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Report on the Membership Needs Assessment Survey
123 surveys were mailed to our membership on April
20, 2000. 51 survey responses were received - 42 %
return rate. Below are the results of the survey. The original
questions are included - to provide context - as well as all possible
responses and percentages based on the total counts. Questions?
Contact Lori Critz at (520 )621-4612, or critzl@u.library.arizona.edu
1. Which best describes your employment setting?
| Academic |
16
|
31.4%
|
| Consultant/self-employed |
0
|
0%
|
| For profit/corporate |
13
|
25.5%
|
| Government |
7
|
13.7%
|
| Non-profit |
4
|
7.8%
|
| Public |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Retired |
3
|
5.9%
|
| Student |
0
|
0%
|
| Unemployed |
1
|
2%
|
| Vendor/dealer |
1
|
2%
|
Other (Medical librarian, Park Research Center
librarian,
Temp agency, School librarian) |
4
|
7.8%
|
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2. What is the geographic location
of your place of employment?
| Apache County |
0
|
0%
|
| Cochise County |
0
|
0%
|
| Coconino County |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Gila County |
0
|
0%
|
| Graham County |
0
|
0%
|
| Greenlee County |
0
|
0%
|
| La Paz County |
0
|
0%
|
| Maricopa County |
22
|
43.1%
|
| Mohave County |
0
|
0%
|
| Navajo County |
0
|
0%
|
| Pima County |
21
|
41.2%
|
| Pinal County |
1
|
2%
|
| Santa Cruz County |
0
|
0%
|
| Yavapai County |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Yuma County |
0
|
0%
|
| No Response |
3
|
5.9%
|
| Less than one |
3
|
5.9%
|
| 1 - 5 |
6
|
11.8%
|
| 6 - 10 |
10
|
19.6%
|
| 11 - 20 |
20
|
39.9%
|
| Over 20 |
12
|
23.5%
|
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4. Highest level of education obtained?
| Bachelors |
4
|
7.8%
|
| Masters |
43
|
84.3%
|
| Ph. D. |
0
|
0%
|
| Other (JD, unspecified) |
3
|
5.9%
|
| No response |
1
|
2%
|
| Under 30 |
5
|
9.8%
|
| 30 - 45 |
20
|
39.2%
|
| 46 - 60 |
22
|
43.1%
|
| Over 60 |
4
|
7.8%
|
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6. What is your sex?
| Male |
11
|
21.6%
|
| Female |
40
|
78.4%
|
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7. What is your ethnicity or race?
| Hispanic |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Black |
0
|
0%
|
| White |
48
|
94.1%
|
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
1
|
2%
|
| North American Native |
0
|
0%
|
| Other |
0
|
0%
|
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8. What is your major professional responsibility?
| Administration/Management/Supervision |
11
|
21.6%
|
| Cataloging/Technical Services |
1
|
2.0%
|
| Consulting |
0
|
0%
|
| Instruction |
1
|
2.0%
|
| Marketing/Sales |
1
|
2.0%
|
| Records Management |
0
|
0%
|
| Reference/Information Services |
14
|
27.5%
|
| Solo Librarian |
15
|
29.4%
|
| Systems/Information Technology |
0
|
0%
|
| Other |
5
|
9.8%
|
| No response |
3
|
5.9%
|
9. Do you have access to e-mail?
If yes, how do you view messages?
| Text-based interface |
16
|
31.4%
|
| Web-based interface |
12
|
23.5%
|
| Both text and web based |
21
|
41.2%
|
| No response |
2
|
3.9%
|
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10. Does your organization
pay for any of the following? (check all that apply)
| Dinner meetings |
8
|
15.7%
|
| Membership dues |
26
|
51.0%
|
| Professional Development seminars |
26
|
51.0%
|
| SLA conferences |
31
|
60.8%
|
| Time off to attend meetings |
39
|
76.5%
|
| Other (Awards luncheon; State travel) |
2
|
3.9%
|
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11. Of what other professional organizations
are you a member? (check all that apply)
| American Library Association |
12
|
23.5%
|
| American Society for Information Science |
5
|
9.8%
|
| Arizona Library Association |
18
|
35.3%
|
| Arizona Association of Law Libraries |
4
|
7.8%
|
| Medical Library Association |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals |
3
|
5.9%
|
| Mountain Plains Library Association |
3
|
5.9%
|
| Other (US Agricultural Information Network; USAIN;
IAALD; Society for Technical Communication; American Society of
Indexers; Society of American Archivists; S AZ Biomedical Libraries;
NASIG; ASLI; Investigative Reporters and Editors; Florida Lib. Assn.;
CA Lib. Assn.; Council for Botanical & Horticultural Libraries;
AzALL; CALL; SWALL; Archivists Roundtable of Metropolitan New York;
APRA; American Association for Engineering Education) |
19
|
37.3%
|
| Under one |
4
|
7.8%
|
| 1 - 5 |
18
|
35.3%
|
| 6 - 10 |
9
|
17.6%
|
| 11 - 20 |
15
|
29.4%
|
| Over 20 |
4
|
7.7%
|
| No response |
1
|
2%
|
13. What are your top 4 reasons for being
a member of the Arizona Chapter of SLA?
