HSLI members were invited to complete an online HSLI Newsletter Survey between June 11th and June 28th, 2019. The survey was intended to estimate the percentage of members who use the Newsletter, the ways members access the content, and whether content meets members’ information needs. Participation in the survey was excellent. The number of completed…
Category: Surveys
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Call for Participation: Survey for Upcoming ILA Reporter Article on Challenges of Providing Services Remotely During COVID-19
(via Tana Petrov, Fountaindale Public Library District, and Kim Tipton, McHenry County College) Kim Tipton and I are writing an article for the December, 2020, issue of the Illinois Library Association’s ILA Reporter. The topic is how library team leaders can keep themselves and their staff engaged, inspired, and efficient while working remotely. We would appreciate it…
Call for Participation: Journal of the Medical Library Association 2020 Readership Survey (Deadline Monday, July 20)
(via JJ Pionke, HSLI Secretary) The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) invites you to participate in a survey to express your opinions and feedback on your experience as a reader of JMLA articles. We invite all readers, regardless of membership in the Medical Library Association, to complete this survey. The survey is brief…
Call for Participation: Survey to Plan Professional Development Event for Academic Library Management Professionals
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Maoria Kirker, George Mason University) Are you a library manager, aspiring library manager, or in a pseudo-managerial role at an academic library? We are interested in organizing a professional event for workers in academic libraries, focused on management skills and concrete practices. As we…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Library Work During COVID-19 (Deadline Monday, July 13)
(via Dr. Lori Birrell, University of Arkansas) Many, if not most, employees in academic libraries transitioned to working remotely for the first time in their careers in March 2020. Understanding that employees have been working remotely within the context of a global pandemic in which many of us juggle childcare, work duties, and possibly family…
Call for Participation: Survey on Moral Distress Among Consumer Health Information Professionals
(via Robin O’Hanlon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) If you are a consumer health librarian, or are an information professional who provides health information to the public, please consider completing this short survey for our upcoming study, “Moral distress related to ethical dilemmas among consumer health librarians.” The purpose of this study is to assess…
Call for Participation: Survey on Academic Library Employees Acting as Instructional Designers During COVID-19
(via Kristin Cole, Otterbein University) I am conducting a survey on academic library employees and their work during the transition to online classes in Spring 2020 due to COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to determine the percentage of academic library employees who performed instructional design duties during this transition, which may include tasks…
Illinois Library Association Cancels In-Person Annual Conference, Seeks Input on Alternatives (Deadline June 1)
(via Diane Foote, ILA Executive Director) The Illinois Library Association has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s in-person conference scheduled for October 20-22, at the BOS Center in Springfield. The Conference Program Committee, ILA Vice President/President-Elect Veronica De Fazio, and staff believe that the safety and well-being of our community outweigh any prearranged…
Midwest Data Librarian Symposium 2020 to Take Place Virtually (Date TBD), and Survey on Sessions and Format Closes May 22
(via Cameron Cook, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Given the current impact of COVID-19 on our daily lives, it is difficult to know what the fall of this year will look like for many of us. Given that travel may be difficult due to limited professional development budgets or potential risks to health, the 2020 planning committee…
Call for Participation: Survey for Academic Librarians and Archivists with Invisible Disabilities (Deadline Friday, May 15)
(via Katelyn Manwiller, DeSales University) My name is Katelyn Quirin Manwiller, and I am a librarian at DeSales University. I’m working with a team of library researchers, Samantha Peter from University of Wyoming, Heather Crozier from Ohio Northern University, and Amelia Anderson from Old Dominion University. We are writing to invite you to participate in…