Taylor & Francis conducted primary research throughout 2013 to produce a comprehensive white paper entitled, Facilitating Access to Free Online Content: Challenges and Opportunities for the Library Community.
Primary research within the white paper revealed that 71 percent of librarians surveyed struggle with the unknown permanence of free content.
Taylor & Francis initially asked survey recipients, “Has your library implemented, or is planning to implement, any of the following discoverability services?”
Our primary research efforts revealed the following:
- 42% of survey respondents are planning to improve their end-user interfaces for their library website (48% have already implemented this)
- 35% plan to improve their cataloging systems (38% have already implemented this)
- 32% of survey respondents plan to conduct user research to understand their users’ needs and/or requirements (40% have already undertaken this)
To explore these responses further, we hope you will take several minutes to complete some follow-up survey questions.
The results of the below survey will be compiled into a presentation in which Taylor & Francis and George Washington University Libraries will co-present at the 33rd Annual Charleston Conference, on November 9, 2013. Taylor & Francis will share the presentation on our website following the Conference. Additionally, survey results will be placed online, and we will email you once they are available.
Please note, any comments you make in the survey will be kept anonymous. Any respondent who completes the survey on the day it is released will be entered in a drawing to win a $50 USD Amazon Gift card. 5 winners will be selected.