Silicon Valley Chapter - Membership Survey

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* 1. Are you a member of the Silicon Valley Chapter?

Yes

If you aren't a member, why not?

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* 2. Rate current satisfaction of your Silicon Valley Chapter Membership

Exceeds my expectations

Meets my expectations

Does not meet my expectations

Additional comments:

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* 3. Which best represents your employment status?

Full Time

Part Time

Unemployed and Looking

Working as a Temp

Retired

Student

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* 4. If employed, do you work in a library?

Yes

Other

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* 5. How satisfied are you with your current job?

I love my job!

Satisfied

Eh, could be better

Currently looking for another

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* 6. Do you find your job to be challenging?

Yes

Sometimes

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* 7. What type of librarian/information professional do you categorize yourself as?

Reference/Research

Taxonomist

Consultant

Analyst

Cataloger

Competitive Intelligence Professional

Knowledge Management Professional

Contract

Solo

I don't think of myself as a librarian

Other

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* 8. In the last 6 months, which types of databases / data repositories have you used? Check all that apply.

Legal – Lexis, Westlaw, Courtlink, Bloomberg, MonitorSuite, etc.

Patent – Lex Machina, Docket Navigator, Patbase, Questel, Thomson Innovation, etc.

Academic – Proquest, IEEE, Web of Science, Annual Reviews, EBSCO, HeinOnline, etc.

Medical – PubMed, MedScape, ScienceDirect, etc.

Business – S&P Capital IQ, Mergermarket, CB Insights, etc.

Open source or government repositories, etc.

Information Technology – Enterprise Strategy Group, Forrester, Gartner, IDC, Technology Business Research, etc.

Other databases

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* 9. Does your organization use any of the following knowledge management systems?

Traditional library catalog

Digital Asset Management system

Content Management System

Wiki

Other

Please specify which system your organization utilizes:

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* 10. If applicable, which recruitment services have you used in the last two years? Check all that apply:

Special Council Information Governance (formally known as TRAK)

Taylor & Associates

HOP LLC

Robert Half

SLA job board

INALJ job board

Academic resources

Other agencies

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* 11. What is the most important benefit of your SLA membership? Check all that apply:

Networking

Professional development opportunities

Leadership opportunities

Educational opportunities

I like hanging out with my fellow librarians

Other

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* 12. How satisfied were you with programming during 2014?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Neutral

Somewhat satisfied

Very dissatisfied

Please explain:

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* 13. If you have not attended one of programs, please tell us why not. Check all that apply:

Not geographically convenient

Not interested in topics/themes

Time of day is poor

Other

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* 14. What types of events, in person or online, are you interested in? Check all that apply.

Speaker events

Networking events

Social events

Library tours

Professional development seminars

Other

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* 15. When are the best times for you to attend an in person event?

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Saturday	Saturday Morning	Saturday Afternoon	Saturday Early evening
Sunday	Sunday Morning	Sunday Afternoon	Sunday Early evening

Other (please specify)

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* 16. When are the best times for you to attend an online event?

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Monday	Monday Morning	Monday Afternoon	Monday Early evening
Tuesday	Tuesday Morning	Tuesday Afternoon	Tuesday Early evening
Wednesday	Wednesday Morning	Wednesday Afternoon	Wednesday Early evening
Thursday	Thursday Morning	Thursday Afternoon	Thursday Early evening
Friday	Friday Morning	Friday Afternoon	Friday Early evening
Saturday	Saturday Morning	Saturday Afternoon	Saturday Early evening
Sunday	Sunday Morning	Sunday Afternoon	Sunday Early evening

Other (please specify)

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* 17. What geographical location do you prefer for chapter events? Please rank, with one being the best, six being the worst.

San Francisco

Between Daly City and San Mateo

Between San Carlos and Menlo Park

Between Palo Alto and Sunnyvale

Between Sunnyvale and San Jose

Between San Jose and Monterey

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* 18. Which subjects would you like to learn more about?

Project managment

New library technologies

Knowledge management

Embedded librarianship

Career shifts

Other (please specify)

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* 19. Do you have any event suggestions?

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* 20. Are you interested in organizing small scale events? Ex: dine-arounds, book club meetings, coffee break meet-ups? Please note, this question is optional.

Name

City/Town

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 1. Are you a member of the Silicon Valley Chapter?

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* 2. Rate current satisfaction of your Silicon Valley Chapter Membership

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* 3. Which best represents your employment status?

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* 4. If employed, do you work in a library?

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* 5. How satisfied are you with your current job?

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* 6. Do you find your job to be challenging?

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* 7. What type of librarian/information professional do you categorize yourself as?

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* 8. In the last 6 months, which types of databases / data repositories have you used? Check all that apply.

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* 9. Does your organization use any of the following knowledge management systems?

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* 10. If applicable, which recruitment services have you used in the last two years? Check all that apply:

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* 11. What is the most important benefit of your SLA membership? Check all that apply:

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* 12. How satisfied were you with programming during 2014?

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* 13. If you have not attended one of programs, please tell us why not. Check all that apply:

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* 14. What types of events, in person or online, are you interested in? Check all that apply.

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* 15. When are the best times for you to attend an in person event?

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* 16. When are the best times for you to attend an online event?

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* 17. What geographical location do you prefer for chapter events? Please rank, with one being the best, six being the worst.

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* 18. Which subjects would you like to learn more about?

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* 19. Do you have any event suggestions?

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* 20. Are you interested in organizing small scale events? Ex: dine-arounds, book club meetings, coffee break meet-ups? Please note, this question is optional.

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* 21. Questions, concerns, comments or suggestions? About this survey or otherwise? Please let us know!