Survey+Questions+and+Ideas

Survey Questions and Ideas

[|DPI 2006 student/teacher surveys]

Which of these (novel menu) electronic resources do you routinely use?

What do you like best about coming to our library?

How does the librarian help you?

What do wish the library would do?

Do you use any of these (list) resources at home?

Are you aware of library resources your library has available for you to use at home?

Do you enjoy coming to the library? Why or why not?
 * Focus**

How often do you use electronic resources?

How has the librarian helped you be a better information searcher?

The library has enough information sources that I need to complete my school work? What would you like to see?


 * Survey**

1. What grade are you? (drop down) 2nd - 12th

2. What is your gender? (drop down) male or female

3. Are you comfortable asking the librarian for help when you come to the library? (drop down) yes or no

4.When you go to the school library what do you do? Choose all that apply.
 * participate in a lesson with the librarian
 * find a book or other materials
 * to read
 * do school work
 * get help with my laptop
 * use a computer
 * to find information about a personal question

This question is for middle and high school students only 5. In which classes have you used an online tutorial (like a Jing) or an actual lesson taught by your librarian to complete your school work?
 * Any English class
 * Any Math class
 * Any Social Studies or History class
 * Any Science class
 * Any other class

6..Where do you acess the library catalog (Destiny)? (choose all that apply)
 * From the library
 * from the classroom
 * from home

7. Where do you access other online library resources (such as World Book Online or Culturegrams)?
 * From the library
 * from the classroom
 * from home

8.Which of these online resources have you used? with the librarian, for a class project, for personal information.(matrix) 9.Which of these print resources have you used? with the librarian, for a class project, for personal information (matrix)
 * World Book Online
 * Tumblebooks
 * Book Flix
 * Badgerlink
 * Culturegrams
 * SIRS
 * Gale Virtual Library
 * Salem History Virtual Library
 * Biography Resource
 * Britannica Online
 * Careers Internet
 * Discovering World History
 * American Decades
 * Encarta
 * InfoTrac
 * Safe Videos
 * SoundzAbound
 * United Streaming
 * Dictionary
 * Thesaurus
 * Encyclopedia
 * Atlas
 * Almanac

For these use the rating scale, one answer, horizontal (agree, neutral, disagree) 10. The librarian has helped me enjoy reading more.

11. The school library/librarian has helped me do my school work better.

12. Lessons from the librarian have helped me solved problems better.

13. The school librarian has helped me find and use the different kinds of information sources?

14. The library has enough information sources that I need to complete my school work?

15. The library has information sources that I need to answer questions of interest to me?

16. The librarian has helped me evaluate and be more careful about information I find on the Internet.

For these questions use the rating scale, one answer, horizontal (almost always, sometimes, rarely) 17. Do you read the book you chose from the library at home?

18. Do you read the book you chose from the library at school?

19. How often do you visit the public library? (drop down)
 * Several times a week
 * Once a week
 * Once a month
 * Almost never