Card Sort Results by Group

Here are the categories that each of the four groups created during the card sort.

Group 1 Categories

  • About
  • Citing a Source
  • College Libraries
  • Databases
  • FAQ’s
  • Library Catalog
  • Policies
  • Search by Subject
  • Services

Group 2 Categories

  • About Us
  • Citing a Source
  • Contact Us
  • Databases
  • FAQ’s
  • Majors
  • Policies
  • Tehcnology

Group 3 Categories

  • Libraries
    • Contact Us
    • AskUs 24/7
      • Reserves
      • Noise Policy
      • Borrowing Policy
        • Films On Demand
        • Books
        • Article
        • Subject Focused
      • Citing a Source

Group 4 Categories

  • Citing a Source
  • Research by Subject
  • Library Facilities
    • Crumb Library
    • Crane Library
    • University Archives
  • Databases
    • Library Catalog
    • Article
    • Streaming Music
    • Films on Demand
  • Library Policies
    • Fines
    • Course Reserves Policy
    • Noise Policy
    • Collection Development Policy
    • Borrowing Policy
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ’s

The headings that appear in each column of the table below represents a different category that each group came up with.

Card Sort Results
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

About

Employment

Hours

Address

315-267-2000

library@potsdam.edu

Citing a Source

APA Style

Chicago Manual of Style

MLA Style

College Libraries

Crane Library

Crumb Library

University Archives

Databases

Academic Search Complete

JSTOR

PubMed

Films on Demand

Article

Electronic Books

FAQ’s

Make Suggestion

Suggest an item for purchase

AskUs 24/7

Ask us

Can I sign out a group studyt room?

Do you have a scanner?

Where are your copiers?

Ho do I get a library card?

How do I find a book on reserve?

Do you have a fax machine?

How do I print from a laptop computer?

How much does printing cost?

Library Catalog

BearCat

WorldCat

Policies

Noise

Collection Development Policy

Fines

Course Reservers

Borrowing

Consultation Request

Search by Subject

Chemistry

Anthropology

Englsih

Math

Music

Education

Communications

Services

Books

Digital Camera

Laptop

Labtop Computer

Headphones

DVDs

Audio CDs

Records

Listening Rooms

Group Study Rooms

Inter Library Loan

Reserves

Items that people did not know

Books 24×7

Credo Reference

Naxos

Print Poster – did not know that you could do this in the library

AskUs

Words Not used

Copiers – question was used under FAQ’s

Jobs – used Employment instead

About Us

Consultation Request

Employment

Fines

Listening Rooms

Hours

Print Poster

Group Study Rooms

Reserves

Citing a Source

Chicago Manual of Style

APA Style

MLA Style

Contact Us

University Archives

Address

315-267-2000

Crumb Library

Crane Library

library@potsdam.edu

Make Suggestion

Suggest an item for purchase

Databases

Article

Books

Records – as in a record in a database

Academic Search Complete

PubMed

Credo Reference

Inter Library Loan

JSTOR

NAXOS

BearCat

Library Catalog

WorldCat

FAQ’s

How do I find a book on reserve?

How do I get a library card?

Do you have a scanner?

Do you have a fax machine?

Can I sign out a group study room?

Where are your copiers?

Majors

Education

Anthropology

Chemistry

Englsih

Communications

Math

Music

Policies

Course Reserves Policy

Borrowing Policy

Collection Development Policy

Noise Policy

Technology

Electronic Books

Laptop Computer

Copiers

Digital Camera

DVDs

Headphones

Audio CDs

Items that people did not know

AskUs 24/7

Films on Demand

Books 24X7

Words Not Used

AskUs

Jobs – used employment instead

Libraries

Hours

Employment

How do I get a library card?

Digital Camera

Laptop Computer

Collection Development Policy

Fines

Inter Library Loan

Consultation request

Do you have a scanner?

Contact Us

Address

Make Suggestion

Suggest an item for purchase

315-267-2000

AskUS 24/7

Reserves

How do I find a book on reserve?

Course Reserves Policy

Noice Policy

Listening Rooms

Headphones

DVD’s

Audio Cd’s

Group Study Rooms

Can I sign out a group study room?

Borrowing Policy

Films On Demand

Books

Library Catalog

WorldCat

BearCat

Books 24×7

Article

Academic Search Complete

PubMed

Credo Reference

NAXOS

JSTOR

University Archives

Subject Focused

Music

Education

English

Communications

Math

Chemistry

Antrhpology

Citing a Source

MLA Style

APA Style

Chicago Manual of Style

Items that people did not know

AskUs 24/7

Films on Demand

Words Not Used

Library Card

Copiers

Records

Databases

FAQ’s – used ‘Contact Us’ for a category heading

Print Poster

Jobs – used under employment

Crane Library – was combined with Crumb Library to become Libraries

Crumb Library – was combined with Crane Library to become Libraries

Citing a Source

Chicago Manual of Style

APA Style

MLA Style

Research by Subject

Math

Communications

Music

Chemistry

Anthropology

English

Education

Library Facilities

Crumb Library

Copiers

Crane Library

Copiers

Group Study Rooms

Listening Rooms

MIDI Lab

University Archives

Databases

Library Catalog

Reserves

BearCat

WorldCat

Inter Library Loan

Article

Academic Search Complete

PubMed

JSTOR

Streaming Music

NAXOS

Films on Demand

Electonic Books

Library Policies

Fines

Course Reserves Policy

Noise Policy

Collection Development Policy

Suggest an item for purchase

Borrwoing Policy

Laptop Computer

Records

Audio Cd’s

Books

DVDs

Digital Camera

Headphones

Contact Us

Hours

Address

Phone

Email

Make Suggestion

AskUs 24/7

Consultation Request

Employment

FAQ’s

How do I find a book on reserve?

Can I sign out a group study room?

Do you have a fax machine?

Do you have a scanner?

Where are your Copiers?

How do I get a Library Card?

Items that People did not know

Credo Reference

Books 24×7

Print Poster

Word Not Used

AskUs

Jobs – used employment instead

 

Each group did not use all of the items that were on the index cards. In taking a look at how each group categorized the items on the index cards it is apparent that even though they thought they understood what a term meant in reality this was not the case. This can be seen by taking a look at the visual representation of the categories created by group 3. This group created two categories called AskUs 24/7 and Films on Demand. Films on Demand is a database the college libraries subscribe too and AskUs 24/7 is a chat based service.

The categories that group three created are the most difficult to understand. This group started with the main category of ‘Libraries’ and all items when appear under this main category. Under the category ‘Library’ the categories ‘Contact Us’ and ‘Ask Us 24/7’ would appear. The rest of the categories are placed underneath the heading ‘Ask Us 24/7’.

Group 3 Results

Here is a visual representation of the categories that group 3 created and how they organized the terms that appeared on the index cards.

Visual representation of categories that appear in the table above for group 3.

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Group 4 Results

Here is a visual representation of the categories that group 4 created:

Visual representation of the categories created by group 4.

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