Dear Staff Members:

Please fill out and return this survey to Tara Cruz before Monday, July 27.  You can paste it into a Word document and  or print it out. You also received an email version of this last week.   If you are meeting with Linda, save a copy of your responses for her.   Linda Miller, the technology conslutant, will compile them. All answers are anonymous. Thank you for your help with this.  sms, 7-22-09

Technology Assessment and Space Needs Questions

The following questions are designed to help you consider the library’s technology, existing and future. These questions will form the basis of the discussion with the Technology Consultant. 

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Department Name or Position Title:

1. Briefly describe how you use technology in your position.

2. Do staff members in your service area have all of the technology necessary to do their jobs? If not, what is missing? Are current types and quantities of the technology/computer equipment for staff adequate? If not, what quantities are needed of each type of equipment to meet current needs?

3. What, if anything, should be changed in terms of the physical location or placement of this technology/computer equipment for staff?

4. Does the library provide or utilize all of the technology necessary to provide library services to library users? If not, what is missing? Are current quantities of the technology/computer equipment that are provided for library users adequate to meet their needs? If not, what quantities are needed of each type of equipment to meet current needs?

5. What, if anything, should be changed in terms of the physical location or placement of the technology/computer equipment provided for library users?

6. Are there any gaps in library services related to technology which you have not discussed above? If yes, please describe. Are there any other changes relating to technology that the library must or should make to accommodate increased library use?

7. What is the best example of how the library uses technology well, either for staff or library services?

8. What is the most critical issue that the library is facing related to technology?

9. Is there any other technology or technology-related service, which you did not mention above, that you have seen elsewhere, or read about, that the library doesn’t have but should have now or in the future?