Friday, October 06, 2006

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1. What is the most important benefit Southern Chapter provides to you?   Response Percent Response Total     AHIP mentoring with regional colleagues 1.3% 1     Awards provide opportunity for recognition 0% 0     CONBLS meeting opportunity 1.3% 1     Hospital librarians connections 11.5% 9     Making connections for collaborating--especially outside my state 11.5% 9     Meetings - programs and speakers 14.1% 11     Networking for career development, future job possibilities, fellowship and grant opportunities 7.7% 6     Networking with regional colleagues - via mailing list, newsletter, meetings 10.3% 8     Newsletter and mailing list are important news sources for me 1.3% 1     Opportunity to be involved in committees and as an officer 0% 0     Learning opportunities - CE classes, but also learning from colleagues' papers & posters about new services and innovative programs in their libraries; vendors demo new products, etc. 34.6% 27     Opportunity to present papers/posters in less intimidating venue than national meetings (e.g., MLA or SLA) 2.6% 2     Research assistance from Research Mentors and potential for support with project grant funding 0% 0   Other (please specify) 3.8% 3 Total Respondents   78 (skipped this question)   0

2. Do you feel SoChap-L has an appropriate number of messages?   Response Percent Response Total     Just right, I get all the information I need from SC/MLA members 53.3% 40     Could be fewer messages, seems too chatty to me 17.3% 13     No opinion 12% 9     Could be more messages, I forget it’s there when I have something to share 13.3% 10     Not enough communication from chapter members – is anyone there? 4% 3 Total Respondents   75 (skipped this question)   3

3. Which of these articles/columns in Southern Expressions do you usually read?   Response Percent Response Total     All articles/entire issue 67.5% 52     Around the South – entire column 9.1% 7     Around the South – just my state 3.9% 3     Chapter business news (e.g., annual meeting update, election or awards information) 1.3% 1     Message from the Chair 1.3% 1     MLA business (e.g., annual meeting update, Chapter Council news) 0% 0     New Member Spotlight 0% 0     Original articles contributed by members 2.6% 2     Research Spotlight 0% 0     None - I don't usually read new issues when they arrive. 6.5% 5   Other (please specify) 7.8% 6 Total Respondents   77 (skipped this question)   1

4. Have you submitted a personal news item to your state editor (or to your library's appointed news correspondent) for the Around the South column in the past 12 months?   Response Percent Response Total     Yes 41% 32     No 59% 46 Total Respondents   78 (skipped this question)   0

5. Optional - We would like to hear your suggestions for improving Chapter communications: Do you have suggestions for new content on our Web site? Or a suggestion for a new column in Southern Expressions? Should we consider (again) changing the Reply format on the SoChap-L mailing list?  Total Respondents   12 (skipped this question)   66

6. What issues do you anticipate will be most important for you in the next three years? (Please select up to 3 responses.)   Response Percent Response Total   Consumer health – collections, community programming, instruction, outreach 12.8% 10   Document delivery – EFTS, LinkOut, Ariel, OCLC 7.7% 6   Electronic access to your library’s services and resources -providing desktop access to library services, firewall issues 32.1% 25   Electronic products - licensing, product selection, collection development policy 42.3% 33   Evaluation - library quality, program or outreach assessment 15.4% 12   Funding – creative funding, finding outside funds, working with consortia 16.7% 13   Health information literacy 6.4% 5   Instruction – teaching skills, web-based instruction 25.6% 20   Leadership development for yourself or your staff 17.9% 14   Library downsizing/ reduced funding – coping strategies, budgeting with reduced funds 9% 7   Managing for the future, strategic planning 26.9% 21   Personnel issues - Recruiting, hiring, mentoring new staff; dealing with service gaps as staff retire 5.1% 4   Promoting library services and needs; communicating library issues to administration and other strategic institutional leaders 30.8% 24   Relationships with institutional IT/MIS/Computer Services departments 3.8% 3   Re-organization of library services, staff assignments 16.7% 13   Research - teaching, using, interpreting, or conducting 12.8% 10   Technology issues – staying current with handheld computers, blogs, wikis, web-authoring 20.5% 16   Web page design - staying current 2.6% 2   Other (please specify) 3.8% 3 Total Respondents   78 (skipped this question)   0

7. Which of these SC/MLA meetings have you attended?   Response Percent Response Total   2005 San Juan, PR 53.8% 42   2004 Biloxi, MS 52.6% 41   2003 Coral Gables, FL 55.1% 43   2002 Nashville, TN 44.9% 35   2001 New Orleans, LA 35.9% 28   None of these meetings 21.8% 17 Total Respondents   78 (skipped this question)   0

8. What issues MOST influence your decision to attend Southern Chapter meetings? (Please select no more than 3 responses.)   Response Percent Response Total   Continuing education program content 37.2% 29   Cost – my institution doesn’t cover any costs 5.1% 4   Cost – my institution covers only partial costs 12.8% 10   Exhibits – see and demo new products, meet vendors [or 'meet librarians' for vendors!] 12.8% 10   Meeting location - in terms of travel costs and vacation options 44.9% 35   Other meetings - I usually decide between attending SC/MLA and MLA (or others) due to schedule conflicts or cost issues 15.4% 12   Personal participation in program 23.1% 18   Personal schedule – family, community, and outside interests that may conflict 21.8% 17   Program content - speakers, papers, posters 42.3% 33