Reliability of Print and Non-Print Academic Materials at Three Universities

The bar charts illustrate the perceived reliability of print and non-print academic resources among undergraduates and post-graduates at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Leeds. Overall, print materials are viewed as more reliable than non-print alternatives by both student groups, with post-graduates showing a stronger preference for print media.

Regarding print materials, post-graduates report higher reliability levels than undergraduates at all three universities. The highest reliability score is recorded by post-graduates at the University of Leeds at 95%, followed by Oxford at 90% and Cambridge at 88%. Conversely, undergraduates report lower figures, ranging from 75% at Cambridge to 80% at both Oxford and Leeds.

In contrast, the trends for non-print materials are reversed. Undergraduates consistently rate these resources as more reliable than their post-graduate counterparts. Undergraduates at Cambridge express the highest confidence in non-print materials at 62%, while those at Oxford and Leeds report 58% and 60% respectively. Post-graduates show lower confidence levels, with scores of 50% at Oxford, 52% at Cambridge, and a low of 48% at the University of Leeds. Overall, print media remains the preferred source of reliable information for all students surveyed.