40 Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses 16. In the last calendar year, how frequently did the following situations constrain your library’s ability to create or continue an outreach activity? Select one choice per row. N=54 Constraints Never 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X or more N Facility constraints 22 9 8 4 5 0 6 54 Timing and scheduling issues 9 15 9 6 5 1 7 52 Funding constraints 22 8 5 6 2 1 7 51 Staff member with expertise was unavailable 25 11 6 2 3 1 1 49 Library administration did not like idea for the event 24 12 4 6 0 0 2 48 Lack of interest from strategic partners 29 7 8 2 0 0 0 46 Insufficient staffing for the event 28 6 6 1 2 0 3 46 Lack of availability of strategic partners 28 9 5 3 0 0 0 45 Other constraint(s) 8 4 3 1 0 0 2 18 Total responses 44 36 29 17 11 2 12 54 If you indicated above that an “Other constraint(s)” affected your library’s ability to create or continue an outreach activity, please briefly describe it. N=10 Never We are renovating our library and that has caused some temporary restraints on some activities. 1X Trying new things that need vetting for alignment with library and university policies. Weather When an event no longer serves its purpose or has run its course, we discontinue it. 2X Library space Not aligned with strategic priorities Security 3X Weather and special speakers (Richard Spencer) have disrupted programs. Funding constraints are more applicable at the branch level. 6X or more Lack of tables The library conducted a functional audit of outreach activities in FY17. The result of the audit includes refocusing our outreach efforts. Many outreach activities were not continued in FY18.
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