Q2 Will your library have a budget for staff training in ... · 2014/2015 Public Library Director Needs Assessment Survey 10 / 21 30.23% 13 32.56% 14 37.21% 16 Q6 When was the last

2014/2015PublicLibraryDirectorNeedsAssessmentSurvey

6/21

69.77% 30

16.28% 7

13.95% 6

Q2Willyourlibraryhaveabudgetforstafftrainingin2014/2015?

Answered:43 Skipped:2

Total 43

Yes,probably

No,probablynot

Notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

AnswerChoices Responses

Yes,probably

No,probablynot

Notsure


7/21

54.29% 19

5.71% 2

17.14% 6

22.86% 8

Q3Ifyouansweredyestothepreviousquestion,willthebudgetbe:


Total 35

thesameasthisyear

lessthanthisyear

morethanthisyear

notsure

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


thesameasthisyear

lessthanthisyear

morethanthisyear

notsure


8/21

76.74% 33

95.35% 41

62.79% 27

74.42% 32

Q4Howdoyousupportstafftraining?Chooseallthatapply.


TotalRespondents:43

# Other(pleasespecify) Date

1 Usethefreebiewebresources;wedoavalleywidetrainingwithoutsidetrainersforallpubl ibsinImperialValleyonedayayearinAugust.

2/28/201410:45AM

2 AllowstafftoattendCityworkshops&trainings. 2/21/201411:54AM

3 Weareunabletooffertimeor$$fortraining.Theonlyoptionisforstafftoviewarchivedwebinarsontheirowntime.

2/21/20149:19AM

4 SomeemployeeshaveprofessionaldevelopmentfundspertheirMOU. 2/20/20147:10PM

5 professionalconferenceattendance 2/20/20145:06PM

6 Sendoutaweeklyemailcontainingupdatesontrainingopportunities. 2/20/20144:51PM

Paytuition/fees...

Allowuseofworktimeto...

Bringtrainerstothelibrary

Offertrainingin-houseusi...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Paytuition/feesfortraining

Allowuseofworktimetotaketraining

Bringtrainerstothel ibrary

Offertrainingin-houseusingstafftrainers


9/21

83.72% 36

76.74% 33

74.42% 32

46.51% 20

13.95% 6

Q5Forwhichgroupsdoyouofferorsupporttraining?Chooseallthatapply.


TotalRespondents:43


1 alloftheabove,evenopenituptoothercountydepartments 2/24/20147:12AM

2 temporary/substitutestaffaswell 2/21/20143:37PM

3 Permanentandtemporarystaffasneeded 2/21/201410:37AM

4 notrainingisofferedatthistime 2/21/20149:19AM

5 Anyonewhowantsit,really,solongasitbenefitstheLibrary. 2/21/20148:18AM

6 inviteotherCityDepartmentsthatrelatetothetopic 2/20/20145:06PM

Allpermanentstaff

Professionalstaff

Support(non-profess...

Volunteers,friendsoft...

Other(pleasespecify)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Allpermanentstaff

Professionalstaff

Support(non-professional)staff

Volunteers,friendsofthel ibrary,boardmembers,etc.



10/21

30.23% 13

32.56% 14

37.21% 16

Q6Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidalibrary-wideneedsassessmentofstaffdevelopmentandtrainingneeds?


Total 43

Withinthelasttwoyears

Overtwoyearsago

Never

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Withinthelasttwoyears

Overtwoyearsago

Never


11/21

Q7Iwouldbewillingtoinveststafftimeintrainingthatimprovesperformanceinthe

followingareas:Answered:43 Skipped:2


12/21

AdultServ ices(e.g.Book...

CollectionDevelopment...

CommunityOutreach(e....

FacilitiesManagement...

InterpersonalSkills(e.g...

LibraryAdministrati...

Literacy(e.g.AdultLitera...

Marketing(e.g.Brandi...

Preservation(e.g.Digita...

Programming(e.g.Design...

Reference&Information...

Search(e.g.WebSearch,...

SpecialPopulations...

Staff&PublicTraining(e....

TechnicalServ ices(e....

Technology(e.g.Cloud...

WebsiteManagement...

YouthServ ices(e.g.After...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%



13/21

55.81%24

53.49%23

79.07%34

27.91%12

83.72%36

62.79%27

55.81%24

69.77%30

39.53%17

69.77%30

51.16%22

41.86%18

55.81%24

53.49%23

34.88%15

72.09%31

32.56%14

79.07%34

TotalRespondents:43


1 TrainingforCitystaffaboutthe"nutsandbolts"ofoperatingal ibrary 3/5/20148:48AM

2 Anyandalltrainingisgoodforourstaffandourcommunity. 2/21/20143:38PM

AdultServices(e.g.BookDiscussionGroups,WorkforceDevelopment,Readers’Advisory)

CollectionDevelopment(e.g.DigitalResourceManagement,RethinkingReferenceCollections,Weeding)

CommunityOutreach(e.g.Adocacy,CommunityEngagement,DevelopingPartnerships)

Facil i tiesManagement(e.g.GreenDesigns,SpacePlanning)

InterpersonalSkil ls(e.g.CommunicatingUp,DealingWithDifficultPatrons,ManagingStress,TimeManagement,WorkingWithATeam)

LibraryAdministration,Management&Supervision(e.g.Budgeting,DisasterPreparedness,Finance,Fundraising,Grantwriting,Volunteers)

Literacy(e.g.AdultLiteracy,ElectronicLiteracy,EarlyChildhoodLiteracy,InformationLiteracy)

Marketing(e.g.Branding,Promotion,Public ity)

Preservation(e.g.DigitalPreservation,FlatbedScanning,LocalHistoryDigitization)

Programming(e.g.DesigningPrograms,EventPlanning101,TechnologyPettingZoo)

Reference&InformationServices(e.g.Readers’Advisory,OnlineTutorials,RevisioningReference,Subject-SpecificTopics)

Search(e.g.WebSearch,AdvancedSearchSkil ls,SearchingInnovations)

SpecialPopulations(e.g.ESL,Seniors,Userswithdisabil i ties)

Staff&Public Training(e.g.DevelopingOnlineTutorials,TraintheTechnologyTrainer,One-to-oneTechAssistance)

TechnicalServices(e.g.BasicCataloging,BookRepair)

Technology(e.g.CloudComputing,DigitalMediaLabs,SocialMedia,MobileApplications)

WebsiteManagement(e.g.DrupalFundamentals,WebsiteRedesign,WebGraphics)

YouthServices(e.g.AfterSchoolProgramming,BookClubs,Children’sServices,Storytime,TeenServices,STEMProgramming,EarlyLiteracy)


14/21

3 Performanceplanning,goalsetting,effectiveappraisals 2/20/20147:46PM

4 I'mwil l ingbutIamnotable.Whatareyoutryingtogetat?Apparently"none"isnotanoption. 2/20/20147:11PM

5 canIcheck"interpersonalskil ls"seventimes?Thatiscriticalrightnowandal ittletraininggoesalongwayifi tisgoodtraining

2/20/20145:07PM

6 BasicofficesupportsoftwareprogramssuchasExcelandWord. 2/20/20144:52PM


15/21

35.71% 15

71.43% 30

30.95% 13

88.10% 37

7.14% 3

19.05% 8

4.76% 2

2.38% 1

Q8Inthepast12months,inwhattype(s)ofInfopeopletraininghasyourstaffparticipated?Chooseallthatapply.


TotalRespondents:42

On-groundworkshop

Onlinecourse

IndependentOnlineLearn...

Webinar

Podcast

EurekaLeadership...

Mystaffhavenot...

Don'tknow

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


On-groundworkshop

Onlinecourse

IndependentOnlineLearning(self-pacedonlinecourse)

Webinar

Podcast

EurekaLeadershipInstitute

Mystaffhavenotpartic ipatedinanyInfopeopletraininginthepast12months

Don'tknow


16/21

16.67% 7

35.71% 15

14.29% 6

76.19% 32

2.38% 1

11.90% 5

16.67% 7

Q9Inthepast12months,inwhattype(s)ofInfopeopletraininghaveYOUparticipated?

Chooseallthatapply.Answered:42 Skipped:3

TotalRespondents:42

On-groundworkshop

Onlinecourse

IndependentOnlineLearn...

Webinar

Podcast

EurekaLeadership...

Havenotparticipated...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


On-groundworkshop

Onlinecourse

IndependentOnlineLearning(self-pacedonlinecourse)

Webinar

Podcast


Havenotpartic ipatedinanyInfopeopletraininginthepast2years


17/21

50.00% 21

7.14% 3

42.86% 18

Q10IfInfopeopleofferedmoreopenregistrationface-to-faceworkshops,would

yousendstafftothem?Answered:42 Skipped:3

Total 42

# Ifyouwouldlikeface-to-facetraining,buthaveconditions(cost,timeaway,etc),pleasespecify)(e.g.half-day,certaindaysoftheweek,certainmonthsoftheyear,etc.)

Date

1 Locationandcostwouldbefactorsinmybeingabletosendstaff. 3/4/20145:30PM

2 Cost,timetotraveltolocales,difficultysustainingmultiweekscourses.Ifwecouldhaveapersonprovidetrainingforallourl ibrariesinAugustononeday,l iketheoldruralinitiative,itwouldbefabulous.Ifigureitdoesn'thurttoask.

2/28/201410:48AM

3 WeareintheSouthernCaliforniadesertwhichmakesitdifficulttoattendworkshops.IftherewereworkshopsinPalmSpringsorevenRiversidewewouldbeabletoattend,anyworkshopfartherawaymakesitdifficultsinceweareasmallstaffandwhenoneortwoaregoneitpresentsahardshipfortherestofthestaff.

2/25/20149:24AM

4 Costisanissueforusaswellasstaffbeingawayaswearesoshorthanded. 2/24/20141:48PM

5 WednesdaysandThursdaysaregoodstaffingdays.Wouldneedtobewithinreasonabledrivingdistance(e.g.70milesorless).LAorOrangeCountyaretoofar.Wewil ltraveltoOntario,Riverside,SanBernardino.

2/24/20148:12AM

6 Ifsubs/subfundingavailable 2/22/201411:48AM

7 Distanceseemstooftenbeabigdeterrentforourl ibrarystaff.Onlinetrainingissomuchmoreconvenient,orbringingpeopletoourCountysomewhere.