| Networking/working with professional colleagues |
42
|
82.4%
|
| Educational programs/Professional Development |
30
|
58.8%
|
| Programs on current topics in the information
field |
28
|
54.9%
|
| Career and employment assistance/leads |
8
|
15.9%
|
| Leadership and/or service opportunities |
7
|
13.7%
|
| Committee membership opportunities |
1
|
2.0%
|
| Requirement of my job |
3
|
5.9%
|
| Scholarship information/leads |
1
|
2.0%
|
| Opportunities for awards/recognition |
0
|
0%
|
| Affiliation with a professional library organization |
31
|
60.8%
|
| Subscription to the chapter email discussion list |
4
|
7.8%
|
| Sales opportunities |
1
|
2.0%
|
| Local networking events |
21
|
41.2%
|
| Other (To keep member total steady; defacto only;
I like the newsletter) |
3
|
5.9%
|
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14. What is your level of participation
in the Arizona Chapter of SLA? (check all that apply)
| Current/former officer |
12
|
23.5%
|
| Current/former Committee Chair |
16
|
31.4%
|
| Current/former committee member |
6
|
11.8%
|
| Contributor to newsletter |
7
|
13.7%
|
| Past meeting host |
6
|
11.8%
|
| Willing volunteer |
11
|
21.6%
|
15. If you are not as involved in the Chapter as you would
like to be, why not? (check all that apply)
| I am as involved as I want to be |
19
|
37.3%
|
| Competing work priorities |
25
|
49.0%
|
| Competing family priorities |
10
|
19.6%
|
| Transportation challenges |
7
|
13.7%
|
| I am not aware of opportunities |
4
|
7.8%
|
| I cannot take time off during the workweek |
5
|
9.8%
|
| I do not know any members well enough to contact
them |
1
|
2.0%
|
| No one in the chapter has contacted me |
2
|
3.9%
|
| My employer does not encourage involvement |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Other |
6
|
11.8%
|
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16. Would any of the
following facilitate your future involvement?
| Improve publicity about committees or other opportunities
to participate |
12
|
23.5%
|
15
|
29.4%
|
15
|
29.4%
|
9
|
17.6%
|
| Offer more short-term participation |
20
|
39.2%
|
9
|
17.6%
|
16
|
31.4%
|
6
|
11.8%
|
| Personal contacts from Chapter Officers/Committee
Chairs: |
10
|
19.6%
|
19
|
37.3%
|
13
|
25.5%
|
9
|
17.6%
|
| A mentoring program that allowed me to work with
a more experienced member |
8
|
15.7%
|
26
|
51.0%
|
8
|
15.7%
|
9
|
17.6%
|
| |
YES
|
NO
|
MAYBE
|
NO RESPONSE
|
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17. Would a mentoring program be of value to our Chapter?
If yes, which
type of mentoring program(s) do you prefer? (check all that apply)
(percentages
based on the 33 YES responses above)
| One-on-one |
23 |
69.7% |
| Tele-mentoring |
14 |
42.4% |
| Group activities |
13 |
39.4% |
18. Do you regularly attend chapter meetings and programs?
| YES |
14
|
27.5%
|
| NO |
27
|
52.9%
|
| LOCAL NETWORKING EVENTS ONLY |
9
|
17.6%
|
| NO RESPONSE |
1
|
2%
|
19. If no, what are some of the reasons you had
for NOT attending? (check all that apply)
| I don't have the time/professional workload |
20
|
39.2%
|
| I don't get management support or approval |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Meeting times/days are inconvenient |
15
|
29.4%
|
| Meeting places are inconvenient (i.e. distance
to meetings) |
21
|
41.2%
|
| Topics/programming are not of interest |
5
|
9.8%
|
| I am active in another organization |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Cost |
