Re: Our 1994 LM_NET Membership Survey>l

[Mary Zaruba Cox <mcox@MAILER.FSU.EDU>]

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> Hello LM_NET Colleagues,
>
>   We seek your help.  Your LM_NET co-owners, Mike Eisenberg and Peter
> Milbury, need some information.  As you might know, we are regularly asked
> to write and speak about LM_NET.  So we want to be able to intelligently
> and effectively explain what we who are subscribed to LM_NET are doing,
> its importance to school librarianship, and to the teaching profession.
> This information also assists us in planning improvements in LM_NET's
> services and resources.
>
>   In order that we are able to make the most effective use of this data,
> please respond to the questions below no later than Sunday, September 11,
> 1994.
>
>   Please DO NOT use the "R" (reply) feature of your mail system to return
> your responses.  The "F" (forward) feature will allow you to complete the
> survey and forward the results to us at the following address:
>
>   PMILBURY@ERICIR.SYR.EDU
>
>   Please complete and forward _only_ the section below.
>
>   Thank you!
>   Peter Milbury and Michael Eisenberg, for LM_NET
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> For _each_ of the 15 items please put an "X" to the _left_ of the *single*
> response that best describes you (except where more than one are requested.)
>
>  1. I have been an educator for:
>     1-4 years
>     5-9 years
>     10-14 years
>     15-19 years
>     20 or more years
>   x  Am not an educator(not accurrate-but best choice)
>
>  2. I have _been_ a school library media professional for
>     1-4 years
>     5-9 years
>     10-14 years
>     15-19 years
>     20 or more years
>    x Am _not_ a school library media professional
>
>  3. My _primary_ position or situation is:
>     School Library Media Professional
>     District or Area Library Media Professional or Supervisor
>     Classroom Teacher
>    x College Student
>     School Administrator
>     School District or Area Administrator
>     College or University LIS Faculty
>     College or University Faculty or Staff
>    x Parent or interested community member
>     Publisher or supplier
>     Retired or former educator
>     Other (please explain)
>
>  4. I _primarily_ use the Internet for the following (multiple choices OK):
>    x As a reference tool answering questions of colleagues
>    x As a reference tool answering questions of students
>   x  To search remote libraries for bibliographic data
>   x  To teach or demonstrate computer telecommunications skills
>    x For curriculum/classroom support activities and/or projects
>    x To participate in listserv discussion groups
>    x To communicate with individual off-site educators
>     To obtain free software from remote sites
>     To obtain text files or information from remote sites
>     To obtain data for cataloging functions.
>
>  5. I _connect_ with the Internet _primarily_ via:
>     Low-cost or free _statewide_ educational network
>     Low-cost or free _regional_ educational network
>    x Low-cost or free account from college or university
>     Direct Internet connect through my school or district network
>     Commercial Internet access service
>     Free-Net or other Community Network
>     Other method of connecting: (please indicate type)
>
> 6. I _primarily_ go online or connect with the Internet while:
>     At work
>    x At home
>     About equally at work and home
>
> 7. Who provides the _primary_ support or inservice to _faculty_ in
>         Internet use at your site?  (Choose only one.)
>     Myself
>     Another teacher
>     Clerical specialist or technical staff member
>     Administrator
>     Parent or community volunteer
>     Outside consultant or other paid person
>   x  Another librarian
>     No one
>     I don't know
>     There are no faculty members at my site
>     I am not at a school site
>
> 8. Who provides the _primary_ support or instruction to _students_ in
>         Internet use at your site?  (Choose only one.)
>     myself
>    x Another librarian
>     another teacher
>     a clerical specialist or technical staff member
>     an administrator
>     a parent or community volunteer
>     an outside consultant or other paid person
>     I don't know
>     There are no students at my site
>     I am not at a school site
>
>  9. How many _years_ have you been using the Internet?
>   x  1 year or less
>     1-2 years
>     2-3 years
>     3-4 years
>     4-5 years
>     5 or more years
>
> 10. How many hours per _week_ are you using the Internet?
>     1 hour or less
>     1-5 hours
>     6-10 hours
>    x 11-15 hours
>     16-20 hours
>     21-25 hours
>     25 or more hours
>
> 11. Due to my use of the Internet my work status has:
>     Improved a great deal
>    x Improved a little
>     Stayed about the same
>     Declined a little
>     Declined a great deal
>     I am not a faculty member
>     I do not use my knowledge of the Internet in my work
>
> 12. My Internet use has had the following type of impact on my school
>        or work site:
>     Big impact
>   x  Moderate impact
>     Little impact
>     No impact
>     I am not at a school
>
> 13. Number of Internet _discussion_ groups to which I subscribe is:
>     1-3
>     4-6
>    x 7-9
>     10 or more
>
> 14. Number of electronic (via e-mail) journals to which I subscribe:
>    x 0
>     1-3
>     4-6
>     7-9
>     10 or more
>
> 15. The importance level of LM_NET to me is:
>     Extremely important
>    x Very important
>     Somewhat important
>     Not important
>
> Please briefly complete the following:  "To me, the single most
> important aspect of about having Internet access is...."being able to
communicate by e-mail >
>
> Please forward your completed survey to PMILBURY@ERICIR.SYR.EDU
> no later than Sunday, September 11, 1994.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Peter
> ............................................................................
> Peter Milbury, Library Media Teacher/Mentor Teacher  PMILBURY@ERICIR.SYR.EDU
> Pleasant Valley High School, Chico, California 95926     Voice: 916-891-3060
> Co-owner of LM_NET:  Discussion Group for School Library Media Professionals
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