Library Catalog Survey

Thank you for participating in our Library Catalog Survey!

This survey will take less than 2 minutes. We will not record your name or any other personally identifiable information. Your answers will help us make it easier to find items in the Virginia Beach Public Libraries.

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* 1. Please tell us about yourself.

I am a VBPL cardholder

I am not a VBPL cardholder

I am a Staff member

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How often do you use the library catalog?

Frequently - I use the catalog daily or weekly

Sometimes - I use the catalog monthly or several times during the year

Not very often - I've only used the library catalog once or twice

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* 3. How often do you use the library catalog as your first source for information?

Frequently - I often use the catalog as my first source

Sometimes – I’ve used the catalog several times as my first source

Not very often - I've only used the library catalog once or twice as my first source

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* 4. If you’re not using the library catalog first, what other online sources do you use to find information? (Please check all that apply)

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Borders

Google

Novelist

Worldcat

Yahoo

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What additional information do you find helpful in other sources that you would like to find in our catalog?

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* 6. When you use the library catalog, what are you doing? (Please check all that apply)

Looking for library material(s) on my topic

Locating specific library material(s) that I know about

Searching by Author

Searching by Subject

Searching by Series

Searching by Title

Searching by Keyword

Other (please specify)

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* 7. When you found what you were looking for in the catalog, what information was important to you? (Please check all that apply)

Names of characters from a book or movie

Edition

Format (Example: DVD widescreen)

No. of Pages

Publication Date

Publisher

Series

Subject Headings

Summary

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Please tell us about yourself.

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* 2. How often do you use the library catalog?

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* 3. How often do you use the library catalog as your first source for information?

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* 4. If you’re not using the library catalog first, what other online sources do you use to find information? (Please check all that apply)

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* 5. What additional information do you find helpful in other sources that you would like to find in our catalog?

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* 6. When you use the library catalog, what are you doing? (Please check all that apply)

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* 7. When you found what you were looking for in the catalog, what information was important to you? (Please check all that apply)

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* 8. Additional comments and/or suggestions are welcome: