Exit this survey >> 2014 Conference Evaluation 1. Tell us about you 17% of survey complete. Question Title * 1. Are you a member of the Pennsylvania Library Association? Yes No Question Title * 2. If yes, how many years have you been a member? 0 - 5 6 - 10 11 or more Question Title * 3. Was this your first PaLA Annual Conference? Yes No Question Title * 4. My primary job at the libary: Administration (Director, Assistant Director, Manager) Adult Services District Consultant Children's/Teen Services Circulation Collection Development Community/Public Relations and Outreach Digital Collections Friends Group Representative Government Documents Grants/Projects Interlibrary Loan Rare/Special Collections Reference or Reference/Instruction Retired/Unemployed Serials & Acquisitions Student Technical Services Trustee Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. In what kind of library? Public Academic Consortia Special (corporate, medical, law, etc.) Commonwealth Libraries/Government School Unemployed Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What were your reasons for attending this conference? Professional development Networking To visit the exhibits to learn about new products and services Education/CE Credits I wanted to hear a specific speaker I presented or moderated a session Award recipient Committee responsibility To support PaLA Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. How many days did you attend this conference? 1 2 3 4 Question Title * 8. Does your library pay for your conference expenses? All expenses Some expenses None Comments Question Title * 9. If you answered that your library pays some of your conference expenses, please indicate below, the expense(s) the library pays: Registration fees Lodging fees Meal expenses Travel expenses Question Title * 10. What other conference(s) do you plan to attend within the next twelve months? ALA Midwinter PLA ALA Annual ACRL SLA PaLA Chapter Workshops Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. What is your role in making purchasing decisions for your library? I am the final decision maker on all library purchases I am the final decision maker on some library purchases I can recommend what to purchase, but someone else makes the decision I have no input on library purchases Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. If you are authorized to make purchases for your library, what is the approximate size of your annual purchasing budget for library materials, furnishings and/or services? < $10,000 $10,001 - $24,999 $25,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $99,999 $100,000 - $149,999 $150,000 - $199,999 $200,000 - $249,999 $250,000 - $299,999 $300,000 - $349,999 $350,000 - $399,999 $400,000 - $449,999 $450,000 - $499,999 $500,000 - $549,999 $550,000 - $599,999 $600,000 - $649,999 $650,000 - $699,999 $700,000 - $749,999 $750,000 - $799,999 $800,000 - $849,000 $850,000 - $899,999 $900,000 - $949,000 $950,000 - $999,999 $1,000,000 - $1,499,999 $1,500,000 - $1,999,999 $2,000,000 - $2,499,999 $2,500,000 - $2,999,999 $3,000,000 - $3,499,999 $3,500,000 - $3,999,999 $4,000,000 - $4,999,999 >$5,000,000 Comments Next >>