Rod Library University of Northern Iowa

Student Technology Fee Survey

The Rod Library Student Technology Fee Committee requests your input to help us decide which categories of projects to recommend for funding with student technology fee money. Since "the fee may be used for any technology-related expenditure that will directly benefit students," such projects should have a technological bent as well as address the needs of students for the enhancement of library resources or services.

Following is a list of several student technology fee project topics. Please check a TOTAL of five choices. If you prefer, you may add other ideas on the blank lines to make up a total of five selections.

Content:

  Electronic full text books.

  Electronic full text journals and newspapers.

  Easier access to online journal articles.

  Electronic indexes and abstracts (citation databases).

  More video recordings (DVDs/Blu-Rays).

  More sound recordings (CDs/SACDs).

  Audiobooks.

If you have suggestions about specific subjects or titles, please submit them via the Purchase Recommendation Form.

Hardware/Software:

  Additional scanner(s) to allow conversion of print materials to disk.

  Additional computers for collaborative study areas and group study rooms.

  Make more laptops available for checkout and use within and outside the library.

  Provide printing options, more electrical outlets, chargers, and lockers for personally owned devices.

  Additional software for either laptops or computers in group study rooms. Please specify software you would like to see on these computers below.

  Replace and/or upgrade older computers where needed.

  More or faster printers in public areas.

  Support for mobile access to library services and electronic resources.

  Make mobile devices such as tablets available for checkout.

Other Ideas: