Question 1–Indicators. Please read the following statements and then select the answer that best describes your immediate reaction to the statement.
Please do not try to overanalyze either the statement or your response.
Respond based on how you believe thingsshould be done and not on how things may currently be done at your library.
Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agreenor Disagree
DisagreeStrongly Disagree Peopleshouldberewardedwhentheychallenge standardoperatingprocedures Alibraryshouldprepareitsemployeestomeetthe challengesofrapidchangeintheirwork Managersshouldbasedecisionslargelyontheneedsof librarypatronsratherthanthedesiresofstaff Librarystaffshouldbeallowedtousediscretionin carryingoutnovelsituations Duplicationintheworkofvariousunitswithinthe libraryshouldbeavoided Employeesshouldvisitorganizationsotherthan librariestoidentifyusefulpractices Alibraryshouldhavemeasurableworkstandardsfor professionalwork Librariesshouldregularlygatherinformationfrom patronsandusethattochangehowthingsaredone Librarystaffshouldhavenumerousopportunitiesto developnewskillsonthejob Thelibraryshouldprovidefinancialrewardsforwork improvementideas
Managersshouldresolve‘‘turfwars’’between departmentsthroughnegotiation Mostlibrarystaffshouldhavedailycontactwiththeir keyconstituencies Employeesshouldregularlyattendtrainingsessionsto learnnewskills Employeesshouldusetheirownprofessional judgmentindecidingethicalmattersintheirwork Thelibraryshouldadaptquicklytorapidchangesin patronexpectations Managersshouldusedifferentapproachestomotivate individualemployees Assessmentisacriticalcomponentofthesuccessofa library Employeesshouldbeencouragedtolearnfrom failure Groupsshouldworktogether,ratherthanasdistinct units,toaccomplishthemajorworkofthelibrary Thecultureofthelibraryshouldmakeiteasyto discussnewideasorproblemswithmanagers
(Continued) Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agreenor Disagree DisagreeStrongly Disagree
Librariesshouldexpecttoundergorapidchangeinthe future Employeesshoulduseagreed-onstandardsofquality inperformingtheirwork Thelibraryshouldhaveavibrantemployee recognitionprogram Thelibraryshoulduseteamstodevelopnew approachestosolvingproblems Thelibrarystaffshouldincludeprofessionalsfrom othertypesoforganizationsandfields Teamleadershiprolesshouldrotateamongteam members
Question 2 – Colleagues. Please identify the people who are important to you in terms of providing you with information to do your work or in helping you to think about complex problems posed by your work.
You may name up to 20 people, but do not feel compelled to do so.
Please list only those people who immediately come to mind, whether they work in the same library as you or not. For purposes of the survey, it is important that you list each person’s first and last name (i.e., John Smith).
Question 3 – Relationship. For each person listed, please select the answer that best describes their relationship to you
Co-worker Supervisor/Boss Subordinate
Professional colleague Personal friend
Mentor
Mentee
Spouse/Significant other Other family member
Question 4 – Proximity. For each person listed, please select the answer that best describes their physical proximity to your regular place of work.
Same floor, same building Different floor, same building Different building, same organization Different campus, same organization Different organization, same city Different organization, different city Different organization, different state Different organization, different country
Question 5 – Organization. For each person listed, please indicate the organizational unit each person works within.
Within the same department and location
Within the same department, but a different location Outside my department, within the same division or branch
Outside my division or branch, but in the same library In the same library system
In another library or library system
In another organization that is not a library or library system
Question 6 – Longevity. For each person listed, please indicate how long you have known the person.
Less than 1 year 1–3 years 3–5 years 5–10 years 10 or more years
Question 7 – Hierarchy. For each person listed, please indicate the relationship of their position to yours. If you work in different organiza- tions, indicate the relationship as closely as possible.
Two or more levels above One level above
Equal to mine One level below
Two or more levels below
Question 8 – Interaction. For each person listed, please indicate the frequency with which you typically turn to that person for information or advice about work- or profession-related topics.
Daily
Weekly
Monthly Quarterly
Two or fewer times a year
Question 9 – Demographics. This final section consists of standard demographic questions related to you and your environment
What is your current age?
Gender.Are youy
Female
Male
Ethnicity.If you were to characterize yourself, which of the following would best apply?
American Indian or Alaska Native – a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment Asian– a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far
East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent
Black or African American– a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa
Hispanic or Latino – a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander– a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White – a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Multiracial – a person who does not identify solely with any of the categories above.
Prefer not to state
Title. Which of the following categories best characterizes your current position?
Non-exempt library support staff Librarian – not a supervisor
Professional staff – not a supervisor Librarian – supervisor
Professional staff supervisor Department head
Assistant or Associate Director, Dean, or University Librarian Director, Dean, or University Librarian
Tenure. How long have you been in your current position? Please answer in number of years. If less than 1, please enter 1.
Years in current position _____
Career. How long have you been working in libraries? Please answer in number of years. If less than 1 year, please enter 1.
Years in libraries _____
Institution.What institution do you work at?
Area. Within the following list of library functional areas, which most accurately defines your job responsibilities overall?
Acquisitions Administration
Application and system development Archives
Cataloging Circulation
Collection development Collection management Computer labs/operations Conservation and preservation Digital media services
Digital library development Distance learning services Electronic services Extended services
Geographic information systems Government documents
Information commons Information technology Instruction
Interlibrary loan Media services Microforms Periodicals Public services Reference Reserves Serials
Special collections System administration Technical services User services Web development
Associations. Which professional association conferences do you regularly attend?
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) American Library Association (ALA)
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Art Libraries Society of North America (ALSNA) Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
EDUCAUSE
Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) Illinois Library Association (ILA)
Library Administration and Management (LAMA) Library Information Technology Association (LITA)
Medical Library Association (MLA), Music Library Association (MLA) North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
Society of American Archivists (SAA) Special Library Association (SLA) Theatre Library Association (TLA) Other
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