2014 Conference Evaluation

1. Tell us about you

17% of survey complete.

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* 1. Are you a member of the Pennsylvania Library Association?

Yes

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* 2. If yes, how many years have you been a member?

0 - 5

6 - 10

11 or more

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* 3. Was this your first PaLA Annual Conference?

Yes

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* 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)

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* 5. In what kind of library?

Public

Academic

Consortia

Special (corporate, medical, law, etc.)

Commonwealth Libraries/Government

School

Unemployed

Other (please specify)

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* 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)

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* 7. How many days did you attend this conference?

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* 8. Does your library pay for your conference expenses?

All expenses

Some expenses

None

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* 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

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* 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)

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* 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)

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* 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

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