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Page: Member Information
1. Are you a current member of YALSA?
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Yes
85.7%150
No
10.9%19
Not sure
3.4%6

2. If yes, how long have you been a member?
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1 year or less
17.3%27
2-10 years
62.2%97
11-20 years
11.5%18
20+ years
6.4%10
Not sure
2.6%4

3. Rank your preference on receiving communication from YALSA
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Blog27.9% (43)40.9% (63)31.2% (48)154
Email66.3% (110)28.3% (47)5.4% (9)166
Listserv56.4% (93)27.9% (46)15.8% (26)165
Online periodical35.9% (56)43.6% (68)20.5% (32)156
Podcast10.4% (16)24.7% (38)64.9% (100)154
Print periodical44.6% (70)37.6% (59)17.8% (28)157
RSS feed25.8% (39)32.5% (49)41.7% (63)151
Snail Mail10.3% (16)33.3% (52)56.4% (88)156
Text message5.3% (8)17.1% (26)77.6% (118)152
Web site47.2% (76)43.5% (70)9.3% (15)161
Wiki22.2% (34)47.7% (73)30.1% (46)153

4. Do you feel YALSA has played a role in developing or furthering your career?
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Percent		Response
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Yes
82.3%144
No
6.3%11
N/A
11.4%20

5. If you answered yes, what is this role? Select as many that apply:
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Percent		Response
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Providing continuing education opportunities
58.0%83
Advocating for librarians and library workers who serve teens
60.8%87
Advocating for teens and teen services
75.5%108
Providing professional networking opportunities
65.7%94
Providing leadership opportunities
48.3%69
Providing a means to stay up to date on young adult literature and materials
85.3%122
Keeping me abreast of the latest news and trends in the field
71.3%102
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Page: YALSA Information
1. What are up to 3 distinctive strengths for which YALSA is known and respected?
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100.0%88
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94.3%83
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75.0%66

2. What are up to 3 weaknesses YALSA should focus on for improvement?
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100.0%78
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67.9%53
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34.6%27

3. What are up to 3 strategic directions in which you think YALSA should be moving in the next 3-5 years?
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100.0%68
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75.0%51
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51.5%35

4. What is the single most important thing that needs to be done for YALSA to rise to the next level in terms of reputation and influence?
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5. Imagine it is 2015. How would you describe a successful YALSA at that time?
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6. What are the barriers, if any, to the transformation of the association from what it is today to what you have described for YALSA in 2015?
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7. What member features and benefits are the most useful to you? Please select up to 5:
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Subscription to Young Adult Library Services
63.0%68
Subscription to YAttitudes
32.4%35
Eligibility to $33,000+ in grants and awards from YALSA
22.2%24
Access to YALSA’s Members Only portion of the web site
44.4%48
Opportunity to participate in committees, juries, etc
53.7%58
Member discounts to continuing education opportunities
26.9%29
Inclusion in a community of library workers who support each other in their professional life
63.0%68
Eligibility to participate in YALSA’s mentoring program
5.6%6
Leadership opportunities
35.2%38
Eligibility for receiving free resources from our sponsors
30.6%33
Support for intellectual freedom and book challenge issues
47.2%51

8. What current YALSA activities do you feel should be YALSA’s priority over the next 3 years? Please select up to 5.
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Percent		Response
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Young Adult Library Services (journal)
21.3%23
YAttitudes (online newsletter)
16.7%18
Providing Web-based information
26.9%29
Addressing ALA key action areas
10.2%11
Providing learning opportunities
42.6%46
Providing face-to-face networking
17.6%19
Providing virtual networking
29.6%32
Providing opportunities for members to participate in YALSA
44.4%48
Recognizing excellence in the YA librarianship field
24.1%26
Creating selected lists
38.0%41
Promoting excellence in YA literature via awards
32.4%35
Identifying and supporting best practices
55.6%60
Promoting and publishing research
25.0%27
Email communication with members
6.5%7
Providing publications and products
13.0%14
Placing national importance on teen reading
60.2%65
Placing national importance on teen technological literacies
38.9%42

Page: Issues in YA Librarianship
1. What is happening in your day-to-day work that you feel YALSA could provide assistance with? Please select up to 3 challenges:
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Rapid changes in technology
48.1%50
Funding and budgeting concerns
26.9%28
Need to increase outreach efforts to teens in the community
46.2%48
Desire to partner with youth and community organizations
33.7%35
Book challenges and/or intellectual freedom issues
11.5%12
Staying current with developments in the profession
38.5%40
Salary concerns
9.6%10
Career development needs
13.5%14
Need to advocate for teen services
37.5%39
Meeting the needs of a diverse community population
13.5%14
Developing and implementing age appropriate programming
26.0%27
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2.9%3

2. What trends relating to teens and libraries do you feel are important to YALSA members? Please select up to 3:
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Incorporating Web 2.0 technologies in services and resources
48.6%51
Creating and maintaining teen spaces
59.0%62
Increasing youth participation in teen services
62.9%66
Newer formats of library materials, such as MP3s, etc.
31.4%33
Gaming in libraries
24.8%26
Growth of virtual environments
20.0%21
Impact of visual stimuli, gaming etc. on the Millennial generation
29.5%31
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3. What do you believe will be the greatest challenges librarians, as a profession, will be facing in the next 3-5 years? Please select up to 3:
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Adequate funding for teen services
53.3%56
Adequate salaries for library workers
25.7%27
Keeping up with technology
57.1%60
Meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse population
35.2%37
Intellectual freedom issues
21.0%22
Adequate number of qualified staff professionally trained to serve teens
46.7%49
Academic preparation for the profession
11.4%12
Providing library services in a 24/7 environment
35.2%37
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Page: Comments and Suggestions
1. If there is something else you would like to share with us regarding YALSA, please add it here:
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