Trends in document delivery for distance education Survey

Please answer the following questions about document delivery operations for your distance learning community. The purpose of this survey is to investigate trends in document delivery. If you do not have access to all the statistics we are asking for please just fill in the information you do have. We appreciate your participation in this survey.

1. Please select the description that best fits your institution.

Please select the description that best fits your institution. Community college

4-year college (undergrad programs only)

Small college or university with graduate programs (under 10,000 FTE total)

Medium sized college or university with graduate programs (10,000-25,000 FTE total)

Large college or university with graduate programs (over 25,000 FTE total)

Other (please specify)

2. Approximately how many students are enrolled in your distance education programs currently, and how many were enrolled in the 2003/2004 academic year?

Approximately how many students are enrolled in your distance education programs currently, and how many were enrolled in the 2003/2004 academic year? Current enrollment:
Enrollment figure for 2003/2004:

3. Approximately how many electronic journal subscriptions does your library have currently, and how many subscriptions did you have in 2003/2004?

Approximately how many electronic journal subscriptions does your library have currently, and how many subscriptions did you have in 2003/2004? Number of current electronic journal subscriptions:
Number of electronic journal subscriptions in 2003/2004:

4. Approximately how many e-book titles does your library have currently, and how many did you have in 2003/2004?

Approximately how many e-book titles does your library have currently, and how many did you have in 2003/2004? Number of current e-book titles:
Number of e-book titles in 2003-2004:

5. Please select the three departments with the highest enrollments in your distance education programs.

Please select the three departments with the highest enrollments in your distance education programs. Allied Health Art / Fine Arts Biology Business Chemistry Computer Science Education Engineering Humanities Law / Legal Studies Library / Information Science	Mathematics / Statistics Music Nursing Other Life sciences Physics Political Science Psychology Social Sciences Social Work Women's Studies
Other (please specify)

6. Which of the following do you offer to your distance education community as part of your information literacy program. (Please select all options that apply).

Which of the following do you offer to your distance education community as part of your information literacy program. (Please select all options that apply). Face to face instruction in off campus location

Embedded librarian service in courseware

Web based subject guides

Screencasts

Tutorials

Web conferencing

Other (please specify)

7. Which marketing activities are you using or have you used to make your distance education community aware of library resources offered to them? (Please select all options that apply).

Which marketing activities are you using or have you used to make your distance education community aware of library resources offered to them? (Please select all options that apply). Newsletters (paper or electronic)

E-mails to students

E-mails to faculty

Web pages

Posters in off campus sites

Print ads in student publications

Orientation sessions

Other (please specify)

8. Please provide statistics for the number of book and article requests you have filled for your distance learning community through document delivery for the following years:

Please provide statistics for the number of book and article requests you have filled for your distance learning community through document delivery for the following years: Book requests filled 2007-2008
Book requests filled 2006-2007
Book requests filled 2005-2006
Book requests filled 2004-2005
Book requests filled 2003-2004
Article requests filled 2007-2008
Article requests filled 2006-2007
Article requests filled 2005-2006
Article requests filled 2004-2005
Article requests filled 2003-2004

9. Do you offer electronic document delivery of journal articles and/or book chapters?

Do you offer electronic document delivery of journal articles and/or book chapters? Yes

Comments

10. Do you have an automated system in place that transfers citation information from a database into a request form for document delivery? (i.e. SFX or similar product)

Do you have an automated system in place that transfers citation information from a database into a request form for document delivery? (i.e. SFX or similar product) Yes

Comments

11. What is your approximate turnaround time for delivery of articles and books for distance learning students?

What is your approximate turnaround time for delivery of articles and books for distance learning students? Article delivery:
Book delivery:

12. Comments? Please comment on any relevant issues regarding the document delivery and / or interlibrary loan services you provide to your distance education students and faculty.

Comments? Please comment on any relevant issues regarding the document delivery and / or interlibrary loan services you provide to your distance education students and faculty.

13. (Optional) If you would be willing to be contacted for follow-up to this survey, please leave your name and e-mail address.

(Optional) If you would be willing to be contacted for follow-up to this survey, please leave your name and e-mail address. Name:
E-mail:

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