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Library Code:__________________
Please make a copy of the report for your files. Please send this copy to the following address by February 1, 2000: Library Development Office, Indiana State Library, 140 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
Library Name: ______________________________________________________
1. Technology
Does your library use an automated circulation system? (If you
have signed a contract for a new system to replace an old one
within the last year, please provide data on the new system and
indicate estimated installation date. **If you have issued an
RFP within the last two years, please send a copy to the Library
Development Office to share with other libraries.) ___YES ___NO
Check below if you are also using:
_____ A patron access catalog
_____ A periodical module
_____ An acquisitions module
_____ Internet and / or dial in access to public access catalog
_____ Internet and / or dial in access for patrons to reserve library materials
_____ Patron initiated Interlibrary loan (ILL)
_____ Intranet (Any network which provides similar services within an organization to those provided by the Internet outside it but which is not necessarily connected to the Internet. The commonest example is the use by a company of one or more World-Wide Web servers on an internal TCP/IP network for distribution of information within the company.)
Number of patrons accessing electronic resources in-house in
a typical week _______.
(Count the number of customer using electronic resources in the
library in a typical week. Electronic resources include, but are
not limited to, Internet (WWW, e-mail, telnet, other), online
indexes, and cd-rom reference sources. Do not include staff use
of these resources. Count each customer that uses the electronic
resources, regardless of the amount of time spent on the computer.
A customer who uses the library's electronic resources three times
a week would count as three customers.
2. Circulation (Same categories
as holdings)
Books, bound serials Adult______________ Juvenile______________
Video materials Adult______________ Juvenile______________
Audio materials Adult______________ Juvenile______________
(Cassettes, Records Audio Compact Disks, etc.)
Electronic Format Adult______________ Juvenile______________
(CD-ROMS, Magnet Tapes, Floppy Disks, etc.)
3. Certification and Continuing Education
Does your library require your staff, other than the director,
to obtain librarian certification from the Indiana State Library?
_____YES _____NO
If yes, is it tied to raises? _____YES _____NO
Promotions? _____YES _____NO
Does your library budget for:
Staff continuing education? _____YES _____NO
Trustee continuing education? _____YES _____NO
4. Policies
Does your library have a general policy on how long to save serials?_____YES
_____NO
If yes, less than 5 years? ___ 5-10 years? ___ 11-20 years? ___Over
20 years? ______
5. Insurance
Does your library carry:
Errors and Omissions insurance? _____YES _____NO
Director's and Officer's insurance? _____YES _____NO
6. Literacy
Does your library have a literacy program? _____YES _____NO
7. Foundation
Does your library have a Foundation? _____YES _____NO
8. Community Survey
Has your library completed a community survey in the last 3 years?
_____YES _____NO
If yes, please send a copy for our files.
9. Carnegie Libraries
If you are still in a Carnegie library, check one of the following:
____Have you renovated since 1996?
____Added to since 1996?
If you have moved from a Carnegie since 1996, how is it being
used now?
______________________________________________________________
10. Filters
Does your library filter Internet access? _____YES _____NO
If yes: _____On all terminals?
_____ On juvenile terminals only?
______Other (please explain) __________________________
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