2/21/20143:39PM

8 WouldhavetobewithinanhourofRedondoBeach 2/21/20143:08PM

9 Weareasmallrurall ibrary.Travelcostsareprohibitive. 2/21/20142:22PM

Yes

No

Maybe

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Yes

No

Maybe


18/21

10 Halfdaysbetter,noFridaysorholidays 2/21/201411:57AM

11 Costandshortstaffed-Halfdayworkshopsmightbeeasierthanfulldays. 2/21/201411:46AM

12 Dependingonlocationandcost.Ithastobeoncompell ingtopicformetowanttosendpreciousstafftoanon-groundc lass.

2/21/201410:41AM

13 halfdaystarting10ishsothattraveltimecouldbeaccomodated 2/21/20149:22AM

14 IftheyareofferedinIE/LACounty 2/21/20148:46AM

15 Distance-we'rekindofisolated. 2/21/20148:22AM

16 halfdaysonTuesdaysorThursdaysworkbestforourstaff. 2/20/20145:15PM

17 notduringSummer-wearetoostaffimpactedtosendsomeoneawayforthewholedaygenerally.ALAisastretchalready.

2/20/20145:10PM

18 Will ingtoworkaroundconditionsinordertogetmystaffwithmoreface-to-facetraining! 2/20/20145:03PM

19 Dependinguponlocationandtravelcosts 2/20/20144:54PM


19/21

16.67% 7

26.19% 11

9.52% 4

73.81% 31

4.76% 2

14.29% 6

16.67% 7

2.38% 1

11.90% 5

Q11Infopeopleoffersawideselectionofonlinecourses.Whatbarriersto

participatinginonlineinstructioncurrentlyexistatyourlibrary?Chooseallthatapply.


TotalRespondents:42

Technology(firewalls,...

Availabilityofphysical...

Staffworkstations...

Abilitytoschedule...

Availabilityofsupportf...

Staffmembersareresistan...

Iamnotawareofanybarriers

Notopicsofinterest


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Technology(firewalls,lowbandwidth,etc.)

Availabil i tyofphysicalworkspaceconducivetoonlinelearning

Staffworkstationsnotconfiguredforonlineinteractivetraining

Abil itytoscheduleuninterruptedorreleasetime

Availabil i tyofsupportfromimmediatesupervisors

Staffmembersareresistanttoonlinelearning

Iamnotawareofanybarriers

Notopicsofinterest



20/21


1 StaffworkstationsnotconfiguredforGROUPonlineinteractivetraining.Insuffic ientbandwidthinmeetingrooms.

2/25/20149:17AM

2 Limitedstaffing 2/21/201411:57AM

3 Ithinkfolksareeasilydistractedtryingtocompleteworkonlinewhentheyknowtheyhaveemails,calls,projects,etc.They'remorel ikelytomultitaskandlessl ikelytoabsorbthecontentinthesamewaythattheywouldatanon-groundtraining

2/21/20148:46AM

4 Cost$75 2/20/20147:12PM

5 Easytoputoffonlinecourseswhenfacedwithregularl ibraryworkload;difficulttocatchuponcefallenbehind.Somuchbettertogetstaffoutofthebuildingforthedayforplannedanduninterruptedfacetoface.

2/20/20145:03PM


21/21

Q12AdditionalcommentsAnswered:4 Skipped:41

# Responses Date

1 Wewanttomakesurewe'regettingvalue,evenifthecourseis$75.Astaffmembertooka4-weekcourse,"Basiccatalogingandc lassification"andthetopicwastoobasicforhisskil l level.

2/24/20148:12AM

2 Costisahugefactorforus.Weappreciatethefree-to-rural-l ibrariesc lassesandtrytotakeadvantageofthose.Likeotherrurall ibraries,stafftime,especiallyawayfromservicedesks,israre.

2/21/201410:41AM

3 Thanks,InfoPeople.Youdoagreatjob. 2/20/20147:48PM

4 foronlinetraining,thesupervisorsometimesneedtobetoldthestaffis"therebutnotreallythere"whenworkingonthec lass,sotheydon'tgetinterruptedandaskedtodosomethingelse.Orweneedtodoascheduleadjustthatgivesthemanoffice/workroomtothemselvesforthetime.Wetrytomakeitworkout.

2/20/20145:10PM

2014/2015LibraryStaffNeedsAssessmentSurvey

1/103

17.55% 83

19.03% 90

63.42% 300

Q1Ihavebeenworkinginlibrariesfor:Answered:473 Skipped:0

Total 473

0-5years

6-10years

10+years

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


0-5years

6-10years

10+years


2/103

56.87% 269

43.13% 204

Q2Iworkatalibrary:Answered:473 Skipped:0

Total 473

InCalifornia

OutsideCalifornia

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


InCalifornia

OutsideCalifornia


3/103

81.72% 371

49.56% 225

15.20% 69

5.07% 23

35.46% 161

Q3Whomakesdecisionsinregardtowhattrainingyoureceiveannually?Chooseall

thatapply.Answered:454 Skipped:19

TotalRespondents:454


1 OtherLibraryManagersresponsibleforcentralizedprogramming. 3/4/201410:28AM

2 Generallytheindividualmakesthechoice,buttherearetimesthattrainingismandatedorstronglysuggestedbymanagementandabove.

2/27/20149:10AM

3 TheHR,IT,andtheassociatedeanofthel ibrarymakessuggestions. 2/25/20146:07PM

4 LibraryAdministrationandourUniversityoffersometrainingtostaff,andstaffcanalsopursuetrainingindividually.

2/25/20141:48PM

5 Negotiatewithsupervisorformychoices. 2/24/201410:33AM

6 IdahoCommissionforLibrariesprovidestrainingthroughInfopeopleandotherproviders. 2/24/20149:25AM

7 (Iamthel ibrarydirector,butopentostaffinputonselection) 2/24/20149:17AM

8 departmentheadlibrrarian 2/23/20142:35PM

9 thel ibraryservicesmanagerinchargeofdifferentfunctions,e.g.outreach 2/22/201412:00PM

Imakethechoice

Myimmediatesuperv isor

TheTrainingCoordinator/...

ATrainingCommittee

TheLibraryDirector

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Imakethechoice

Myimmediatesupervisor

TheTrainingCoordinator/Manager

ATrainingCommittee

TheLibraryDirector


4/103

10 Itisajointdeceisionbetweenmyselfandmysupervisor 2/22/201411:54AM

11 MuseumDirector 2/22/201411:14AM

12 LibraryBranchSupervisors 2/21/20142:39PM

13 Ihaverequiredtrainingthroughdepartmentsupervisorsandselfinitiatedtraining. 2/21/20142:11PM

14 Mysupervisorandmyself 2/21/20141:40PM

15 CountyHR/Training 2/21/201412:16PM

16 Withapprovalfrommymanager 2/21/201412:03PM

17 ImakethechoiceforfreeandafordableseminarsthatIusuallycompleteonmyowntime.MysupervisorandLibraryDirectormakethedecisionfortrainingthatisfeebased.

2/21/201411:24AM

18 Iamthechairofourtrainingcommittee 2/21/201410:51AM

19 Idohavetogetpermission 2/21/20149:38AM

20 Cityleaders,specificallydirectivesfromCityCouncil 2/21/20149:26AM

21 SometimestheAssistantLibraryDirector 2/21/20149:07AM

22 Imakethechoice,butitthenhastobesignedoffonbymysupervisorandthedirector 2/21/20148:05AM

23 sometrainingsaremandatedbytheCountyIworkfor 2/20/20146:28PM

24 DeputyDirector 2/20/20145:42PM

25 Staffinputisconsidered 2/20/20145:29PM

26 IdecidewhichwebinarsIattendmostofthetime 2/20/20145:06PM

27 Ichooseandmysupervisorokaysit. 2/20/20144:54PM


5/103

67.84% 308

90.31% 410

47.80% 217

49.56% 225

4.41% 20

Q4Howdoesyourlibrarysupportyourtraining?Chooseallthatapply.




1 limitedfundsavailablefortheabove 3/5/20149:15AM

2 Supportssytemtrainingopps. 2/28/20144:46PM

3 Librarysubscribestoonlinelearningforstaffaswell,l ikeSkil lSoftandLynda. 2/27/20149:10AM

4 LibrarypaidformymembershiptoBayNet:Ipaymyowntrainingfees. 2/25/20142:48PM

5 friendsofthel ibarary 2/25/20148:56AM

6 dependsontypeoftraining 2/25/201412:13AM

7 Theydonotbringtrainersinasoftenasinthepast. 2/24/20145:02PM

8 Webinars 2/24/20142:10PM

9 RightnowDoDbasicallydoesnotpayforanytrainingbuthopefullythatwil lchange. 2/24/20142:07PM

10 Eachlibrarianisallocated$1200forprofessionaldevelopment 2/24/20141:25PM

11 PayssomeandIpaysomefees/registrationandothercosts. 2/24/201410:25AM

Paystuition/fees...

Allowsuseofworktimeto...

Bringstrainersto...

Offerstraining...

Mylibrarydoesnot...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Paystuition/feesfortraining

Allowsuseofworktimetotaketraining

Bringstrainerstoourl ibrary

Offerstrainingin-houseusingstafftrainers

Mylibrarydoesnotsupporttraining


6/103

12 Permitsvisitstootherl ibraries 2/24/20147:57AM

13 Sometimespaysfeesfortraining,notalways 2/24/20147:45AM

14 paystuition/fees*sometimes* 2/24/20147:13AM

15 ButnotforIFPTtrainingwhichareonmyowntime. 2/23/20143:02PM

16 itisrareasapart-timertogetl ibrarysupportfortraining 2/23/20142:35PM

17 Directorsaysthere'snobudgetfortraining;Ilearnviawebinary&self-training. 2/22/20145:52PM

18 Fundsareextremelyl imited. 2/22/20144:23PM

19 Statel ibraryprovidesaccess 2/22/201410:31AM

20 IamrequiredtogetmyMLISwhichIpayforanddoonmyownmoney/time 2/22/201410:09AM

21 Ifapproved 2/21/201412:03PM

22 TheMLSstafftaketurnswithpaidtraining,otherwiseitisdoneONLYifverylocaloronmyowntime/dime.

2/21/201411:24AM

23 Ifthereisafee,weneedsupervisorapproval,andsometimesthemoneyisnotthereforit. 2/21/201411:17AM

24 Wehaveal imitednumberofhoursfortrainingandaveryl imitedbudget.Idomostofmytrainingathomeonmyowntimesousuallychoosefreewebinars.

