1. What grade are you in?
① Senior 43％
② Junior 25％
③ Graduate 8％
④ Sophomore 7％
⑤ Non-student 6％
⑥ Freshman 6％
⑦ Graduate student 5％
2. What time do you usually get to the reading room in the library?
① 5am - 8am 18％
② 9am - 12pm 64％
③ 1pm - 3pm 10％
④ After 4pm 3％
⑤ Other 5％
3. How often do you go to the reading room?
① Everyday 62％
② Once every two days 20％
③ Once or twice a week 14％
④ Once a month 2％
⑤ Once a semester 1％
⑥ Other 1％
4. Who do you go to the reading room with?
① Nobody 40％
② My friends 40％
③ My boyfriend or girlfriend 12％
④ My seniors or juniors 5％
⑤ My group study or team project members 2％
⑥ Other 1％
5. How long do you usually study in the reading room a day?
① Two to three hours 5％
② Four to five hours 23％
③ Six to seven hours 35％
④ Eight to nine hours 27％
⑤ More than ten hours 10％
6. What are you studying for now?
① Civil service examination 40％
② TOEIC 30％
③ Qualification certificates 16％
④ My major 9％
⑤ Other 5％
7. Why do you study in the reading room?
① There are lots of distractions at home 55％
② To study in good convenient facilities 19％
③ To be encouraged by seeing other people studying 7％
④ To study with friends 5％
⑤ To read library books 4％
⑥ To utilize computers or multimedia instruments 3％
⑦ To study for a team project 3％
⑧ Other 4％
8. What do you do during breaks?
① Have a cup of coffee 46％
② Take a rest at my desk 15％
③ Take a walk 13％
④ Go to the toilet 9％
⑤ Use the computers and multimedia instruments 5％
⑥ Read a newspaper or magazine 4％
⑦ Talk to friends on the phone 4％
⑧ Go up to the upper floors of the library and read other books 1％
⑨ Other 3％9. What would you suggest for the library reading room?
① More lockers 48％
② CCTV equipment to prevent theft 15％
③ Increased opening hours 13％
④ The committee should strengthen rules for usage of seats and desks 10％
⑤ Brighter lights 9％
⑥ Other 5％
10. Where do you have a meal?
① In campus cafeterias 75％
② I skip meals 10％
③ Other restaurants around university 9％
④ I bring a lunch box 2％
⑤ Other 4％
11. When your phone rings in the reading room, what do you do?
① Go out of the library reading room and answer it 90％
② I neither answer nor send a message 5％
③ I call back later when I’m out of the reading room 4％
④ Other 1％
12. In the reading room, who are the most annoying people?
① People who are noisy 49％
② People who leave their seats for a long time 16％
③ People who shows their love in public places 13％
④ People who go out of the reading room often 11％
⑤ People who sleep all the time 5％
⑥ People who eat 2％
⑦ People who expose their body too much, or are dirty 2％
⑧ Other 2％
13. In the reading room, what is the most bothersome sound?
① Talking in whispers 44％
② High heels, sandals and footprint sounds 22％
③ A cell phone’s silent mode sound 17％
④ Door shutting sound 5％
⑤ Sniffing or nose blowing sounds 4％
⑥ Eating or drinking sounds 3％
⑦ Sneezing or coughing sounds 2％
⑧ Other 3％
14. If you see your ideal type, what do you do?
① Just concentrate on study 57％
② Just watch 23％
③ Move to the seat next to him or her 6％
④ Look at him or her and smile 5％
⑤ Give him or her a note 4％
⑥ Speak to him or her directly 2％
⑦ Ask a friend to convey my interest 1％
⑧ Other 2％
15. What do you take with you to the reading room? (Except for books, writing instruments, and cell phones)
① An electronic dictionary 31％
② Some water 25％
③ An MP3 player 17％
④ Some snacks 8％
⑤ Tissues 8％
⑥ Earplugs 4％
⑦ Other 7％
16. What is good about the reading room compared with other library’s reading rooms?
① Clean facilities 32％
② Appropriate room temperature 25％
③ Good location in the library 23％
④ Enough rest places 8％
⑤ Other 12％
In spite of the summer vacation, many people enthusiastically study to achieve their dreams in the reading room. According to this survey, they study in the reading room because there are lots of distractions at their house. In the reading room, seniors were the most occupied. And most people were studying for the civil service examination. The results show us that getting a job is important for students. Finally, people want more lockers in the reading room.
