We are doing a study of how technical services librarians acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for success in their positions. This survey asks several questions about your degree and professional experience, the type of education and skills you as a technical services librarian need, your opinion on the importance of continuing education, and the support for continuing education offered at your library.
Your assistance in answering this survey will help us understand how LIS education can be improved and the kinds of continuing education opportunities that should be offered and should be expected to be offered. Please only complete this survey once.
Other than the type of technical services work you do and some general demographic and scholastic data, we do not collect any identifying data. Your results will be completely anonymous, and we will not be able to connect your name or your library’s name with any of your answers.
We anticipate that the survey should take approximately 15-25 minutes to answer, depending on how much you have to share with us. Should you wish to discontinue participation, you may close your browser’s window at any time.
Here is the URL for taking the survey: https://umissourieducation.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6D59drCo3OQrafy
This project has been approved by the Institutional Review Boards at the University of Miami and University of Missouri-Columbia.
Should you wish to contact us, you can reach Heather Lea Moulaison at moulaisonhe@missouri.edu or Shilpa Rele at s.rele@miami.edu.
Thank you very much!
Shilpa Rele and Heather Lea Moulaison
Raegan Wiechert Cataloger, Meyer Library Missouri State University 901 S. National Springfield, MO 65897