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USAIN is seeking your input to help a USDA Blue Ribbon Panel make recommendations on the future development of the US National Agricultural Library (NAL). This survey is
entirely voluntary. You have been suggested as a user or potential future user of the
NAL. Your timely response will be greatly appreciated. Your name and e-mail address
will not be shared with anyone and will be deleted from our records as soon as the Blue
Ribbon Panel completes its report. Please complete this questionnaire and e-mail your
response to Barbara Hutchinson at barbarah@ag.arizona.edu by January 15, 2001.
QUESTION FOR ALL RESPONDENTS
- How many times in the last year did you need to obtain information that was not
readily available to you in any area related to agriculture in order to complete a
necessary task?
- Please indicate subject areas in which you have searched for information in the
past year: (for example: traditional agriculture, alternative farming systems, animal
and veterinary sciences, aquaculture, biotechnology, crops, dietary supplements,
food and nutrition, food safety, genomics, invasive species, natural resources and the
environment, plant sciences, rural information, social aspects of agriculture,
sustainable agriculture, and water quality.)
- Where do you go to obtain the agricultural information you need? Please give
the names of the library, database, Web site, etc.
- Describe what types of agriculture-related information and reference services
and capabilities you would like to see our nation have by the year 2010. Place an
asterisk (*) next to those that you would personally use.
[Use more space as needed.]
- Which information services available from any of the other three national
libraries (Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, National Library of
Education), or any other library system, do you find most useful for your own
needs?
- What is your job title and profession?
- Which of the following best describes your frequency of use of NAL services?
___ I have never used NAL
[skip to question 13]
___ I have not used NAL in the past 3 years
___ I used NAL less than one time per year over the past 3 years
___ I use NAL 1-10 times a year
___ I use NAL 11-20 times a year
___ I use NAL more than 20 times a year
FOR THOSE WITH AT LEAST SOME EXPERIENCE USING NAL:
- Specifically which NAL services have you used in the last year? [check all that apply]
___AGRICOLA
please specify format (Web, CD, etc.)_______________________
___ Document Delivery
___ NAL Web Site [http://www.nal.usda.gov/]
___ Information Center Web Sites (Food and Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture,
Animal Welfare, Plant Genetics, Technology Transfer, Rural Information)
please specify which one:_________________________________
___ On-site use of NAL collections
___ Historical collections
___ Online reference service
___ AgNIC [http://www.agnic.org/]
Other (specify):___________
- What do you consider the most important or critical service currently provided
by NAL?
- What new or improved service would you like NAL to provide in the future?
- What do you consider the STRENGTHS of the NAL? List all that come to
mind. [Use more space as needed.]
- What do you consider the WEAKNESSES of the NAL? List all that come to
mind. [Use more space as needed.]
- Please check the box that best describes your place of employment:
___ USDA
___ Other Federal government
___ State government
___ Local government
___ Land grant University or 1890 university/college
___ Other university or college
___ Private industry
___ Non-profit organization
___ Professional association
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