2/21/201410:48AM

25 Dependingonbudgetandl ibrarydirector'schoice,wemayhavefundingfortraining/worktime 2/21/20148:20AM

26 Thein-housetrainingisinthesubjectspecialtyofthecollection,notinl ibrarianship 2/21/20148:12AM

27 Rurall ibraries-someInfoproplecoursesarefree(thanks!) 2/21/20148:12AM

28 ThereisaProfessionalDevprogramoncampus-butmoretailoredsubjectfacultythanl ibrarians. 2/20/20145:07PM

29 Grants 2/20/20145:02PM


7/103

27.75% 126

50.66% 230

6.17% 28

25.33% 115

1.32% 6

19.38% 88

Q5Whatarethebiggestbarrierstoparticipatingincontinuingeducationthat

youface?Chooseallthatapply.Answered:454 Skipped:19



1 Time/Schedule 3/4/201410:28AM

2 notenoughtimetotakeadvantageofallthatI'dl iketodo 2/28/20144:46PM

3 lacktrainingthatfitsourl ibraryneedsandknowingwhatisavailable 2/28/20141:50PM

4 findingtrainingthataddressesourspecific needs 2/28/20146:58AM

5 Lackoftime.Ihavethereleasetime,butsti l l havetogetmyworkdone. 2/27/20142:43PM

6 Limitedtrainingbudgetoftenleadsdecisionsabouthighercosttrainingsandconferences. 2/27/20149:10AM

7 findingthetime,privatelocation 2/26/201411:09AM

Lackofreleasetime

Lackoffunds

Lackofsupportfrom...

Ihavenobarriers

Ihavenointerestin...


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Lackofreleasetime

Lackoffunds

Lackofsupportfrommylibrary

Ihavenobarriers

Ihavenointerestincontinuingeducation



8/103

8 Sometrainingsaresomewhatmoreexpensivethanwecanafford 2/26/20149:26AM

9 Lackofpersonaltime 2/25/20146:29PM

10 Lackoftimeinmyscheduleddutiestoattend 2/25/20145:49PM

11 SinceIworkPT,I'monlyavailablespecific days. 2/25/20142:48PM

12 Toobusywithothercommittments 2/25/201411:06AM

13 Findingtimetotakethec lasses 2/25/20149:58AM

14 smallstaffmakesitdifficulttobegonefortraining 2/25/20149:28AM

15 lackofstaff 2/25/20148:56AM

16 Lackofrelevantc lasses 2/25/20146:21AM

17 timelimitations 2/24/20147:23PM

18 Fittingc lassesaroundworkschedule. 2/24/20142:10PM

19 Althoughthereisreleasetimeandfunding,itcanbehardtofindtimeawayfromthedemandsofthejob.

2/24/20141:25PM

20 Staffmembersunawareofhowtrainingwil lbenefitthem 2/24/201412:15PM

21 lackofstafftoallowmetobereleased 2/24/201411:44AM

22 Seenas"notpartofmyjobdescription." 2/24/201411:17AM

23 Trainingtimesconfl ic twithmyworkschedule 2/24/201411:04AM

24 nobarriers 2/24/201410:25AM

25 Lackoftime,consideringallmyotherresponsibil i ties. 2/24/20149:48AM

26 Lackintimeingeneral! 2/24/20149:15AM

27 Timeforcoursemodules 2/24/20149:14AM

28 Findingtime. 2/24/20148:48AM

29 Time! 2/24/20148:30AM

30 workload! 2/24/20147:58AM

31 Sometimeshaveahardtimegettingtimetoworkonc lass. 2/24/20147:55AM

32 Time,time,time 2/24/20147:45AM

33 Lackofavailabletrainingopportunities 2/24/20146:48AM

34 Lackoftime.Timeawayfrombusyworkschedule. 2/24/20146:13AM

35 Transportation 2/24/20145:43AM

36 parttimeregetl i ttlesupport,ifany 2/23/20142:35PM

37 Notenoughstafftocoverthedeskschedule 2/22/20144:28PM

38 whilewearegiventimetoworkonprofdevelopmentsometimesschedulingtimeoffdeskisverydifficult

2/22/201412:00PM

39 EventhoughI'mallowedtouseworktime,verydifficulttofiti tin. 2/22/201411:49AM

40 staffing 2/22/20149:27AM

41 timetodevotetoextendedworkshops.Weareunderstaffedandoverworkedsoittakesextraenergytodevotetoa6or8weekc lass.

2/22/20145:51AM

42 Haven'treallyseenanycompell ingtrainings 2/21/20142:39PM

43 IamaonehorseshowanddoaLOTofprogrammingsoit'stoughtotraintoomuch. 2/21/20141:49PM

44 Justhavealotofotherthingstodo 2/21/20141:47PM

45 Timeandscheduling 2/21/20141:40PM


9/103

46 Toobusywithothertasks 2/21/20141:03PM

47 parttimestaffreluctanttotraveltrainingordifficultyinschedulingwithinregularworkinghours 2/21/201412:39PM

48 TrainingisnotalwaysconvenientoratatimeIamavailabletogo. 2/21/201412:20PM

49 Nofundsfortraveltooff-sitetraining;havingadministrationbuy-intopayingsubstituteforanytimeI'mawayfrombranch

2/21/201412:14PM

50 Lackoftimewithallofmyotherjobduties 2/21/201412:12PM

51 Lackoftime 2/21/201412:12PM

52 balancingmyworkloadwithmyinterestintraining 2/21/201412:11PM

53 Myownlackoftime 2/21/201412:00PM

54 Keepingupwiththeworkloadaftertakingtimeduringtheday/weektodotraining 2/21/201411:55AM

55 Overloadedwithworkwithveryl i ttlestafftocover 2/21/201411:52AM

56 Beingl imitedbymyjobdescription 2/21/201411:08AM

57 Lackoftrainingtopicsthataddressmylibrary'suniquesituation 2/21/201410:58AM

58 Beingawayfromthel ibrary 2/21/201410:13AM

59 sometimescost 2/21/201410:05AM

60 Distancetotravelforanyin-persontrainingseminars-verycostlymonetarilyandtimewise. 2/21/20149:56AM

61 Lackoftime 2/21/20149:43AM

62 Needmoretimetofinishassigments 2/21/20149:38AM

63 barragedwithchoices,especiallywebinars 2/21/20149:36AM

64 Conflic twithschedules,notbeingabletoattendtrainingthatisofferedwhenIamnotschedulestowork(lackofextraFTEforextrahours)

2/21/20149:26AM

65 Asadministrativesupport,itishardtofindtrainingspecific tol ibraryfinanceandhumanresourcesissues

2/21/20149:26AM

66 shortstaffed 2/21/20149:16AM

67 Smallstaffsohardtoworkwithinpublic serviceschedule 2/21/20149:11AM

68 time-I'mallowedthereleasetime,butrarelytakeitbecausemyjobdemandssomuchofmytime.

2/21/20149:11AM

69 timedevotedtootherthings;Admin.restric tions 2/21/20149:07AM

70 Lackofc lassesoncollectiondevelopmentortechprocesses. 2/21/20148:50AM

71 notalotofoptionsformyareaofwork(SpecialCollectionsPublic Services) 2/21/20148:44AM

72 SometimesthesubjectsIneedarenotavailable-orevenexist 2/21/20148:39AM

73 TheonlybarrierIhaveisbeingabletoworktrainingintomydailyschedule.Mymanagersupportsit,butthethedailyaspectismyresponsiblity

2/21/20148:33AM

74 Librarytrainingbudgetgoingthroughrevisionandmaynothavethesameleveloffundingasinthepast

2/21/20148:15AM

75 travelban,too. 2/21/20148:12AM

76 timeisthebiggestissue-fittingitintoatightschedule 2/21/20148:12AM

77 timetopartic ipateintrainingandalsocompletemywork 2/21/20147:38AM

78 thereissuffic ientfundingforlowcosttraining(l iketheonesofferedbyinfopeople).conferencesareoftentooexpensive.sometimesIamnotabletodevotesuffic ienttimetocontinuingeducation,butthatismyownfaultandaresultofmyownchoices.

2/20/20146:28PM

79 Toobusytotaketimeoff 2/20/20145:53PM


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80 Trainings/workshopsnotalwaysofferedatconvenienttimes(oftheyear,oftheday).Traveldistancecanbeanissue.

2/20/20145:42PM

81 Ourstaffinginthebranchesissmall.Dependingonwhatelseisgoingon(e.g.,someoneisonvacation,juryduty,isneededtocoveratanotherbranch,etc.)timeforcontinuingeducationisnotasreadilyavailableasa"bestpractice"wouldsuggest.

2/20/20145:08PM

82 time 2/20/20145:07PM

83 Toomuchotherwork 2/20/20144:59PM

84 Wegetreleasetimeandsupport,butitdoestaketimeawayfromthejob,traininghastobechosencarefully.

2/20/20144:54PM

85 Findingthetimeandbalancingworkload. 2/20/20144:50PM

86 Somanythingsareonlineandwedon'thavethededicatdworkspaceforpeopletodothis,sotherearemanytrainingsIwouldlovetotake,butcannot.

2/20/20144:40PM

87 time 2/20/20144:32PM

88 Staffing-wearesoshortstaffedrightnowitisdifficulttoarrangetrainingtime. 2/20/20144:28PM


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Q6Ifyouwereabletotakeanytrainingyouwantedandtherewerenobarriers(e.g.travel,technology,etc.)rankthe

followingformatsinorderofyourpersonalpreference.Makeonlyonechoiceper

column.Answered:442 Skipped:31

62.54%212

18.29%62

10.32%35

8.85%30

339

1.65

23.20%58

33.60%84

30.80%77

12.40%31

250

2.32

7.73%18

31.76%74

38.63%90

21.89%51

233

2.75

22.57%58

22.18%57

28.40%73

26.85%69

257

2.60

29.26%79

41.11%111

21.48%58

8.15%22

270

2.09

2.07%5

13.69%33

24.07%58

60.17%145

241

3.42


Face-to-faceworkshop

Onlinecourse(asynchronou...

Liveonline(synchronous...

Independentonlinelearn...

Webinar

Podcast

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

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Interested Lessinterested

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Total AverageRating

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Onlinecourse(asynchronous,instructorled)

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Independentonlinelearning(self-pacedwithnoinstructor)

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1 Ithinktheinc lusionofaninstructorisinvaluableandalwayspreferable,whetherthelearningissynchronousorasynchronous,onlineorfacetoface.Iamnotatallinterestedinpodcastsfortraining.Archivedwebinars,whileatfirstwereusedforwhenyoumissedorcouldn'tmakeal iveonlinesession,arenowbeingusedtopostponelearning.Evenwhenstaffcanattendatraininginrealtime,theyareelectingtopassivlywatcharchivedwebinars,whichIstronglydiscourage.Ipreferactiveandappliedlearning.

