Tag Archives: surveys

LEAP Day panel: What do employers want??

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Barbara

Monday, February 29 is LEAP Day at UWW! Would you like to know what knowledge and skills employers want when they hire college graduates? Come to the employer panel discussion from 9 a.m.-9:50 a.m. in the UC Summers Auditorium. The … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: How’s life?

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Barbara

Wonder how life in the the U.S. compares to other countries? Consult the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s OECD Better Life Index, which provides data and comparisons on 11 areas related to quality of life: housing, income, jobs, health, … Continue reading →

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Digital Age Data

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Barbara

Interested in data about how many people in the U.S. are online and what they are doing there? Are they using broadband? Are they using mobile technology? Wondering about how smartphone users are using their phones? Who is using social … Continue reading →

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Pew Global Attitudes Project

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Barbara

Are you interested in public opinion data? “The Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people’s assessments of their own lives to their views about the … Continue reading →

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Welcome to UWW & Andersen Library!

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Barbara

Welcome to UWW and Andersen Library! I hope you’re excited to be here. After four college degrees (at four separate schools) and over 20 years at UWW, I still greet each new academic year with excitement and anticipation.  My colleagues … Continue reading →

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World Statistics Day!

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Barbara

October 20, 2010, is the first World Statistics Day, designated by the United Nations to celebrate official national and international statistics. Just think a moment about all the uses to which we put the data gathered by the U.S. Census … Continue reading →

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Top Journals in Biology & Medicine

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Barbara

The Special Libraries Association‘s BioMedical & Life Sciences Division conducted a poll to identify the 100 most influential journals of biology & medicine over the last 100 years.” The poll was conducted by selection panels for three areas: clinical medicine … Continue reading →

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Politicalcompass.org

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Barbara

Where do you fall on the political scale from extreme libertarian to extreme authoritarian, factoring in both economic and social leanings? if you aren’t sure, there is a web-based test for you at politicalcompass.org. Respond agree, strongly agree, disagree or … Continue reading →

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Use E-books?

Posted on March 27, 2008 by kyle

If you haven’t noticed, the Library loves surveys. (As an aside – a big thank you to all that completed the LibQUAL survey! We will going through the results and come up a plan of action to improve our resources … Continue reading →

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Library Survey Winners

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Barbara

Thank you to all who completed the LibQUAL Library Service Quality Survey in the last three weeks! Students who completed the survey had the option to be eligible for one of four $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com, and here are … Continue reading →

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