LIS 610 Informal Library Use Survey Form

1. Gender:

2. Approximate age (child, young adult, twenties, etc.):

3. Education level completed:

4. Have computer? ________ Modem? ________ Use email? ________ Use Web? ________

5. Hobbies (How do you like to spend your time?):

6. Time spent reading weekly:

7. Types of material you typically read (non-fiction, fiction, magazines, online, romance, etc.):

8. Why do you read? (purposes):

9. Types of "information needs" recalled in the past year:

   Have you needed any information recently, needed to know something? Find out something?

     What was/is it?

     For what purpose (school, work, family, curiosity, enjoyment, etc.)?

     Did you ever get it?

     How?

     Where did the info come from (own collection, library, friend, co-worker, online, etc.)?

10. Where do you go first when you need information or an answer to a question?

11. Number of times you went to the library last year? Type of library you usually visit? Dial-in online?

12. Reasons for going to the library (school work, pleasure, helpful answers, kids' programs, etc.)?

13. Reasons for not going (inconvenient, parking, dislike, etc.)?

14. What would make you want to go to the library?