| Summary: | The goal of this work is to investigate the utilization of English language resources provided by university libraries, as well as learning motivation and learning satisfaction. The subjects of investigation are five digital resources, including Ivy League English Magazine, USA Today, Studio Classroom, Live ABC, and Online English Self-Learning Center, provided by Fu-Jen Catholic University's library. 100 undergraduate students, who had used those digital resources before, are randomly selected for questionnaire. The content of the questionnaire consisted of several sections, including demographic information of the respondents, usage investigation, learning motivation, and learning satisfaction. The learning motivation section consisted of four perspectives -Intrinsic motivation, Extrinsic motivation, Self-efficacy, and Learning experience, and seventeen evaluation items in total. The learning satisfaction section consisted of three perspectives - Curriculum content, Learning style, and Learning outcomes, and fourteen evaluation items in total. The important findings of this investigation are as follows: first, 60% (100 out of 160) of the respondents have used those digital resources before. Second, Live ABC has the highest use ratio. Third, there is no statistically significant difference on the utilization of those digital resources between male and female respondents. In addition, there is no statistically significant difference on the utilization of those digital resources among freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students as well. Fourth, the highest-scored item of learning motivation section is ＂Learning English is helpful for finding a good job.＂ Also, the highest-scored item of learning satisfaction section is ＂E-learning provides location and time flexibilities.＂
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