Use of the Library’s online collection: Findings from the MINES Survey

From March 2014 through February 2015, the BU Libraries Assessment Committee conducted a survey on patron use of the library’s online collection, using a survey tool called MINES. This survey allowed the library to see who was using its online collection, and why it was being used.

The survey results, combined with print circulation data, shows that both print and online collections are used by all the major patron groups. Moreover, graduate students are the largest users of the library’s collection, accounting for more online sessions and more print circulation than faculty and undergraduate students combined.

To read more about the results from the MINES Survey, please go to MINES Survey Results.