46 · Survey Results: Survey Questions And Responses
21. How often do these individuals/group(s) use the following methods to identify new e-resources?
Please make one choice per row. N=72
N Never
N=23
Sometimes
N=71
Usually
N=47
Always
N=18
Requests from faculty 72 1 28 27 16
Requests from other library users 72 1 42 23 6
Vendor visits to the library 72 1 46 23 2
Vendor marketing via e-mail 72 3 51 17 1
Calls, e-mail, or communications from colleagues 72 2 51 11 4
Product reviews and announcements in professional
publications
72 5 54 11 2
Vendor marketing via regular mail 72 9 56 6 1
Vendor marketing via telephone 72 7 59 5 1
Vendor exhibits at local, national, or international library
conferences
71 1 46 23 1
Requests from library employees not responsible for
e-resource selection
71 6 48 14 3
Web sites, blogs, and professional discussion lists 70 1 54 13 2
Visiting other research libraries and discussing networked
resources with them
70 13 53 3 1
Other method 1 — 1 — —
Please describe other method of identifying new e-resources.
Sometimes
Consortial offers.
Other Comment
Selector knowledge of professional societies with whom our library has had print standing order arrangements.
21. How often do these individuals/group(s) use the following methods to identify new e-resources?
Please make one choice per row. N=72
N Never
N=23
Sometimes
N=71
Usually
N=47
Always
N=18
Requests from faculty 72 1 28 27 16
Requests from other library users 72 1 42 23 6
Vendor visits to the library 72 1 46 23 2
Vendor marketing via e-mail 72 3 51 17 1
Calls, e-mail, or communications from colleagues 72 2 51 11 4
Product reviews and announcements in professional
publications
72 5 54 11 2
Vendor marketing via regular mail 72 9 56 6 1
Vendor marketing via telephone 72 7 59 5 1
Vendor exhibits at local, national, or international library
conferences
71 1 46 23 1
Requests from library employees not responsible for
e-resource selection
71 6 48 14 3
Web sites, blogs, and professional discussion lists 70 1 54 13 2
Visiting other research libraries and discussing networked
resources with them
70 13 53 3 1
Other method 1 — 1 — —
Please describe other method of identifying new e-resources.
Sometimes
Consortial offers.
Other Comment
Selector knowledge of professional societies with whom our library has had print standing order arrangements.
