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Current Poll
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Results of Previous Polls
May 2, 2008 - How does your library
use FirstSearch?
April 25, 2008 - When registering at
any web site, how often do you use the same password as you do with
other sites?
April 18, 2008 - When using an Internet
search engine to help library users, how do you judge if the results
are trustworthy?
April 11, 2008 - Is
the money libraries collect for fines enough to cover the cost
of collecting them?
April 4, 2008 - What
do you think the main purpose of the library is?
March 28, 2008 - How frequently do you
purchase items from Amazon?
March 21, 2008 - Does your library have
a firewall?
March 14, 2008 - Are library book sales worth the time and effort
to organize them?
March 8, 2008 - How do libraries help
non-English speaking patrons?
February 29, 2008 - Which parts of a bibliographic record, other than
the author and title, are most important in finding library materials?
February 22, 2008 - Do
you think that frequent Web surfers read as many books as those
who spend less time online?
February 15, 2008 - Compared to two years ago, how private do you
believe your personal information is on the Internet?
February 8, 2008 - Do you participate
in a book discussion group?
February 1, 2008 - When the outside
temperature drops below 20 degrees, what happens to library traffic?
January 25, 2008 - How much time do
you spend reading per week?
January 18, 2008 - How
will you learn about the 13 top book award winners that will be
announced this week at ALA Midwinter Conference?
January 11, 2008 - In
2008, in what areas will your library add more programming? (Mark all that apply.)
January 4, 2008 - What Library 2.0 tools are you going to use for
your library service in 2008?
December 28, 2007 - Is a Kindle, the
new electronic reading device, on your holiday wish list?
December 21, 2007 - Do you think J.
K. Rowling should be able to prevent publication of the lexicon
of her Harry Potter series?
December 14, 2007 - Do
you find the summaries in bibliographical records for children's
and other materials helpful in locating and selecting materials?
December 7, 2007 - Do
you download/listen to podcasts?
November 30, 2007 - Do
you think patrons expect the same subject access in the online catalog
for romance novels as other works of fiction?
November 23, 2007 - What
is the highest level of education that you have?
November 16, 2007 - What
resources do you use to keep up to date in the library world?
November 9, 2007 - Does
your library provide wireless Internet access (wifi hotspot) to library
users?
November 2, 2007 - How satisfied are you with the effectiveness of your library's current web site?
October 26, 2007 - What do you think of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit?
October 19, 2007 - What do you think of Wyoming's Mudflap Girl statewide library PR campaign?
October 5, 2007 - In the past 5 years, how often have any of your library's materials been challenged?
September 28, 2007 - Does your library plan to celebrate Banned Books Week?
September 21, 2007 - How frequently do you make contact with local media about library programs and services?
September 7, 2007 - On average, how many hours do volunteers give to your library each week?
August 31, 2007 - How likely is your library to lose key staff to retirement in the next 1-2 years?
August 24, 2007 - How satisfied
are you with your library's overall performance during the past year
(including services, programs & public relations)?
August 17, 2007 - What is your library's primary source of education and training for staff development?
July 30, 2007 - How do you feel about the future for libraries?
July 20, 2007 - How big a Harry Potter fan are you?
July 13, 2007 - Will you be attending ALA this year?
June 18, 2007 - Are you signed up for PolyTalk?
April 2, 2007 - How do you feel about pop culture portrayals of librarians?
March 26, 2007 - Do you think libraries should receive the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in the future?
March 12, 2007 - Will you be attending Illinois Library Day on April 19, 2007?
March 5, 2007 - Do you think mobile devices will play an increasing role in library service?
February 26, 2007 - How connected are you?
February 12, 2007 - Does your library allow users to download to their iPod?
January 29, 2007 - Do you own a cell phone?
January 22, 2007 - Have you checked out the Library Diversity Web site (www.librarydiversity.info)
January 15, 2007 - Have you had to adjust your book budget because of funding issues during this current fiscal year?
January 8, 2007 - Do you use social networking products on your Web site?
January 1, 2007 - Have you ever been to MySpace?
December 25, 2006 - How did you send your holiday cards this year?
December 18, 2006 - What Web browser do you use most often?
December 11, 2006 - Which search engine do you use most often?
December 4, 2006 - When
did you last attend a CE event hosted by LTLS?
Nobember 27, 2006 - Does your library have a blog?
November 20, 2006 - Do you currently have a Web site?
November 13, 2006 - What e-mail
program do you currently use on your computer?
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