UPCOMING EVENTS
SURVEYS MADE EASY
Friday, December 8, 2006
9:00 am to noon
Mt. Hood Community College Library, Room 2307
26000 S.E. Stark St.
Gresham, Oregon 97030
Description:
Do you need to know how your library is used or what your users want
from your library? Learn basic information about surveys, including
what kinds of questions to ask, and how to ask them. Then learn how to
use SurveyMonkey, survey software available on the web.
Topics included in this workshop:
- survey design techniques
- reaching the right audience
- asking the right questions
- getting a good response rate
- SurveyMonkey basics
- question types: multiple answer, open ended, etc
- distributing the survey
- exporting data
- analyzing the results
This hands-on class will help you design a survey, and use SurveyMonkey
to send it out and get results you can easily interpret. Get the
information you need to provide the services your library users want.
Presenters:
Dolores Judkins is currently the head of Research and Reference
Services at
Oregon Health & Science University Library. Her previous positions at
OHSU include Coordinator of the Consumer Health Section of the OHSU
Library; Librarian and Web Manager for the OHSU Center for Women's
Health; Reference Librarian; and Director of the Dental Branch Library.
Prior to joining the staff at OHSU, Dolores worked for a number of
health and public libraries in Oregon, New York, and Honduras. She
received her M.L.S. from the University of Oregon in 1973. More
information about Dolores is available at http://www.ohsu.edu/library/staff/judkinsd/.
Patrice O'Donovan is currently the Portland Campus Library Director for
Linfield College School of Nursing and Health Sciences and is a tenured
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. Prior to coming to
Linfield in 1998, she held various positions at Oregon Health & Science
University Library over her 14 year tenure there. Prior to OHSU,
Patrice worked for academic libraries in Oregon and Michigan. She
received her M.L.S. from the University of Michigan in 1984.
Cost:
Student/retiree rate: $25.00
PORTALS member rate: $35.00
non-member rate: $45.00
Registration:
After you have registered, please make out your payment check to PORTALS/PCC and mail to
Roberta Richards, PORTALS Coordinator
Sylvania Library—PORTALS Office
PO Box 19000
Portland, OR 97280-0990