Beyond BI: A survey of music librarians 

To complete the survey just send a reply e-mail, typing your answers to open-ended items in the space below the items and for the items with responses to be selected, just type an X to the left of the appropriate line.

Part I. Music Librarian Data

A. Your official title:

B. Your responsibilities include (mark all that apply):

___ Administration

___ Public Service

___ Cataloging

___ Collection/Resources Development

___ Instruction

___ Systems

___ Other (please explain)

C. What best fits your position:

___ Professional, not faculty

___ Faculty, tenure track

___ Faculty, non tenured

___ Other, please describe:

D. Do you have graduate degrees in addition to MLS?

___ Yes

___ No

If so, in what area(s)?

E. Are you eligible for sabbaticals and or/study leaves?

___ Yes

___ No

Part II. Institution

A. Please indicate approximate size of your student body (headcount).

___ less than 2,000 students

___ 2,001-5,000 students

___ 5,001-10,000 students

___ 10,001-25,000 students

___ More than 25,000 students

B. Organizational type that best describes your institution:

___ Public university (4 year + Graduate programs)

___ Public college (4 year)

___ Public community college (2 year)

___ Private university (4 year + Graduate programs)

___ Private college (4 year)

___ Special & other: please describe:

Part III. Please briefly list activities in which you participate. Be specific as possible.

A. Performances:

B. Publications:

C. Teaching:

D. Conference/Workshop Organization:

E. Conference/Workshop Participation:

F. Musical Composition:

G. New Technology Development:

H. Community Activities:

Other :

Part IV. In the following section, rate your answers from Part III as they may have helped to promote your professional goals regarding your campus community, your personal satisfaction & enrichment, and how they may have contributed or will contribute to your personal promotion or tenure process at your institution.

 A. PERFORMANCES

Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

B. PUBLICATIONS

Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

C.TEACHING

Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

D. CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION

Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

E. CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION

Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

F. MUSICAL COMPOSITION

Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

G. NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

H. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

 Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

I. OTHER (PLEASE EXPLAIN)

 Campus community

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Personal satisfaction and enrichment

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

Promotion and/or tenure process

___ Very important

___ Important

___ Somewhat important

___ No importance/not applicable

 Part V. Optional.

A. Describe in detail one or more aspects of your effectiveness as a music librarian.

B. Additional comments:

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