EIA members' survey 2010

The European Information Association would like help from its members in determining its future priorities and activities.
Please assist us by completing this short questionnaire.
We would also welcome any additional comments you may wish to make (see 12 below).

1. Who are you? Please tick ONE box below:

Who are you? Please tick ONE box below: EDC or other university library

Europe Direct

EPIC or other public library

EU information network (other than EDC, ED or EPIC)

School or college

Commercial law firm

Government department

EU Institution or Agency

Non-Government organisation or charity

Personal member

Student

Other

If you ticked other, please explain:

2. We would like your views on where we should focus our activities. For the list of activities below, please allocate a score between 1 (low priority) and 5 (high priority)

	1 (low)	2	3	4	5 (high)
Regular PDF newsletter	*We would like your views on where we should focus our activities. For the list of activities below, please allocate a score between 1 (low priority) and 5 (high priority) Regular PDF newsletter 1 (low)	Regular PDF newsletter 2	Regular PDF newsletter 3	Regular PDF newsletter 4	Regular PDF newsletter 5 (high)
Printed publications	Printed publications 1 (low)	Printed publications 2	Printed publications 3	Printed publications 4	Printed publications 5 (high)
Online publications	Online publications 1 (low)	Online publications 2	Online publications 3	Online publications 4	Online publications 5 (high)
Face to face training	Face to face training 1 (low)	Face to face training 2	Face to face training 3	Face to face training 4	Face to face training 5 (high)
Online training	Online training 1 (low)	Online training 2	Online training 3	Online training 4	Online training 5 (high)
Annual conference	Annual conference 1 (low)	Annual conference 2	Annual conference 3	Annual conference 4	Annual conference 5 (high)
Online assistance to members	Online assistance to members 1 (low)	Online assistance to members 2	Online assistance to members 3	Online assistance to members 4	Online assistance to members 5 (high)
Blog, twitter page	Blog, twitter page 1 (low)	Blog, twitter page 2	Blog, twitter page 3	Blog, twitter page 4	Blog, twitter page 5 (high)
Lobbying on behalf of the EU information community	Lobbying on behalf of the EU information community 1 (low)	Lobbying on behalf of the EU information community 2	Lobbying on behalf of the EU information community 3	Lobbying on behalf of the EU information community 4	Lobbying on behalf of the EU information community 5 (high)
Other	Other 1 (low)	Other 2	Other 3	Other 4	Other 5 (high)

If you gave a score for 'other', please explain

3. Examples of the publication titles currently offered by the EIA can be seen at http://www.eia.org.uk/publications.php.
Please allocate a score to each of the publications listed below to indicate their usefulness to you:

	1 Not at all useful)	2	3	4	5 (Extremely useful)
'Starting points': introductions to information sources on particular topics/policy areas - see	*Examples of the publication titles currently offered by the EIA can be seen at http://www.eia.org.uk/publications.php. Please allocate a score to each of the publications listed below to indicate their usefulness to you: 'Starting points': introductions to information sources on particular topics/policy areas - see 1 Not at all useful)	'Starting points': introductions to information sources on particular topics/policy areas - see 2	'Starting points': introductions to information sources on particular topics/policy areas - see 3	'Starting points': introductions to information sources on particular topics/policy areas - see 4	'Starting points': introductions to information sources on particular topics/policy areas - see 5 (Extremely useful)
'How to' (e.g. 'How to trace EC case law')	'How to' (e.g. 'How to trace EC case law') 1 Not at all useful)	'How to' (e.g. 'How to trace EC case law') 2	'How to' (e.g. 'How to trace EC case law') 3	'How to' (e.g. 'How to trace EC case law') 4	'How to' (e.g. 'How to trace EC case law') 5 (Extremely useful)
'Profiles' - e.g. of individual institutions	'Profiles' - e.g. of individual institutions 1 Not at all useful)	'Profiles' - e.g. of individual institutions 2	'Profiles' - e.g. of individual institutions 3	'Profiles' - e.g. of individual institutions 4	'Profiles' - e.g. of individual institutions 5 (Extremely useful)
'European information: a guide to official sources'	'European information: a guide to official sources' 1 Not at all useful)	'European information: a guide to official sources' 2	'European information: a guide to official sources' 3	'European information: a guide to official sources' 4	'European information: a guide to official sources' 5 (Extremely useful)

4. Would you like any of the Association's publications to be available in a language other than English?
If so, please specify which language(s):

Would you like any of the Association's publications to be available in a language other than English? If so, please specify which language(s):

5. Are there any topics on which you would like to see the Association offer publications (P) or training (T) or both (B)?

Are there any topics on which you would like to see the Association offer publications (P) or training (T) or both (B)? Topic 1:
Topic 2:
Topic 3:
Topic 4:

6. How often do you visit the EIA website?

How often do you visit the EIA website? Never

Occasionally

Once or twice a month

Once or twice a week

Daily

7. For what purpose(s) do you visit the website? (Tick any which apply)

For what purpose(s) do you visit the website? (Tick any which apply) 'Ask Eric'

EU news

Background information on the EU

Links to EU information sources

EU policy information

Information on training courses

News of EU funding opportunities

EIA publications

EIA news

Other

If you ticked 'other', please explain:

8. What do you most like about the EIA website?

What do you most like about the EIA website?

9. What do you least like about the EIA website?

What do you least like about the EIA website?

10. How do you think the EIA website might be improved or made more useful to you?

How do you think the EIA website might be improved or made more useful to you?

11. The 2010 EIA conference was held at the British Library in London. We would like to repeat this in 2011, but will not be able to offer the event free to members. Please indicate below how much you or your employer would be willing to pay to attend this event:

The 2010 EIA conference was held at the British Library in London. We would like to repeat this in 2011, but will not be able to offer the event free to members. Please indicate below how much you or your employer would be willing to pay to attend this event: Up to £30

£30-£50

£50-75

More than £75

Comment:

12. Please add any other comments which you wish to make about the EIA and how it can best serve your needs in the future:

Please add any other comments which you wish to make about the EIA and how it can best serve your needs in the future:

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