Abstract

This article will compare results from two surveys sent to the university libraries at Valdosta State University and Florida State University. The initial survey in 2016, asked patrons to describe their format preferences when looking for library materials and indicate if their format preferences changed when looking for pleasure reading or academic research. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced people out of physical libraries and onto online libraries visited from home, two of the authors wondered how this would change a patron’s preference regarding electronic formats, leading to a second survey in 2022. The conclusion gives insight on how this information should impact collection development policies in the future.

摘要

本文将比较发送到瓦尔多斯塔州立大学和佛罗里达州立大学图书馆的两项调查的结果。2016 年的初步调查要求顾客描述他们在寻找图书馆资料时的格式偏好，并指出他们在寻找乐趣阅读或学术研究时的格式偏好是否发生了变化。当 COVID-19 大流行迫使人们离开实体图书馆并进入在家访问的在线图书馆时，两位作者想知道这将如何改变顾客对电子格式的偏好，从而在 2022 年进行了第二次调查。结论给出了关于如何改变的见解这些信息应该会影响未来的馆藏发展政策。