2/27/20149:10AM

2 IdonotseethedifferentbetweenLiveonlineandWebinar 2/25/20146:22AM

3 Sometrnglendsitselfbetterf2f:ebooks 2/24/20145:07PM

4 Itreallydependsonthedepthofthetopic.Webinargreatforshort,F2Fetcbestformoreindepth 2/24/20142:09PM

5 thisisaweirdsurveyquestion 2/24/20147:15AM

6 problemwithradiobuttonsonthisquestion:therearemorechoicesthanrankings. 2/23/20141:29PM

7 Ihadtroublewithansweringthis-myselectionswhenIc l ickeddidn'ttakeonsomebuttons. 2/21/201411:48AM

8 forwebinarandpodcast:alsointerested(wasn'tabletoselectchoiceforthosetwo) 2/21/201410:07AM

9 Iwasn'tabletocategorizeusingtheradiobuttons,butamalsomostinterestedinwebinars(espeicallyarchives)andleastinterestedinl iveonline.

2/21/20149:32AM

10 Ipreferinstructionwithl i ttlehomework 2/21/20149:15AM

11 Wasnotabletocheckallofthesubjectspresented,whyoffersomanysubjectsifcannotcheckacolumnforeachone!?!

2/21/20148:20AM

12 Self-pacedindependentlearningwithmentoravailable 2/21/20148:14AM

13 Iamalsointerestedinonlineandpodcast,butwasnotabletoselectmorethanonechoicepercolumn.

2/20/20145:45PM

14 dependsonthematerialbeingcovered;bookrecommendationscanbealmostanyformat,but'howtodostorytime'HAStobel iveifi t'sonline.

2/20/20144:55PM

15 I'minterestedinmorethanoneofthese. 2/20/20144:33PM


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4.52% 20

31.67% 140

5.20% 23

60.63% 268

Q7Whattypesofcontinuingeducationeventsdidyouattendduringthelastyear?

Chooseallthatapply.Answered:442 Skipped:31

Infopeopleonground...

Infopeopleonlinecourse

InfopeopleIndependent...

Infopeoplewebinar

Infopeoplepodcast

EurekaLeadership...

CaliforniaLibrary...

AmericanLibrary...

PublicLibraryAssociation...

In-housetraining

City/countytraining

None


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Infopeopleongroundworkshop

Infopeopleonlinecourse

InfopeopleIndependentOnlineLearning(self-pacedwithnoinstructor)

Infopeoplewebinar


14/103

2.94% 13

1.36% 6

10.86% 48

28.28% 125

17.65% 78

59.50% 263

36.43% 161

3.62% 16

26.92% 119



1 Onlinegenealogycourse-Il l inois,CaliforniaPreservationProgramongroundworkshops 3/5/20149:23AM

2 otherwebinars 3/4/20148:11AM

3 otherwebinarsandonlinecourses 3/3/201410:50AM

4 SmallBusinessInlandEmpirec lasses 3/2/20147:00PM

5 Internationall ibraryassociationconference 2/28/20143:45PM

6 NCTrainingandLITAConference 2/27/20143:45PM

7 MOBACtraining,PLP 2/27/20142:49PM

8 Skil lSoftandlynda.comcourses,MOOCs,otheronlinel iveeventsfromnon-libraryresources. 2/27/20149:10AM

9 webinarsofferedbyotherorganizations;sessionsatconferences 2/26/201412:41PM

10 webinarsfromothersources 2/26/20149:28AM

11 Children'sLiteratureCouncil,SouthernClaifornia 2/25/20145:50PM

12 AALL,SLA,PIUGwebinars 2/25/20144:35PM

13 StateLibrarytraining 2/25/20147:02AM

14 Webjunction 2/24/20145:07PM

15 StaffInnovationFund 2/24/20142:26PM

16 Itakeadvantageofalotoffreewebinarsrightnow 2/24/20142:09PM

17 Webinarsofferedbynon-libraryconsultant 2/24/20141:26PM

18 Vendorbasedwebinars(Mango,etc.) 2/24/201412:17PM

19 LIBRARYSYSTEMTRAININGINPARTNERSHIPWITHEDUCATIONALCOMMUNITYGROUPS 2/24/201411:57AM

20 Satel ibraryassociationtraining 2/24/201411:39AM

21 SLAWebinars 2/24/201411:25AM

22 lynda.comtraining 2/24/201411:08AM

23 CEcourseatdivisionspringmeeting 2/24/201410:43AM

24 Webinarofferedbybookdistributors 2/24/201410:38AM

25 AALLconference 2/24/201410:35AM

26 SLAwebinarsandannualconference 2/24/201410:27AM

Infopeoplepodcast


CaliforniaLibraryAssociationcoursesorwebinars

AmericanLibraryAssociationcoursesorwebinars

Public LibraryAssociationcoursesorwebinars

In-housetraining

City/countytraining

None



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27 OtherWebinars 2/24/201410:14AM

28 SCLCtraining 2/24/20149:39AM

29 SpecialLibraryAssociationcoursesandwebinars,vendorwebinars 2/24/20149:36AM

30 NCStateLibraryprovidedtraining 2/24/20149:20AM

31 NorthCarolinaStateLibrarywebinarandworkshops 2/24/20148:53AM

32 NEFLIN,TBLCwebinars 2/24/20148:51AM

33 NCStateLibrarytrainings 2/24/20148:47AM

34 Statel ibrarytraining,Ingramtraining 2/24/20148:30AM

35 Lyrasis 2/24/20148:00AM

36 VisittoStateLibraryandotherpublic l ibraries 2/24/20147:59AM

37 Statesponsoredconferencewithmanysessionsoffered 2/24/20147:48AM

38 WebJunctionWebinars 2/24/20146:52AM

39 WebJunction,andVendorprovided 2/24/20146:51AM

40 NCLAConference,ComputersInLibrariesConference 2/24/20146:08AM

41 OntarioLibraryAssociationconference 2/23/20141:39PM

42 ArkParaprofessionalconferencetraining 2/22/20145:54PM

43 CalHumanitiesin-persontraining 2/22/20144:26PM

44 Otherwebinars,aworkshopputonbythestatel ibrary 2/22/201411:19AM

45 OnlineMLIScoursesatSJSU 2/22/201410:11AM

46 MOOC 2/22/20149:05AM

47 D&DNCLEXSeminar 2/22/20148:54AM

48 NorthCarolinaStateLibraryWorkshops 2/22/20148:43AM

49 UsersGroup/Conferences 2/22/20148:12AM

50 webinars(Webjunction,Booklist,etc.) 2/22/20147:46AM

51 MarylandLibraryAssociationwebinar 2/22/20146:43AM

52 E.L.F.2.0ongroundworkshop 2/22/20145:53AM

53 Webinarsfrommanydifferentorganizations 2/21/20143:29PM

54 ACLInstitute 2/21/20142:29PM

55 CaliforniansConnectingtoCollectionsworkshop 2/21/20142:07PM

56 AssociationforRuralandSmallLibrariesworkshopsatconferenceandNCStateLibrarytraining 2/21/20141:51PM

57 ncstatesummerreading 2/21/20141:41PM

58 NCCompass,vendors 2/21/20141:35PM

59 WebJunctionwebinars,ongroundworkshops(non-CA) 2/21/20141:22PM

60 StateLIbraryTraining(NC) 2/21/20141:06PM

61 StateLibraryin-persontraining 2/21/20141:05PM

62 NCstateworkshops 2/21/20141:00PM

63 FredPryorWorkshops 2/21/201412:55PM

64 mooc,otherl ibraryassociationevents,statel ibraryworkshops,vendorwebinars 2/21/201412:55PM

65 LJwebinars 2/21/201412:51PM

66 StateLevelTraining 2/21/201412:47PM


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67 Statewideorregionaltrainingopportunities 2/21/201412:41PM

68 notsureifi twasinfopeoplebutwebinarsandtheninpersonstaffled 2/21/201412:34PM

69 Booklistwebinars 2/21/201412:33PM

70 webinarsbyBooklistandNCStateLibrary 2/21/201412:16PM

71 NCinpersonworkshops,NCandVendorwebinars 2/21/201412:14PM

72 StateLibrarysponsoredin-person&webinarsinmystate 2/21/201412:13PM

73 otherconference,organization'straining 2/21/201412:11PM

74 SLAwebinars,postedpresentationsfrommeetings(SLA,InternetLibrarian,etc.) 2/21/201412:05PM

75 ACLConferenceandworkshopsthroughFredPryor 2/21/201411:57AM

76 Demcowebinar 2/21/201411:56AM

77 freewebinarsofferedbysystems/statel ibraryassociationsotherthanmyown 2/21/201411:26AM

78 Booklistwebinar 2/21/201411:20AM

79 Trainingofferedbyotherprofessionalinsitutions(theFoundationCenter,USAIN,etc...) 2/21/201411:02AM

80 OhioLibraryCouncilTraining,RegionalLibrarytraining 2/21/201410:57AM

81 TexasLibraryAssoc.Courses.andLynda.comcourses 2/21/201410:51AM

82 Localbarassociation 2/21/201410:14AM

83 Onlineasynchronouscourse(instructorled) 2/21/20149:46AM

84 TexasLibraryAssociation 2/21/20149:45AM

85 Vendorwebinars 2/21/20149:40AM

86 ITtechnicaltraining 2/21/20149:39AM

87 Personal:Udemy.comclasses(technology) 2/21/20149:35AM

88 PLP, 2/21/20149:33AM

89 CrucialConversationstwodayworkshopinSanDiego,onedayatTrainingExposponsoredbyTrainingMagazine

2/21/20149:32AM

90 ADPpayrolltraining 2/21/20149:28AM

91 Univofwisconsin 2/21/20149:24AM

92 state,regional,vendorwebinars&workshops 2/21/20149:13AM

93 SLAwebinars 2/21/20149:12AM

94 otherwebinars 2/21/20149:11AM

95 Courseracourses 2/21/20149:06AM

96 localtrainingofferedbyafor-profitcompany 2/21/20149:03AM

97 mystatel ibraryassociationtraining&statel ibrarytraining 2/21/20149:01AM

98 Regional(throughMichLibassn) 2/21/20148:41AM

99 Ed2Go.comonlinecourse 2/21/20148:38AM

100 vendorsuchasNovelist;LJetc. 2/21/20148:38AM

101 MOOCthroughHarvardEx 2/21/20148:37AM

102 Demcowebinars 2/21/20148:23AM

103 LibraryJournalwebinars 2/21/20148:21AM

104 localandnationallawlibraryassociationprograms 2/21/20148:20AM

105 Otherwebinarsandwebinartrainingseries 2/21/20148:16AM


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106 Webinarfrommyparentorganization,completelyindependentresearch/learning 2/21/20148:14AM

107 LJwebinar 2/21/20148:07AM

108 UniversityofWIMadisononlinecourse 2/21/20148:06AM

109 Vendor(publisher)sponsoredwebinars 2/20/20147:34PM

110 libraryschool 2/20/20146:29PM

111 webinarsbyotherorganizations 2/20/20145:55PM

112 EdgyLibrarianwebcast 2/20/20145:45PM

113 USCISwithIMLS 2/20/20145:40PM

114 Localcampustraining,affi l iatetrainings,conferences 2/20/20145:08PM

115 Minitextraining 2/20/20145:01PM

116 StateLibraryELF 2/20/20144:54PM

117 CalPERSwebinar 2/20/20144:52PM

118 FutureofLibraries 2/20/20144:48PM

119 SocietyofCaliforniaArchivistsongroundworkshop 2/20/20144:41PM


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11.70% 51

31.65% 138

0.46% 2

1.38% 6

5.73% 25

15.60% 68

Q8HowdoyoumostoftenlearnaboutInfopeopletrainingopportunities?Choose

allthatapply.Answered:436 Skipped:37

IFPTrainingdiscussionlist

CALIXdiscussionlist

CALIBK12discussionlist

CAcommunitycollegelist

Learnrt

Publibdiscussionlist

Rurallibraries...

