School Library Media Specialists Survey

[Stephanne Fiori <stephann@NEIRL.ORG>]

What would help you use technology in your library and
school more effectively?

We want to know your needs so that we can do something
about them.  The Regional Laboratory for Educational
Improvement of the Northeast and Islands is looking to
establish a regional technology consortium to assist
educators, school library media staff, state and local
education agencies, and state and local library agencies in
the application of technology.  (For more information on who
we are try our gopher or web page: gopher.neirl.org and
http://www.neirl.org).

1. What is your primary role/position (i.e. school library
media specialist, certified teacher, volunteer, parent)?


2. Do you have access to the Internet or any other wide area
network from your library?  From your school?  From your
home?  Other?


3. Please indicate your response by placing a number in the
parentheses by each statement.
5= ALWAYS, 4= OFTEN, 3= SOMETIMES, 2= RARELY, 1=
NEVER, NA=NOT APPLICABLE

I use my Internet account at school (   )
I use my Internet account at home  (    )
I use the Internet to access e-mail  (    )
I use the Internet to access gophers  (    )
I use the Internet to access listservs  (    )
I use the Internet to access specific information  (    )
I use the Internet to explore what is out there   (    )
I share information from the Internet with my colleagues (    )
I share information from the Internet with teachers (    )
I share information from the Internet with the principal  (    )
I share information from the Internet with the students (    )

4. Currently, I access the Internet about (    ) times per week,
(     ) times per month?

5. Are there any other networks to which you have access
(i.e. MOSIAC)?  From the library/media center, from school,
or from home?

How often do you use them?


6. How do you find technology most useful to your work?



7. What kinds of additional support do you feel you need in
order to implement and use technology in your work?
Please be specific by describing any professional/staff
development activities, dissemination of resources and
information services, or technical assistance services that
you would find most useful (i.e. training sessions,
workshops)



8.  To what extent do you find technology valuable to your
work?  Please select a number from 1 to 5, where 5= to a
great extent and 1= to no extent.

Please explain.

We appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey.
Your responses will help us gather information about how
technology is being used by people in the field.  Please be
assured that the data will be analyzed and presented in
aggregated form only, with no individuals or schools
identified.

HOW TO RETURN THIS SURVEY:

Email your completed survey by June 8, 1995 to the following
address --

stephann@neirl.org

If it is more convenient, you may print out the survey and
FAX your completed survey to (508) 475-9220.  Please make
your fax attention Stephanne Fiori at the Northeast and
Islands Regional Laboratory.

THANK YOU!