New York State Library

Division of Library Development

School Library System Forums -- 2004 Questionnaire

(completed as of 2003-04 school year)

System Name: ________________________________

System Director: ________________________________

Participating School Libraries	How many participants (school library media centers) have an automated circulation system and catalog?		How many school library media centers remain to be automated?
	#		#
	%		%

	How many participants are able to access the system's Union Catalog?		How many nonpublic participants are able to access the system's Union Catalog?
	#		#
	%		%

Number of districts and nonpublics contributing to Union Catalog	Number of districts participating in Union Catalog Development			Number of nonpublics participating in Union Catalog Development
	#			#

	Of the above number, how many districts participate in Union Catalog development through the 6320 library automation co-ser?		Do any nonpublics participate in 6320 library automation co-ser?
			Y/N
	#		#
	%		%

Union Catalog	Vendor	Process - how bibliographic records are entered		Process - how bibliographic records are deleted	In house (Y/N)	Out source (Y/N)	If, "Y" - Vendor Name

Technology Training	What % of participants (SLMS) receive training through a library system funds?		% through participating in a 6320/6316 co-ser?
	%		%
	Method of training -- Place an ( X ) on all that apply
	Superintendent's Conference Days
	SLS Professional Development Days
	In-district/In-building
	Other (Describe)

UList Serials	1A. Do you provide your own online SLS UList Serials to participants?					Y/N*
	If "yes", Frequency - Place an (X)
	1. Annually	________	2. Bi-Annually	________	3. Other (Specify)	________
	*If "no", state reason:
	1B. Do you provide your own print SLS UList Serials to participants?					Y/N*
	If "yes", Frequency - Place an (X)
	1. Annually	________	2. Bi-Annually	________	3. Other (Specify)	________
	*If "no", state reason:
	2. Does your system participate in a regional UList Serials? (more than one system's holdings)					Y/N
	If "Yes", who coordinates?		3R's
			another SLS
			other
	3.With access to commercial electronic databases of serials, do you consider a UList of Serials to be an essential function of a library system?					Y/N
	Please state why:

The Future	In the next one to five years, what improvement in library technology and resource-sharing would you like to see happen?
	Who would the key players be?

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