ALA/APAwebsite

Infopeoplewebinar

Facebook

Twitter

Infopeoplewebsite/blog

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


IFPTrainingdiscussionl ist

CALIXdiscussionl ist

CALIBK12discussionl ist

CAcommunitycollegel ist

Learnrt

Publibdiscussionl ist


19/103

5.05% 22

17.43% 76

17.20% 75

5.96% 26

2.29% 10

34.63% 151



1 directemailsfromInfopeople 3/4/20148:11AM

2 StateLibraryofNC-TrainStation 3/3/20148:55AM

3 ...notfamiliarwithInfopeople 3/3/20148:27AM

4 internalemail 3/1/20143:51PM

5 BlastsfromStaffDev,InfoPeople,etc. 2/28/20144:49PM

6 emailannouncements 2/28/20143:45PM

7 supervisorforwardsinfo 2/28/20148:50AM

8 librarysystemtrainingcoordinator 2/27/20146:18PM

9 http://statelibrary.ncdcr.l ibguides.com/trainstation 2/27/20143:46PM

10 In-housetrainingcoordinator 2/27/201412:02PM

11 librarydirectorsendsoutnotices 2/26/20142:59PM

12 NCNMLGemail 2/26/201411:14AM

13 NCKidsListservemails 2/26/20149:59AM

14 Noneoftheabove 2/25/20146:31PM

15 Informalin-housetrainingannounced.(Ic l ickedInfopeoplewebsitemerelytocontinuewiththesurvey.Iamnotinformedbyanyofthese.)

2/25/20146:12PM

16 e-mailsfromInfopeople 2/25/20145:51PM

17 law-lib,bus-lib,AALL,SLA,PIUG,ABA 2/25/20144:36PM

18 Postedinourworke-mail 2/25/20144:14PM

19 LibraryTrainingCoordinator 2/25/20143:54PM

20 ThecorrectresponseisOther:email."Other"shouldhaveaboxthatcanbec lickedon.InfoPeople'swebsiteishowIfindoutabouttrainingsonlysecondtoemail.

2/25/20142:53PM

21 Ourl ibraryadministration 2/25/20142:06PM

22 EMAIL 2/25/201412:45PM

23 Idon'tlearnabouttheseopportunities 2/25/201412:14PM

24 EmailfromNCStateLibrary 2/25/201412:12PM

25 Trainingorganizersendsoutemailsofavailableopportunities. 2/25/201411:11AM

26 email 2/25/201411:09AM

27 mymanagerforwards 2/25/201410:54AM

28 OurCountyLibrariansendsstaffanemail 2/25/201410:00AM

Rurall ibrariesdiscussionl ist

ALA/APAwebsite

Infopeoplewebinar

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Twitter

Infopeoplewebsite/blog


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29 Infopeopleemailalerts 2/25/20149:58AM

30 StateLibrary 2/25/20147:03AM

31 NCStateLibrarycoordinator 2/25/20146:22AM

32 Ihavetakennumerousonlinec lasses.....butIdon'tknowiftheywereaffi l iatedwithinfopeople 2/25/20146:11AM

33 forwardfromdirector,gotstuckhereandhadtocheckaboxtomovealong,disregardboxanswer 2/25/20144:30AM

34 Eurekal ist 2/25/201412:14AM

35 Baynet 2/24/20146:43PM

36 librariansandstaff 2/24/20142:48PM

37 Myzonemanageremailsusc lassesthatmayberelevant 2/24/20142:27PM

38 SLASil iconValleyChapteremails 2/24/20142:10PM

39 Immediatesupervisor 2/24/201412:20PM

40 FromSupervisor(she'sonCALIXlist) 2/24/201412:17PM

41 SLAchapteremails 2/24/201411:26AM

42 supervisor'semail 2/24/201411:17AM

43 RegionalDirectororSystemAdministrator 2/24/201411:15AM

44 Informationforwardedtostaffbymanager 2/24/201411:09AM

45 BayNet-l 2/24/201410:27AM

46 directoremails 2/24/20149:40AM

47 Infopeopleemaill ist 2/24/20149:37AM

48 staffintranet 2/24/20149:36AM

49 Ireallydon'thearmuchaboutthematall.Sorry.SoeventheboxIcheckedisn'ttrue. 2/24/20148:52AM

50 Statel ibrarywebsiteandemails 2/24/20148:31AM

51 noneoftheabove 2/24/20147:59AM

52 StateLibraryofNCYouthServicesConsultantadvisesthattrainingopportuniesareavailable 2/24/20147:49AM

53 Haven'theardofInfopeoplebefore(hadtomarksomethingthough) 2/24/20146:57AM

54 OurStateLibrarysendsinfo 2/24/20146:51AM

55 nckids 2/24/20146:29AM

56 Inhousetraineremail 2/24/20146:16AM

57 Supervisor 2/24/20145:46AM

58 (nocheckboxfor"other")neverforpart-timers 2/23/20142:41PM

59 TexasStateLibraryTraininginformatione-mails 2/23/20142:33PM

60 Supervisor 2/23/20149:21AM

61 Regularemail....notsureofthel ist. 2/22/20145:56PM

62 DirectorandSeniorManagersrecommend 2/22/20141:27PM

63 In-houseforwardemailsfromCityLibrarian 2/22/201411:15AM

64 myMLISemaill ist 2/22/201410:11AM

65 NotfamiliarwithInfopeopletraining 2/22/20147:27AM

66 Infopeopleemails 2/22/20146:23AM

67 systemtrainingsupervisor 2/22/20145:48AM

68 WyomingStateLibraryl ist 2/21/20143:30PM


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69 WyomingStateLibrarycompilingnocostwebinarsfromavarietyofsources. 2/21/20142:44PM

70 Myworkemail 2/21/20142:42PM

71 Iamhonestlynotinthelooponwhatyouoffersononeoftheseapplytome 2/21/20141:52PM

72 emailssentbyinternaltrainingoffice 2/21/20141:49PM

73 LIBRARYE-MAIL 2/21/20141:48PM

74 Supervisor,emails 2/21/20141:25PM

75 StateC.E.Coordinatorl istofWebinarscompiledbyJamieMarkus-WY 2/21/20141:24PM

76 StateLibraryofNCTrainStationLibGuide 2/21/20141:05PM

77 NClibrarysite 2/21/20141:01PM

78 thisquestionwouldnotletmemoveforwardwithjustmyotheranswersoIjustchooseoneinyourlist,l ikeIsaidI'mnotsureanywereinfopeople

2/21/201412:37PM

79 NCKids 2/21/201412:37PM

80 branchmanager 2/21/201412:35PM

81 Ourtrainingofficelet'susknow. 2/21/201412:34PM

82 haven't 2/21/201412:21PM

83 StateLibrarypassinginfodownthel ine 2/21/201412:16PM

84 None 2/21/201412:15PM

85 Statel ibrary 2/21/201412:15PM

86 Otheremailmaybe? 2/21/201412:14PM

87 StateLibraryl istserv 2/21/201412:14PM

88 Wearenotallowedtoviewanyformsofsocialmediaduringworkhourssoourexposureisl imitedtowhatissentbyemail.

2/21/201411:57AM

89 LibraryofVirginiasendsoutwebinarsandtrainingfromvarioussources. 2/21/201411:20AM

90 interl ibraryemailsandnotifications(WCLS) 2/21/201411:11AM

91 Inter-l ibrarydiscussionl ist 2/21/201411:03AM

92 Ireceiveemailalertsofupcomingtraining. 2/21/201410:52AM

93 Forwardedfrommanager 2/21/201410:31AM

94 LibraryIntranet 2/21/201410:24AM

95 webjunction 2/21/201410:08AM

96 statel ibraryassociationl istserve 2/21/20149:59AM

97 Someemaill istI'mon.But,IusedtoworkinCA,soI'mawareofyouall. 2/21/20149:50AM

98 e-mailalerts 2/21/20149:40AM

99 Monthlycompilation(viaemail)fromourStateLibrary 2/21/20149:37AM

100 Ourtrainingcoordinatorsendweeklyupdatesontrainingopportunities.ALAandotherl istservs 2/21/20149:34AM

101 EmailalertsfromInfoPeople 2/21/20149:22AM

102 ThisisthefirsttimeI'veeverheardofInfoPeople. 2/21/20149:00AM

103 email 2/21/20148:54AM

104 NJLAandLIbrarylinknj 2/21/20148:45AM

105 Infopeopleemailtome 2/21/20148:30AM

106 Infopeopleemail 2/21/20148:29AM

107 Eurekamail ingl ist(there'snoboxforother,soIhavetopickanotheroptiontoo) 2/21/20148:08AM


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108 supervisor 2/20/20148:14PM

109 workemails 2/20/20148:12PM

110 frommyemployer 2/20/20145:41PM

111 Infopeopleemailstomyc ityaccount(goterrormessage:thisquestionrequiresananswer...THEREISNO"OTHER"BUTTON

2/20/20144:57PM

112 IdonotthinktocheckthewebsiteasoftenasIshould. 2/20/20144:55PM

113 staffpassingalonginformation 2/20/20144:51PM

114 Supervisor 2/20/20144:48PM

115 Noneoftheabove,Igettheinformationfrommystaffnewsletter.Ic l icked"twitter"becauseIcouldn'tproceedwithoutc lickingsomething.

2/20/20144:35PM


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Q9Basedoninputthroughouttheyearandtrend-watching,wehavedevelopedalistofbroadtrainingtopicsfor2014/2015.Pleaseindicateyourinterestinthe

followingtopics.Inansweringthissection,pleasedonotconsidercurrentfundingor

releasetimeconstraints.Answered:432 Skipped:41


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AdultServ ices(e.g.Book...

CollectionDevelopment...

CommunityOutreach(e....

FacilitiesManagement...

InterpersonalSkills(e.g...

LibraryAdministrati...

Literacy(e.g.AdultLitera...

Marketing(e.g.Brandi...

