Pakistan
Peru
Poland
Qatar
Romania
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Number of Responses
1
1
1
1
253
1
1
1
6
1
3
2
3
2
1
2
6
2
1
11
1
1
1
10
1
1
1
1
9
3
2
34
365
Please select which age group you belong to;
Age Group
Number of responses
Percentage
18-21
73
19.6%
22-25
266
71.5%
26 and over
33
8.9%
372
Please select which age group you belong to
18-21
73
22-25
266
26 and over
33
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Please select your gender;
Gender
Number of responses
Percentage
Male
146
39.7%
Female
222
60.3%
368
Please select your gender
146
Male
Female
222
What is your current level of study?
Level of study
Number of responses
Percentage
Pre-sessional
0
0%
Foundation
4
1.1%
Undergraduate
231
62.3%
Postgraduate Masters
136
36.6%
371
What is your current level of study?
Pre-sessional
0
Foundation
4
Undergraduate
231
Postgraduate Masters
136
0
50
100
150
200
250
Please write down the name of your course;
Course
Accountancy
Accountancy and Finance
Accounting
Accounting and Finance
Administration and Management
Advertising and Marketing Communication
Air Transport and Logistics Management
BA Hons Travel and Tourism Management
BA TESOL Top-up
BA(Hons) Marketing
Banking and Finance
BSc Supply Chain Management
Business Administration
Business Administration and Management
Business Administration and Management (top up)
Business Administration Management
Business and financial service
Business Information Management
Business Management
Business Management (Top-up)
Business Management and Administration
Business Management Suite
Business Management with Finance
Business MSc
Business Studies
Business Studies with Financial Services
Business with Finance
Business with finance service
Business with financial service
Business with Financial Services
Economics
Education
Education, Human Resource Development and Training
Education, Human Resource Training and Development
Event
Events Management
EvM
Finance
Finance MSc
Financial Economics
Financial service
Global Marketing
Global Marketing (Top-up)
Hospitality Business
Hospitality Business Management
Number of Responses
9
21
2
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
15
3
2
1
1
20
1
3
1
1
1
9
7
1
1
4
26
2
1
3
1
1
27
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
Hospitality Management
HR Management
HRDT
Human Resource and Development Training
Human Resource Development and Training
Human Resource Management
Human Resources Development and Training
IB&FS
IBM
IHRM
International Accountancy
International Business
International Business (Top-up)
International Business Management
International Business with Financial Services
International Education
International Hospitality Management
International Human Resource Management
International human resources management
International Learning Development
International Marketing
L&D Management
Law/Business
Leadership in Education and Public Services
LDG
LLM Commercial Law
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MA - International Education
MA Education
MA IHRM
MA TESOL
Mac finance
Management
Marketing
Marketing and Advertising
Marketing Communications
Master of Business Administration
MBA
MSc Accounting
MSc Banking and Finance
MSc Business
MSc Business Economics
MSc Business with Finance
msc business with HRM
MSc Economics
MSc Finance
MSc Global Logistic and Supply Chain Management
MSc International Business
MSc International Business Management
MSc international marketing
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
22
1
21
3
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
7
1
2
1
1
3
4
5
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
4
4
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
MSc International Business Management
MSc Management
MSc Marketing
MSc Marketing Communication
MSc Marketing Management
MSc Risk, Disaster and Environment Management
MSc SHRM
Risk, Disaster and Environmental Management
SCM Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management with Logistics
TESOL
TESOL Top-up BA
Travel and Tourism Management
1
1
9
2
1
3
4
1
1
1
2
1
8
1
1
370
How long have you been living/studying in Huddersfield?
Length of stay
Number of responses
Percentage
Less than a year
231
62.2%
1-2 years
121
32.5%
3-4 years
18
4.8%
More than 4 years
2
0.5%
372
How long have you been living/studying in
Huddersfield?
Less than a year
231
1-2 years
121
3-4 years
18
More than 4 years
2
0
50
100
150
200
250
Q1) Which of the assignment statements below best describe your actions
when working on your assignment?
Statement
Number of responses
Percentage
I read ONLY the books on my reading
lists
57
15.8%
I read the books on my reading lists
but I also find other books myself
295
81.7%
I don’t read the books on my reading
list at all
9
2.5%
361
Which of the assignment statements below
best describe your actions when working on
your assignment?
