Dave,
Do you have demographics on the respondents? Would I be correct
to assume that the vast majority of respondents are librarians
or people who work in libraries, as opposed to people who use
libraries?
Selden Deemer, Library Systems Administrator
Emory University Libraries
Atlanta, Georgia
EMAIL: libssd_at_emory.edu
PHONE: 404-727-0271
FAX: 404-727-0827
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:08:39 +0100
> From: David Pattern <d.c.pattern_at_HUD.AC.UK>
> Subject: OPAC survey - initial findings
>
> Hi all!
>
> Many thanks to everyone who responded to the recent OPAC survey -- in
> total there were 729 responses.
>
> I'll be publishing an informal PDF report sometime around the end of
> May, but I've already stated adding data, graphs and initial findings to
> my weblog. I'd love to know if there are any surprises in the findings,
> or if you think it's just telling you what you already know!
>
> http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/205/
> http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/206/
> http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/207/
> http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/208/
> http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/209/
> http://www.daveyp.com/blog/index.php/archives/210/
>
> The comments from respondents (which will be included in the PDF report)
> ran the whole spectrum of opinion -- from those who thought the OPAC is
> already a defunct technology, to those who obviously feel that their
> OPAC should be nothing more than an electronic version of a card
> catalog.
>
> regards
> Dave Pattern
> University of Huddersfield
Received on Wed Apr 18 2007 - 15:48:17 EDT