1
|
2.0%
|
| Not aware of meetings/programs |
5
|
9.8%
|
| Other (transportation difficulties; too far away) |
2
|
3.9%
|
| Mornings |
13
|
25.5%
|
| Afternoons |
24
|
47.1%
|
| Evenings |
3
|
5.9%
|
| No Response |
11
|
21.6%
|
21. How do you rate the meetings in the past year?
| As to quality? |
0
|
0%
|
4
|
7.8%
|
17
|
33.3%
|
6
|
11.8%
|
24
|
47.1%
|
| As to location? |
1
|
2.0%
|
10
|
19.6%
|
12
|
23.5%
|
3
|
5.9%
|
25
|
49.0%
|
| As to relevance to your work? |
1
|
2.0%
|
12
|
23.5%
|
12
|
23.5%
|
0
|
0%
|
26
|
51%
|
| As to cost/value? |
0
|
0%
|
6
|
11.8%
|
16
|
31.4%
|
5
|
9.8%
|
24
|
47.1%
|
| |
Poor
|
Fair
|
Good
|
Excellent
|
No Response
|
| Presentations by information professionals |
33
|
64.7%
|
11
|
21.6%
|
6
|
11.8%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
| General interest topics |
7
|
13.7%
|
30
|
58.8%
|
13
|
25.5%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
| Panel presentations on professional topics |
24
|
47.1%
|
18
|
35.3%
|
8
|
15.7%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
| Vendor/dealer presentations |
8
|
15.7%
|
26
|
51.0%
|
16
|
31.4%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
| Round Table/discussion groups |
12
|
23.5%
|
23
|
45.1%
|
15
|
29.4%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
| Business meetings |
4
|
7.8%
|
21
|
41.2%
|
25
|
49.0%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
| Local networking events |
22
|
43.1%
|
21
|
41.2%
|
7
|
13.7%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
| Other social meetings |
13
|
25.5%
|
18
|
35.3%
|
19
|
37.3%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
| |
High Interest
|
Some Interest
|
No Interest
|
No Response
|
23. What types of professional development topics are of
interest to you? (check all that apply)
| Copyright Issues |
26
|
51.0%
|
| Emerging/changing Information Resources |
37
|
72.5%
|
| Emerging Technologies (e.g. Intranets, platforms,...) |
39
|
76.5%
|
| Knowledge Management |
31
|
60.8%
|
| Library Management/Administration |
22
|
43.1%
|
| Licensing (of resources) |
16
|
31.4%
|
| Other (Business Intelligence; Career alternatives) |
2
|
3.9%
|
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24. Does your employer
require Continuing Education credit for attendance at professional
development programs?
25. How much would you be willing to pay for quality programs?
| $5.00 |
1
|
2%
|
| $10.00 |
8
|
15.7%
|
| $15.00 |
9
|
17.6%
|
| $20.00 |
13
|
25.5%
|
| >$20.00 |
16
|
31.4%
|
| No Response |
4
|
7.8%
|
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26. Are there any additional
programs/activities that you would like to see offered?
See Suggestions Below
27. How would you evaluate the effectiveness of these
Chapter services/activities as they currently are offered?
| Board Meetings and/or
business meetings |
0
|
0%
|
11
|
21.6%
|
3
|
5.9%
|
37
|
72.5%
|
| Professional Development (workshops/programs)
activities |
2
|
3.9%
|
16
|
31.4%
|
3
|
5.9%
|
30
|
58.8%
|
| Employment Listings |
7
|
13.7%
|
17
|
33.3%
|
6
|
11.8%
|
21
|
41.2%
|
| Membership Services |
3
|
5.9%
|
17
|
33.3%
|
7
|
13.7%
|
24
|
47.1%
|
| International activities |
1
|
2.0%
|
9
|
17.6%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
40
|
78.4%
|
| Opportunities to network with vendors/dealers |
0
|
0%
|
8
|
15.7%
|
7
|
13.7%
|
36
|
70.6%
|
| Opportunities to develop leadership
skills |
1
|
2.0%
|
10
|
19.6%
|
7
|
13.7%
|
33
|
64.7%
|
| Opportunities to network with peers |
8
|
15.7%
|
21
|
41.2%
|
1
|
2.0%
|
21
|
41.2%
|
| Public Relations activities |
1
|
2.0%
|
13
|
25.5%
|
6
|
11.8%
|
31
|
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