LIBRARY SURVEY

My name is Katrina Hughes and I am a librarian in Australia, and I interested in finding out why we are still using hardcopy of some items when an electronic version exists. The results of this survey will be presented at a conference in 2007..

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1) Which Country are you from?

2) What kind of library/information agency do you work in?

2a) Other Please specify

3) Do you have hardcopy and electronic resources?


4) Do you have some of your items in both hardcopy and in electronic format?


5) Why do you have some items in both hardcopy and electronic format?

6) When you purchase or subscribe to something which option do you take?





6a) Why?


7) When choosing a format, do you have a policy/guideline to go by?


7a) Or when you choosing a format it is different from item to item?


8) When you are looking at the different formats, what are you looking for?

9) If you just had the choice of either hardcopy or the electronic version, which one do you chose?



9a) Why?

10) When looking at purchasing either hardcopy or the electronic version, do you take into consideration customers/clients, and what they want?


10a) Or when you are looking at considering either hardcopy or the electronic version are you mainly thinking of the library/information agency?


10b) If yes, what considerations do you need to take? For example is the software compatible with what you already have.

11) When you have both the hardcopy and electronic version of an item and you need to search for something in the item do you first search the electronic version and then use the hardcopy once you have found what you are looking for?


11a) Why?


12) When you have the hardcopy and electronic version which do you use more?

12a) Why?


13) When you have the electronic version only do you read the information from the screen?


13a) Or do you print the information from the electronic version and read it from the hardcopy?


13b) Why?


14) When you get an inquiry do you first think of going to an electronic resource or looking at the hardcopy first?


15) Do you find electronic copies of items easy to search/navigate around?


15a) Why?

16) Have you used the help facility in any of the electronic items that you have?


16a) If you said no and you have needed help why did you not use the help facility?

17) Do you find the instructions easy to use?


17A) If no, why did you not find the instructions easy to use?


18) Have you found over time that electronic resources have gotten easier to use?


18a) If yes what do you think has changed?

18b) If no what would you liked changed?

19) Why do you think that we use the hardcopy of item when an electronic version of the item exists?

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