Preservation(e.g.Digita...

Reference&Information...

Search(e.g.WebSearch,...

SpecialPopulations...

Staff&PublicTraining(e....

TechnicalServ ices(e....

Technology(e.g.Cloud...

WebsiteManagement...

YouthServ ices(e.g.After...


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44.21%191

40.05%173

51.16%221

16.67%72

53.94%233

41.20%178

31.25%135

42.59%184

16.90%73

43.98%190

35.65%154

29.17%126

38.66%167

21.99%95

49.77%215

22.92%99

40.28%174

6.02% 26



1 I'mlessinterestedinaboveformyselfbutgoodtopics(most)forourstaff. 2/28/20144:51PM

2 makingsenseofthechanginge-Book/digitalenvironment 2/28/20142:42PM

AdultServices(e.g.BookDiscussionGroups,WorkforceDevelopment,Readers’Advisory)

CollectionDevelopment(e.g.DigitalResourceManagement,RethinkingReferenceCollections,Weeding)

CommunityOutreach(e.g.Adocacy,CommunityEngagement,DevelopingPartnerships)

Facil i tiesManagement(e.g.GreenDesigns,SpacePlanning)

InterpersonalSkil ls(e.g.CommunicatingUp,DealingWithDifficultPatrons,ManagingStress,TimeManagement,WorkingWithATeam)

LibraryAdministration,Management&Supervision(e.g.Budgeting,DisasterPreparedness,EventPlanning,Finance,Fundraising,Grantwriting,Volunteers)

Literacy(e.g.AdultLiteracy,ElectronicLiteracy,EarlyChildhoodLiteracy,InformationLiteracy)

Marketing(e.g.Branding,Promotion,Public ity)

Preservation(e.g.DigitalPreservation,FlatbedScanning,LocalHistoryDigitization)

Reference&InformationServices(e.g.Readers’Advisory,OnlineTutorials,RevisioningReference,Subject-SpecificTopics)

Search(e.g.WebSearch,AdvancedSearchSkil ls,SearchingInnovations)

SpecialPopulations(e.g.ESL,Seniors,Userswithdisabil i ties)

Staff&Public Training(e.g.DevelopingOnlineTutorials,TraintheTechnologyTrainer,One-to-oneTechAssistance)

TechnicalServices(e.g.BasicCataloging,BookRepair)

Technology(e.g.CloudComputing,DigitalMediaLabs,SocialMedia,MobileApplications)

WebsiteManagement(e.g.DrupalFundamentals,WebsiteRedesign,WebGraphics)

YouthServices(e.g.AfterSchoolProgramming,BookClubs,Children’sServices,Storytime,TeenServices,STEMProgramming,EarlyLiteracy)



26/103

3 emotionalintell igence,managingmultiplepriorities,teambuilding,mentoring,effectivecollaboration

2/28/20141:50PM

4 Latesttrendsinspecialcollections,i.e.urbanfic tion,children'sbooksforreluctantreaders,greatread-aloudsforschool-agegroup.Ideally,thesearenotsimplypresentationsfrompublishersabouttheirlatesttitles,butactuallyfac il i tatedbyknowledgeableandexperiencedlibrarianswhohaveusedthetitleswiththepublic ontheground.

2/26/20147:49PM

5 Reader'sAdvisoryandReferenceResourcesforChildren 2/26/201410:01AM

6 interl ibraryloan 2/24/20148:28PM

7 Pubmed 2/24/20145:13PM

8 I'dlovetoseeacoursegearedtowardl ibrarypagesupervision 2/24/20149:41AM

9 IthinkitwouldbegreatifyouofferedalltheLSSCclasses.Ibelievetherearetworequiredc lassesyoudonotoffer.

2/24/20149:33AM

10 CareerdevelopmentintheLibrary,c limbinguptheLibrarycorporateladder,whattoexpectnearthetopoftheLadder,what'snextwhenyoufeell ikeyou'vereachtheendofthecurrentrungonyourwayupthel ibrarycorporateladder,workinginapublic l ibrary/managingbeingac ityemployeeandaunionmember.

2/22/201411:31AM

11 Starting/managinganinternshipprogram 2/22/201411:22AM

12 3dprinting,makerspaces,ACAyear2ifanythingchanges 2/21/201412:28PM

13 Learninghowtowritecompetencieswithoutcomesespeciallyrelatedtotechnology/EDGEinitiative.Alsowritingoutcomesforl ibraryservices.DevelopingaStaffDevelopmentProgram.

2/21/201410:57AM

14 public speaking;effectivebibinstructionandpresentationtechniquesforusewithc lassesandcommunitygroups;

2/21/20149:45AM

15 Include"digitall i teracy"inthatcategory.Inc ludeHRissuesintheLibraryAdmincategory 2/21/20149:39AM

16 teambuilding,communication,inspiringstaff,leadership,projectmanagement,othersupervisingskil lscustomerserviceforspecific populations(Englishsecondlanguagespeakers,peoplewithdisabil ities,peoplewithmentali l lness,etc.)

2/21/20149:09AM

17 Bookandmaterialsselection. 2/21/20148:55AM

18 SpecialCollections&Archives/Moreacademictopics 2/21/20148:47AM

19 ReferenceInterview 2/21/20148:46AM

20 MakerSpaces 2/21/20148:24AM

21 Collectionssecurity--we'renotallpublic l ibrariansinCalifornia. 2/21/20148:16AM

22 RDA 2/21/20148:08AM

23 e-booksinacademicl ibraries 2/21/20147:29AM

24 Makerspaces 2/20/20149:39PM

25 Schooll ibraryspecific 2/20/20146:00PM

26 Spanishspeakinginfoneeds 2/20/20145:42PM


27/103

47.17% 200

26.65% 113

43.63% 185

29.72% 126

25.24% 107

Q10AdultServicesAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 GovernmentPublicationsrelatedtrainings 2/24/20141:18PM

2 financialplanning,startingabusiness 2/22/20141:40PM

3 ComputerLiteracyforAdults,AdultVolunteers 2/21/201412:31PM

4 programideasforadultsages20-30. 2/21/20149:08AM

AdultProgramming

BookDiscussion...

Readers’Adv isory

WorkforceDevelopment

Notinterestedinthistopi...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


AdultProgramming

BookDiscussionGroups

Readers’Advisory

WorkforceDevelopment

Notinterestedinthistopicarea


28/103

41.51% 176

33.49% 142

39.39% 167

43.63% 185

18.63% 79

Q11CollectionDevelopmentAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 picturebooksbytopic(ratherthanalphabeticallybyauthor) 2/24/20149:20AM

2 Managingcontracts,budgets,rfpfordatabases,etc. 2/24/20149:19AM

3 Patroncentric collectiondevelopment 2/21/20142:46PM

4 analyzingcollections 2/21/201412:55PM

5 circulatingeReaders 2/21/201412:23PM

6 Helpingseniorscontinuereadingevenwithvisualproblemsandslowermentalfunctioning. 2/21/201411:06AM

7 Selection. 2/21/20148:58AM

8 Collectionevaluation 2/21/20148:20AM

9 e-booksinacademicl ibraries 2/21/20147:31AM

10 Newbooksworthpurchasing 2/20/20147:39PM

DigitalResource...

Nontraditionalcirculating...

RethinkingReference...

Weeding


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


DigitalResourceManagement

Nontraditionalc irculatingcollections(e.g.,tools,toys,games,guitars)

RethinkingReferenceCollections

Weeding



29/103

34.91% 148

63.68% 270

56.37% 239

33.73% 143

16.75% 71

Q12CommunityOutreachAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 WorkingwithCityCouncil 3/4/20146:34PM

2 CommunityOutreachPlans 2/21/201412:31PM

3 Strategicthinking 2/21/20149:53AM

4 Facil itating"town-hall"communitymeetings/conversations 2/21/20148:43AM

Advocacy

CommunityEngagement

DevelopingPartnerships

StrategicPlanning


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Advocacy

CommunityEngagement

DevelopingPartnerships

StrategicPlanning



30/103

47.64% 202

58.49% 248

55.90% 237

65.80% 279

11.08% 47

Q13CustomerServiceAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 enhancingtheuserexperienceinnon-traditionalways;e.g.onlinel ibrarycards 2/22/20141:40PM

2 Collectionssecurityforspecialcollections 2/21/20148:20AM

3 Remotecustomerservice/virtualreference 2/20/20144:45PM

Customerserv iceinn...

Dealingwithdifficult...

Keepingthelibrarysafe...

Newmodelsofcustomer...


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Customerserviceinnewserviceenvironments(self-service,single-servicedesk,etc.)

Dealingwithdifficultsituations

Keepingthel ibrarysafeandsane

Newmodelsofcustomerservice



31/103

19.10% 81

51.89% 220

36.08% 153

38.44% 163

Q14FacilitiesManagementAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 welcomingspaces&effectsoncustomerservice 2/28/20141:53PM

2 reducingoperatingcosts 2/22/20141:40PM

3 Safety;PatronTraffic patterns;Security; 2/22/20141:31PM

4 Workingrelationshipbetweenac ity/countyfundedlibrary.Howtodrawupawrittenagreementandhowto"getalong"

2/21/201411:06AM

GreenDesigns

ReconfiguringSpaces

SpacePlanning


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


GreenDesigns

ReconfiguringSpaces

SpacePlanning



32/103

38.44% 163

37.74% 160

54.72% 232

30.90% 131

49.76% 211

45.05% 191

42.92% 182

41.04% 174

12.26% 52

Q15InterpersonalSkillsAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 CommunicatingDown 2/24/20146:57AM

2 Humanresourcemanagement 2/21/20142:46PM

ChangeResilience

CommunicatingUp

DealingWithDifficult...

