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<p class=MsoNormal>First of all, let me thank so many of you for taking the
time to fill out the survey. As of this morning, 971 individuals from all
types of libraries have successfully completed it. This is a much larger
response than I had hoped for, and I hope it will only continue to grow.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I realize that a number of people have had difficulties with
the survey, based on the fifty or so emails that I’ve received and some
traffic on the lists. I apologize for my part in this. My original
diagnosis was that the survey software could not handle the large volume of
responses, but as the numbers of completed surveys continued to surge, I
realized the issues had to be elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Two key practices will ensure that the survey form will
operate properly. (1) You have to enter something for each question for
the next page to appear when you click next. (2) Also, on the question related
to your primary area of responsibility, you truly can only pick one area.
As someone who works at a regional campus, I realize that many of us (school
librarians, public library staff at smaller branches, etc.) wear multiple hats
(or all the hats). If you prefer, you can choose the “other”
option on that question and enter something that explains your diverse
duties. I should have foreseen that need in designing the survey.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I encourage anyone who had difficulty to give it another try
and be sure to read the directions at the top of the first page and included in
parentheses with each question. I also encourage anyone who has not yet
filled it out to do so. The survey is available at <a
href="https://survey.muohio.edu/Checkbox/libtech.survey">https://survey.muohio.edu/Checkbox/libtech.survey</a>
It should take about five minutes to complete. Survey respondents will
have the opportunity to receive a summary of the survey results. All
replies to the survey are anonymous. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thank you very much for your participation and help!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>John <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>John J. Burke,
MSLS
Phone: (513) 727-3293<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Director, Gardner-Harvey
Library Fax: (513) 727-3434<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Miami University
Middletown
Email: <a
href="mailto:burkejj@muohio.edu">burkejj@muohio.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>4200 E. University
Blvd.
Meebo: infomanjjb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Middletown,
OH
Web: <a href="http://www.users.muohio.edu/burkejj">http://www.users.muohio.edu/burkejj</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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