Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

a-daily

66

22.00%

b-weekly

159

53.00%

c-monthly

50

16.67%

d-rarely

25

8.33%

e-never

0

0.00%

300

2- Why do you use web site?

a- hours

74

24.67%

b- search catalog

252

84.00%

c- articles

37

12.33%

d- place hold

240

80.00%

e- renew items

199

66.33%

f- my account

225

75.00%

g- purchase requests

54

18.00%

h- ILL

66

22.00%

i- check Library events

68

22.67%

j- checkouts, overdue, fine info

50

16.67%

k- policy info

13

4.33%

l- other

10

3.33%

3- Please rate the Library web site

a- up to date information                                        

Good

244

84.14%

Fair

45

15.52%

Poor

1

0.34%

b- easy to find what I want                                           

Good

191

64.97%

Fair

92

31.29%

Poor

11

3.74%

c- speed                  

Good

208

71.23%

Fair

73

25.00%

Poor

11

3.77%

d- pleasing visual appearance                    

Good

194

67.36%

Fair

82

28.47%

Poor

12

4.17%

4- What materials are most difficult to find?

a- adult fiction

40

13.33%

b- adult non-fiction

35

11.67%

c- children’s material

18

6.00%

d- VHS films

34

11.33%

e- DVDs 

99

33.00%

f- books on cassette or CD

35

11.67%

g- downloadable audio books

11

3.67%

h- music CDs

57

19.00%

i- magazine articles

29

9.67%

j- Spanish language materials

8

2.67%

k- other

19

6.33%

100 people did not answer #4 

6- What new databases are you most interested in?

a- full-text magazine articles

123

41.00%

b- genealogy 

59

19.67%

c- homework help 

67

22.33%

d- how-to guides

75

25.00%

e- consumer guides 

88

29.33%

f- antiques and collectables

20

6.67%

g- music

78

26.00%

h- legal research

34

11.33%

i- business 

22

7.33%

j- other

16

5.33%

84 people did not answer #6

9- What web site additions would you like?

a- more lists like videos, music CDs, DVDs, etc.

Very Interested

134

61.75%

Somewhat Interested

65

29.95%

Not Interested

17

7.83%

Don't Know

1

0.46%

b- RSS information feeds 

Very Interested

22

11.76%

Somewhat Interested

31

16.58%

Not Interested

38

20.32%

Don't Know

96

51.34%

c- podcasting of library events 

Very Interested

22

11.76%

Somewhat Interested

65

34.76%

Not Interested

72

38.50%

Don't Know

28

14.97%

d- text messaging 

Very Interested

41

21.81%

Somewhat Interested

36

19.15%

Not Interested

100

53.19%

Don't Know

11

5.85%

e- more FAQ’s

Very Interested

20

11.05%

Somewhat Interested

61

33.70%

Not Interested

65

35.91%

Don't Know

35

19.34%

f- interactive videos/tutorials

Very Interested

37

19.47%

Somewhat Interested

67

35.26%

Not Interested

67

35.26%

Don't Know

19

10.00%

g- combined searching with other web sites like Amazon

Very Interested

61

30.81%

Somewhat Interested

67

33.84%

Not Interested

53

26.77%

Don't Know

17

8.59%

h- staff selected/recommended lists

Very Interested

95

44.39%

Somewhat Interested

84

39.25%

Not Interested

29

13.55%

Don't Know

6

2.80%

i- patron reviews/comments on the web site

Very Interested

58

29.00%

Somewhat Interested

83

41.50%

Not Interested

49

24.50%

Don't Know

10

5.00%

j- library related blogs

Very Interested

22

11.89%

Somewhat Interested

46

24.86%

Not Interested

94

50.81%

Don't Know

23

12.43%

k- more downloadable audio books

Very Interested

65

33.68%

Somewhat Interested

52

26.94%

Not Interested

56

29.02%

Don't Know

20

10.36%

l- downloadable movies, TV shows, etc.

Very Interested

75

39.06%

Somewhat Interested

56

29.17%

Not Interested

46

23.96%

Don't Know

15

7.81%

m- apply for a library card online 

Very Interested

45

25.57%

Somewhat Interested

52

29.55%

Not Interested

59

33.52%

Don't Know

20

11.36%

55 people did not answer question #9

11- What is your age?

a- 4-12

7

2.56%

b- 13-19

34

12.45%

c- 20-35

61

22.34%

d- 36-50

92

33.70%

e- 51-64

58

21.25%

f-  65-80

18

6.59%

g- over 80

3

1.10%

273