350
295
300
250
200
150
100
57
50
9
0
I read ONLY the books on my
reading lists
I read the books on my reading
lists but I also find other books
myself
I don't read the books on my
reading list at all
Q2) How do you obtain books?
Responses
Number of responses
Percentage
I borrow books from the library
281
34.4%
I use the books in the library
but I don’t take them out
I use eBooks (through Summon)
78
9.5%
267
32.7%
I buy my own books
54
6.6%
I use Google books
125
15.3%
Other
12
1.5%
817
How do you obtain books?
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
I borrow books I use the books I use eBooks
from the library in the library
(through
but I don't
Summon)
thake them out
I buy my own
books
I use Google
books
Other
Q3) Do you use eBooks (Electronic books)?
Response
Number of responses
Percentage
Yes
328
89.6%
No
38
10.4%
366
Do you use eBooks (Electronic books)?
38
Yes
No
328
Q4) Why do you use eBooks (Electronic books)?
Responses
Number of responses
Percentage
I can access them from
home/away from the University
I find them easy to read
218
34.8%
112
17.9%
I can search using keywords
within the book
They are always available
173
27.6%
124
19.7%
627
Why do you use eBooks (Electronic books)?
250
200
150
100
50
0
I can access them from I find them easy to read
home/away from the
University
I can search using
keywords within the
book
They are always
available
Q5) I don’t like eBooks because
Responses
Number of responses
Percentage
They are difficult to read on a
computer screen
They are difficult to print
69
28.7%
28
11.7%
I can’t make notes on them
71
29.6%
I can only download/save them
to my desktop for a limited
number of days
Some of them can’t be
downloaded to my desktop
30
12.5%
42
17.5%
240
I don't like eBooks because
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
They are dificult to They are difficult to I can't make notes
read on a computer
print
on them
screen
I can only
Some of them can't
download/save be downloaded to
them to my
my desktop
desktop for a
limited number of
days
Q6) Do you use journal articles?
Response
Number of responses
Percentage
Yes
342
93.4%
No
24
6.6%
366
Do you use journal articles?
24
Yes
No
342
Q7) How do you access journal articles?
Responses
Number of responses
Percentage
Summon
311
44.4%
Google
138
19.7%
Google Scholar
134
19.1%
Baidu
43
6.1%
Youdao
17
2.4%
Subject Databases (e.g.
Business Source Complete,
Emerald, ScienceDirect etc.)
58
8.3%
701
How do you access journal articles?
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Summon
Google
Google Scholar
Baidu
Youdao
Subject
Database (e.g.
Business Source
Complete,
Emerald,
ScienceDirect
etc.)
Q8) Why do you use journal articles?
Responses
Number of responses
Percentage
They are shorter in length than
books
They are more up-to-date than
books
My lecturer told me to use
them
They are on my reading list
174
24.6%
210
29.7%
127
17.9%
73
10.3%
To back up my argument
124
17.5%
708
Why do you use journal articles?
250
200
150
100
50
0
They are shorter in They are more up- My lecturer told
length than books to-date than books me to use them
They are on my
reading list
To back up my
argument
Q9) What other resources do you use?
Responses
Number of responses
Percentage
Newspapers
128
16.3%
Google
189
24.1%
Google Scholar
165
21.1%
Wikipedia
102
13%
Baidu
79
10.1%
Youdao
38
4.9%
Subject Databases (Fame,
Mintel, etc.)
82
10.5%
783
What other resources do you use?
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Newspapers
Google
Google
Scholar
Wikipedia
Baidu
Youdao
Subject
Databases
(Fame,
Mintel, etc.)
Q10) Where do you go for library help?
Responses
Number of responses
Percentage
Help Centre (Help Desk located
on floor 4 of the library)
Email
228
26.8%
120
14.1%
Library Chat
33
3.9%
iPoint
83
9.7%
Student Library Helpers
(Green/Red t-shirts)
My Lecturer
111
13%
67
7.9%
My Friends
132
15.5%
Students in my class
62
7.3%
I don’t ask for help
15
1.8%
851
Where do you go for library help?
250
200
150
100
50
0