32 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Please indicate the main goals for using this particular tool. Check all that apply. N=37
N
Connecting library staff with library users 4 23 28 11 23 19 17 3 30
Connecting library staff within your library/institution 4 8 16 9 7 8 11 1 20
Connecting staff at different library institutions 2 7 14 4 7 8 5 — 16
Connecting library users with library users — 7 11 2 8 5 7 — 14
Connecting other groups — 8 8 2 6 6 5 2 11
Please describe the “other groups.”
“Alumni.”
“Alumni, Friends of the Library.”
“Alumni, previous coworkers, others in the community.”
“Anyone on the Internet can use many of the media.”
“General public.”
“Members of the public that are not necessarily Library patrons or users of the Library’s Web site but that are
interested in photographs.”
“Other educational institutions and the general public.”
“Students, faculty, and users beyond the library.”
“End users (not library staff).”
“Other University Archives.”
Please describe the other type(s) of experience(s) and the corresponding group.
“Creates opportunity to acquire information from the general public about the photographs from the Special
Collections archive.”
“As noted above, to gain a better understanding of how social tagging and community input could benefit
both the Library and users of the collections.”
To
develop
tools
To
enable
discovery
To
share
information
To
create
content
To
market
library
services
To
establish
rapport
To
facilitate
communication
Other
type
of
experience
Please indicate the main goals for using this particular tool. Check all that apply. N=37
N
Connecting library staff with library users 4 23 28 11 23 19 17 3 30
Connecting library staff within your library/institution 4 8 16 9 7 8 11 1 20
Connecting staff at different library institutions 2 7 14 4 7 8 5 — 16
Connecting library users with library users — 7 11 2 8 5 7 — 14
Connecting other groups — 8 8 2 6 6 5 2 11
Please describe the “other groups.”
“Alumni.”
“Alumni, Friends of the Library.”
“Alumni, previous coworkers, others in the community.”
“Anyone on the Internet can use many of the media.”
“General public.”
“Members of the public that are not necessarily Library patrons or users of the Library’s Web site but that are
interested in photographs.”
“Other educational institutions and the general public.”
“Students, faculty, and users beyond the library.”
“End users (not library staff).”
“Other University Archives.”
Please describe the other type(s) of experience(s) and the corresponding group.
“Creates opportunity to acquire information from the general public about the photographs from the Special
Collections archive.”
“As noted above, to gain a better understanding of how social tagging and community input could benefit
both the Library and users of the collections.”
To
develop
tools
To
enable
discovery
To
share
information
To
create
content
To
market
library
services
To
establish
rapport
To
facilitate
communication
Other
type
of
experience