FacilitationSkills

LeadingfromAnyPosition

ManagingStress

TimeManagement

WorkingWithATeam


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


ChangeResil ience

CommunicatingUp

DealingWithDifficultPatrons

Facil itationSkil ls

LeadingfromAnyPosition

ManagingStress

TimeManagement

WorkingWithATeam



33/103

3 Dealingwithbureaucracytoprovidestellarserviceforpatrons 2/21/20148:51AM

4 DealingwithdifficultFriends'Groups,difficultvolunteers 2/21/20148:20AM


34/103

29.72% 126

32.08% 136

15.80% 67

22.64% 96

39.39% 167

37.74% 160

34.91% 148

22.64% 96

Q16LibraryAdministration,Management&Supervision




1 unlessyoucanhelpmelearnourc ityfinancesystem 2/28/20144:59PM

2 GrantExecution(i.e.,onceyouhavethegrant,techniquesforbreakingitdownintomanageablepiecesandensuringyoukeeptoyourtimeline)

2/24/20142:33PM

3 EQ,developingpeopleskil lsinmanagers 2/24/20146:57AM

Budgeting

ChangeManagement

Finance

Fundraising

Grantwriting

Leadinglibraryteams

ManagingVolunteers


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Budgeting

ChangeManagement

Finance

Fundraising

Grantwriting

Leadingl ibraryteams

ManagingVolunteers



35/103

4 Effectivecommunicationandmeeting/teambehaviors 2/21/20141:11PM

5 Basicmanagementskil lsfornewmanagers 2/21/201411:02AM

6 Librarysupervision 2/20/20147:39PM

7 Evaluatingprogramsandservices 2/20/20145:01PM

8 Dealingwithunderperformers 2/20/20144:41PM


36/103

35.14% 149

45.52% 193

34.91% 148

48.35% 205

38.68% 164

25.24% 107

Q17MarketingAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 Graphicdesign-basicsformakingsigns 2/21/201411:06AM

2 Marketingthathasnothingtodowithflyers.(wordofmouth,etc) 2/21/20149:53AM

3 Andhowtogettherestofyourstaffbehindyourbrandingcampaign 2/21/20148:10AM

4 Socialmediabestpractices 2/20/20144:41PM

Branding

DevelopingEffective...

MarketingBasics

Promotion

PublicRelations...


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Branding

DevelopingEffectivepartnerships

MarketingBasics

Promotion

Public RelationsBasics



37/103

32.08% 136

16.75% 71

31.37% 133

53.07% 225

Q18PreservationAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 Intellectualpropertyfordigitalimages 2/24/20148:27PM

2 creatingyourownlocalhistorywebsite 2/24/20142:33PM

3 Physicalpreservationandconservationtreatments(preferablyonashoestring) 2/22/20144:08PM

4 settingupanarchive 2/21/201412:55PM

5 Preservationandconservationtechniquesofpaper,audio,hardcopymaterials.Workingwitharchivalcollections.

2/21/201411:56AM

6 preservationofdifferentmediatypes 2/21/20148:51AM

7 Physicalpreservation;paper&bookrepair;caringforphotographs 2/20/20144:47PM

DigitalPreservation

FlatbedScanning

LocalHistoryDigitization


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


DigitalPreservation

FlatbedScanning

LocalHistoryDigitization



38/103

48.11% 204

43.63% 185

39.15% 166

34.20% 145

19.81% 84

Q19Reference&InformationServicesAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 Subject-Specific Topics:Mil itaryHistory 2/22/20144:08PM

2 Referenceforquickly-changingtopicssuchase-readers;not"howtouseXdeviceordatabase"buthowtolearnandsearch

2/21/20141:11PM

3 Specific topics:Chemistry,Medic ine 2/21/201412:07PM

4 needmorehelpwithlegalquestions 2/21/20149:28AM

5 ReferenceInterview 2/21/20148:47AM

6 Reference:Inc ludinggreatnewonlineresources 2/20/20145:48PM

Readers’Adv isory

OnlineTutorials

Rev isioningReference

Subject-SpecificTopics


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Readers’Advisory

OnlineTutorials

RevisioningReference

Subject-Specific Topics



39/103

34.43% 146

46.70% 198

33.73% 143

24.53% 104

33.96% 144

Q20SpecialPopulationsAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 prisoninmates 2/28/20147:36AM

2 prisonpopulations 2/27/20143:53PM

3 homeless 2/26/20147:51PM

4 newadults 2/26/201412:44PM

5 Teens 2/26/20149:32AM

6 career/jobassistanceandwebsites 2/24/20145:18PM

7 Researchers,Legislators,GovernmentEmployees 2/24/20141:18PM

8 LatinoAdults-otherthanl iteracy 2/24/20149:19AM

9 Learningdisabledchildren 2/21/201412:23PM

10 Homeless/transient 2/21/201411:14AM

11 Spanishresourcesforhispanicpopulations 2/21/201410:02AM

12 Refugees/Immigrants 2/21/20149:53AM

ESL

Seniors

Userswithdisabilities

Veterans


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


ESL

Seniors

Userswithdisabil i ties

Veterans



40/103

13 Childrenreaderadvisory 2/21/20149:28AM

14 lgbt 2/21/20148:29AM

15 LGBTQ 2/21/20148:11AM

16 Schools 2/20/20146:01PM

17 ChildrenwithAutism 2/20/20144:36PM


41/103

38.21% 162

43.63% 185

39.15% 166

26.42% 112

Q21Staff&PublicTrainingAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 goodcustomerserviceskil ls 2/26/20149:32AM

2 Developingandimplementingcoregroupofstaffprofic iencies(retechnology) 2/24/20148:42AM

3 Informationl iteracyforresearchprojectsGrades8-12 2/22/20141:40PM

4 Developingalternativestoin-persontraining;simpleoptionsforonlinetraining 2/21/20141:11PM

5 LibGuidesaretooexpensivesoneedsomethingalongthesamelinebutatnocost. 2/21/201411:06AM

6 Trainingthepublic oncomputers 2/20/20145:58PM

DevelopingLibGuides

Prov idingOne-to-oneT...

TraintheTechnology...


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


DevelopingLibGuides

ProvidingOne-to-oneTechAssistance

TraintheTechnologyTrainer



42/103

28.30% 120

30.42% 129

55.66% 236

Q22TechnicalServicesAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 SimpleRDA 3/5/20149:29AM

2 cloud-basedcataloging 2/26/201411:18AM

3 RDAimplementation(cataloging) 2/24/20148:07AM

4 Surveydidnotallowmetoaddthiswithoutcheckingaboxabove:overallunitmanagement 2/23/20141:32PM

5 Newcatalogingsystem 2/21/20141:20PM

6 basicmaterialsmaintenancerepair 2/21/20149:29AM

7 Deepersubjectsplease--ongoingeducationforcatalogers 2/21/20149:10AM

8 RDA 2/21/20148:10AM

9 Specific formatscataloguing,TheoryandCurrentDevelopmentsinCataloguing 2/20/20145:05PM

10 catalogingspecialmaterials(maps,photographs,manuscriptcollections) 2/20/20144:47PM

BasicCataloging

BookRepair


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


BasicCataloging

BookRepair



43/103

43.16% 183

32.31% 137

37.50% 159

51.18% 217

48.35% 205

16.75% 71

Q23TechnologyAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 Questiondoesn'tallowmetosay,"noneofthese,thisoneinstead." 2/24/20143:29PM

2 Notrelevanttothisl ibrarybecausewearenotallowedtoengageinsocialmediaofanysortduringworkhours.

2/21/201412:02PM

3 Developingcompetencies 2/21/201411:06AM

4 basicsofnewtechnologies 2/21/20149:29AM

5 iaminterestedintechnologytopicsbutnottheonessuggested 2/20/20146:35PM

6 iPads 2/20/20146:01PM

7 SQL 2/20/20145:05PM

CloudComputing

DigitalMediaLabs

Makerspaces

SocialMedia

MobileApplications


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


CloudComputing

DigitalMediaLabs

Makerspaces

SocialMedia

MobileApplications



44/103

14.86% 63

13.44% 57

31.60% 134

26.18% 111

52.36% 222

Q24WebsiteManagementAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 Overallmanagement,e.g.,doyouuseaWebsitesteeringcommitte,howaredecisionsmadeastocontent,etc.

2/21/201412:07PM

2 Blogmanagement(WordPress) 2/21/20149:53AM

3 basicsofwebsitemaintenance 2/21/20149:29AM

4 Deepertopics,please,toappealtoourITfolks 2/21/20149:10AM

5 Generalwebdesign 2/20/20144:47PM

ChoosingaContent...

DrupalFundamentals

WebsiteRedesign

WebGraphics


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


ChoosingaContentManagementSystem

DrupalFundamentals

WebsiteRedesign

WebGraphics



45/103

35.61% 151

30.90% 131

31.60% 134

34.67% 147

28.77% 122

37.50% 159

37.50% 159

37.50% 159

Q25YouthServicesAnswered:424 Skipped:49



1 school-ageprogramming 2/26/20147:51PM

2 Reader'sAdvisory 2/26/201410:05AM

3 Tween/MiddleSchoolservices,Servicesforthecollegebound,youthvolunteers 2/21/201412:31PM

4 Newresourcesforchildren/youth,schooll ibrarywork,bookreviewing 2/21/201411:56AM

5 Schools 2/20/20146:01PM

AfterSchoolProgramming

BookClubs

Children’sServ ices

EarlyLiteracy

Storytime

TeenServ ices

STEMProgramming


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


AfterSchoolProgramming

BookClubs

Children’sServices

EarlyLiteracy

Storytime

TeenServices

STEMProgramming



46/103

Q26PleaseaddanysuggestionsorcommentsyouwouldlikeInfopeopleto

considerforthecomingyear.Answered:63 Skipped:410

# Responses Date

1 Iamveryappreciativeofalltheofferingsyoucurrentlyhave.Iparticularlymakeuseofthearchivedwebinars.

3/5/20149:34AM

2 AnyandallCirculation-relatedtopicsarewelcomed.Customerservice,workingasateam,departmentvalues.

3/4/20148:56AM

3 ThankyouforprovidingtheWebinarthatwecantakeonouronspeedandtime. 3/2/20147:10PM

4 wecoulduseonlinecoursesonanyleadershiptopicssuchasempoweringdirectreports,communication,culturalsensitivity/diversity,emotionalintell igence,creativeproblem-solving,situationaljudgment,etc.

2/28/20141:54PM

5 Pleaseinvitepeopletoteachthesewebinarswhohavetheirbootsontheirground,asitwere:I'mtiredofwebinarsandpresentationsfrom"experts"whodon'tevenworkinal ibrary,butwhojustgoaroundbeing"expert"foral iving.

2/26/201412:45PM

6 I'velovedeverywebinarthatI'vebeenabletopartic ipatein,andIjustwishIhadmoretimetocompletemoretrainingsessions.:)

2/25/20143:52PM

7 Yourprogramsaregreatandmostlyofthemareinteresting.Thankyou. 2/25/20143:07PM

8 onlineinformationl iteracyinstruction;emergingtechnologytoolsusedinreferenceand/ordistancelearning

2/25/201410:18AM

9 none 2/25/20149:00AM

10 Managingonlinedocumentsforthec ity. 2/24/20148:27PM

11 Nonesofar 2/24/20142:33PM

12 Thankyousomuchforallthegreatfreewebinarsthisyear.Thanksinparttoyou,Ihavebeenabletodosomeprofessionaldevelopmentthisyear.

2/24/20142:14PM

13 ConnectingMiddle/HighSchoolEnglishc lassestoLibraries.Englishteachersshouldberequiredtohavel ibraryorientationaspartoftheircurriculum.Topics:learningreferenceresources,biographies,databases,DeweyDecimalClassifications.Thiswil lcreatel ifetimelibraryusersandpreparethemforcollegeresearchwork.

