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The mission of the Library Research Round Table (LRRT) is to contribute toward the extension and improvement of library research; to provide public program opportunities for describing and evaluating library research projects and for disseminating their findings; to inform and educate ALA members concerning research techniques and their usefulness in obtaining information with which to reach administrative decisions and solve problems; and expand the theoretical base of the field. LRRT also, serves as a forum for discussion and action on issues related to the literature and information needs for the field of library and information science.

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Input Requested - Blog Use Survey

  • 1.  Input Requested - Blog Use Survey

    Posted Jul 07, 2010 04:39 PM

    Hello, librarians!

    Please forgive cross-posting.

    Survey on Blog Use

    I am currently requesting input from student and practicing librarians about the use of blogs as a tool for sharing emerging library trends and resources–and, incidentally, for the purposes of professional development.

    This survey stems from my research into articles which have been published on blogs.  With few exceptions (and one of those was a dissertation), these articles all discuss blogs from an outreach point of view.  I’m interested to learn if this is because librarians think they have no potential for research sharing, or if there is some other reason no literature exists on the subject.  To partially remedy the situation, I intend to publish the results as a scholarly article if possible.  I will also likely post the raw results on my blog.

    Please Participate!

    If you’d like to participate in the survey (and I would appreciate it if you did!), you can follow this link to the blogs vs journals survey and answer the questions.  There aren’t many, so it should only take about 5 minutes to complete.  (That's probably 5 minutes less than it will take you to read my ridiculous e-mail...)

    Win a Prize!

    To sweeten the pot, I am offering up a $10 amazon gift certificate to one random survey taker. 

    If you’d like to enter for the drawing, there is a slot on the “thank you page” to enter your e-mail address.  Simply put it in there after you’ve finished the survey questions and click “submit” one final time.  I will absolutely not circulate your e-mail address, and after the drawing has been completed, I will delete all e-mail addresses from the database.  The winning librarian will be contacted via e-mail with their gift certificate code.  I will also mention their name (and link) on this blog, if they so desire.

    The survey will run from today, June 6 through August 6th–one month from now.  At that time I will close the survey to new entrants, but the questions will remain online for those interested in such things.

    Any questions or comments?  Feel free to comment on my blog or e-mail me through my site’s “contact” page.

    Thank you for your time and participation.

    --
    Stewart Baker

    Reference / Web Services Librarian

    California State University Dominguez Hills

    sbaker@csudh.edu