2/24/20141:21PM

14 Itseemslikealll ibrarystaffarebecomingtechnologytrainers,whetherofotherstafforofmembersofthepublic .(eBooksarecausingthis!)Maybesomethingontechniquesoftechsupportforl ibrarylinestaff?

2/24/201412:23PM

15 fourcolumnchoicesfortrainingdeliverytoorestric tive.Iwouldhaverankedanumberoftheseequally.

2/24/201412:04PM

16 Nothing. 2/24/20149:23AM

17 Thankyoufortheemailedinformationandaccesstofreewebinars! 2/24/20148:50AM

18 programmingforautistic populations 2/24/20148:35AM

19 WeareonEasterStandardTime.Registrationfeesmaybeabarrier. 2/24/20147:54AM

20 Librariansgetvirtuallynomanagementtraininginschool-basically1c lassinALApropaganda-thentheycomeoutofschoolandimmediatelybecomesupervisorsordepartmentheads.Theyneedbasicsupervisoryskil ls,peopleskil ls,andmanagementskil ls.

2/24/20147:00AM

21 Thanksforyourtrainingopportunities.Ihopetoviewsomearchivedwebinarsinthenearfuture.ThereweremanytopicsIfoundinteresting,buttheyaremoreformyownprofessionaldevelopmentandonmyowntime(andmoney).

2/23/20143:13PM


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22 It'sactuallyaninsulttopartic ipateinthissurveygiventhatmylibrarydoesnotsupporttheseservicesforpart-timepersonnel.75%ofourl ibrarystaffisparttime.Yourservicesareavailabletotheprivi legedfew.

2/23/20142:50PM

23 pleasecheckanddebugthissurvey. 2/23/20141:33PM

24 InfopeoplewasthefirstsourceofwebinarsIfoundwhenfirststartingworkinourAquaculture/FisheriesLibraryandcrucialsincemymanagerneverofferedanytrainingorresourcestolearnhowtomanagethecenter.Mustappreciationforyourvision.

2/22/20146:05PM

25 Aseminarexaminingtrendsinc irculationsowecanunderstandwhat'shappeningacrosstheprofession-changesinmediaborrowing,marketforcesinfluencingwhatcustomersdemand,etc.

2/22/20144:30PM

26 Trendsinebookcollectiondevelopment.Whereisitheaded? 2/22/20143:30PM

27 N/A 2/22/20147:41AM

28 Interviewskil lspreparation,commoninterviewquestionsandsuggestedanswers.Goodpracticesforsettingupandmanaginganinterviewfromtheadministrativeside.Irecentlywasinterviewedforapositionthatasked13questions(Ithink10questionsisplenty)andacopyofthequestionswerenotpresentedtometorefertoduringthepanelquestioningsoIhadtoasktheinterviewerstorepeatthemoreinvolvedquestions.

2/22/20146:05AM

29 I'mgladtoseeInfopeoplebranchingoutandofferingtrainingsfromawidevarietyoftrainersforthefirsttimeinwhatseemslikeforever.Keepitup.

2/21/20143:36PM

30 Thankyouforallyoudo! 2/21/20142:47PM

31 NA 2/21/20142:23PM

32 Needtokeepupwithtechnology 2/21/20141:52PM

33 Iattend3-4Infopeoplewebinarsannually,andfindthemveryuseful.Thanksfordoingthem! 2/21/20141:38PM

34 Infopeopleseemstodoagoodjobatcopingwithchange,butmanyl ibrariesdonot.Iseeaneedfortrainingonmovingpastthe"howtodealwithaspecific device,database,typeofpatroncomplaint"anddevelopingamoreconfident,flexiblestaffthatcanfigureouthowtoproblem-solve.

2/21/20141:13PM

35 asdf 2/21/20141:12PM

36 pleasemakeasmanytrainingsessionsfree. 2/21/201412:56PM

37 Morein-personworkshops.Ifeell ikeIlearnmorewithinteractionwithotherattendees. 2/21/201412:38PM

38 Iwouldl ikec lassesonVolunteersinl ibrariesandsocialmediause 2/21/201412:31PM

39 n/a 2/21/201412:26PM

40 Irealizeitcostsyoutoputtogethersuchhigh-qualitycourses,butforthoseofusoutsideCalifornia,yourpricescanbeprohibitivelyhigh.

2/21/201412:25PM

41 AssessmentsinAcademicLibraries 2/21/201411:57AM

42 Pleaseneverlosethevarietyandaffordabil ityofthewebinars.Ireallyappreciatetrainingoptionsthatarelowcostand/orfree.Ialsoappreciatetheopportunitytotakeadvantageofthesewebinarsoutsidethehourstheyarefirstoffered-asinanarchivedsession.

2/21/201411:30AM

43 Howtoworkwithanineffectivemanager. 2/21/201411:28AM

44 Usingthearchivedwebinarsisnotuserfriendly.Ifindmyselfc l ickingonseveralbuttonsbeforegettingtotherightplace.

2/21/201410:28AM

45 Wouldl iketoseepublic speakingadded-tipstoeffectivelypromotel ibrariestolegislators,communitygroups,andprogramattendees.

2/21/201410:07AM

46 N/A 2/21/201410:02AM

47 dealingwithyousupervisors/managers/headlibrarianwhenyoudon'tagreewithsomeoftherepolic iesandactions.

2/21/20149:31AM

48 Ourl ibraryisturningoutwardtocommunitybuildingandconnectionswiththel ibrary:partnerships,cooperation,marketing,outreach,buildingrelationships--onalllevelsofcommunity(children-seniors-business-schools-unreachedcommunity).HELP!

2/21/20149:31AM


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49 Broadsubjectsthateffectalll ibraries-Iworkinapublic lawlibrary. 2/21/20149:25AM

50 Iknowthattheprogramsareintendedforpublic l ibrarystaff,butasastaffpersonatanacademiclibrarytherearenotmanytrainingopportunitiesformeasstaff.ItwouldbegreatifInfoPeoplecouldhelpfi l l thatvoid.Noteveryonewantstobeal ibrarian,butweallwanttohelpourusers.

2/21/20148:52AM

51 I'vetakenseveralonlinecoursesfromInfoPeopleandhavefelttherewastool ittleinstructorinvolvement.Itwouldbemoreuseful(thansimplygettingcreditfortheassignments)iftheinstructorinitiatedandengagedinmorediscussionwiththepartic ipants.Myexperiencewithotheronlinecoursesisthatitistheinstructorwhosetsthetoneforthisandiftheydonotencouragediscussion,itusuallywon'thappenevenamongthepartic ipants.

2/21/20148:47AM

52 Maybesomethinggearedtothenon-public l ibrarypeople.I'vetakenmanyInfopeoplecoursesandtheyareallgearedtopublic l ibraries.Iworkintheacademicworldandthec lasseshelponlytoacertainextent.

2/21/20148:35AM

53 Offerreaders'advisorycoursesmoreoften 2/21/20148:26AM

54 Evenpublic l ibrariesaredevelopingspecialcollections(localhistory,genealogymaterials,etc.)sospecialcollectionstrainingwouldbeabenefit.

2/21/20148:21AM

55 Keepbeingfabulous! 2/21/20148:15AM

56 Inthissurvey,itaskedfor"Other"butwhenIdutifullyfi l ledinmyspace,Iwasgivenerror,"Thisquestionrequiresananswer."Ididgiveananswer,butitwasn'tonthel ist.SoIpicked,"Notinterestedinthistopic",butIAMinterested,justnoanythingonthel ist.

2/20/20147:40PM

57 Pleaseofferin-personworkshops! 2/20/20146:35PM

58 First,yoursurveyneedstoberedone.Onequestionhadsixitemsbutonly4slotsforanswers.Thelastquestiondidn'thaveaboxtoselect"other"--ifyoufi l ledinthe"other"box,thesurveydidn'tthinkyouhadansweredthequestion.

2/20/20145:59PM

59 GrantsforRuralLibraries,onceagain:) 2/20/20145:13PM

60 Keepitup,youguysareawesome. 2/20/20145:00PM

61 Nothingspecific atthistime 2/20/20144:45PM

62 Please,please,pleasemoreonsitec lasses/trainings.Thankyou 2/20/20144:44PM

63 implementingRFIDcatalogingrealiafreebusinessresourcesebookplatformsevaluation 2/20/20144:36PM


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1.26% 5

5.03% 20

4.27% 17

Q27Typeoflibraryinwhichyouwork:Answered:398 Skipped:75

Total 398


1 statel ibrary 3/4/20148:14AM

2 Public andAcademic4year(2jobs) 2/25/201410:06AM

3 Consortium 2/24/20147:28PM

4 Militaryacademc 2/24/20142:15PM

5 Government 2/24/20141:19PM

6 Membership 2/24/20149:14AM

7 Gorvernment 2/24/20146:56AM

8 military 2/24/20146:47AM

9 JointUseLibraryPublic andAcademic 2/24/20145:53AM

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Academic(4-yearor...

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School

Special(includingl...


0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Academic(2-year)

Academic(4-yearorgraduateuniversity)

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10 Statl ibrary 2/22/201410:39AM

11 Government 2/21/20142:50PM

12 Stateagency 2/21/20141:29PM

13 USMCMilitarybase 2/21/20141:05PM

14 StateLibrary 2/21/201412:18PM

15 StateLibraryagency 2/21/20149:43AM

16 Governmentmuseumlibrary 2/21/20148:22AM

17 MissouriStateLibrary 2/21/20148:11AM


51/103

23.62% 94

50.75% 202

21.61% 86

4.02% 16

Q28Yourcurrentpositioninthelibrary:Answered:398 Skipped:75

Total 398


1 Ileadtwobookgroupseachmonth 2/25/201411:15AM

2 Librarydirector 2/24/20148:28PM

3 LibraryAssistant 2/24/201411:14AM

4 Solo 2/24/201410:18AM

5 paraprofessionalsupervisor 2/24/20149:47AM

6 Paraprofessional 2/24/20148:51AM

7 children'sprogramming 2/22/201410:03AM

8 LibraryAssociate 2/22/20148:04AM

9 Children'sLibrarian 2/21/20141:56PM

10 Supervisor 2/21/20141:01PM

11 TechnicalServices/Systems/Admin 2/21/201412:18PM

12 solo-Idoitall. 2/21/20149:26AM

13 Manager,DigitalBranch 2/21/20148:44AM

Administration

Professional

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Administration

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52/103

14 Public LibraryConsultant 2/21/20148:11AM

15 Paraprofessional(technic ian)asschooll ibrarian 2/20/20146:53PM

16 paraprofessional 2/20/20145:45PM

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