POLL HISTORY
Is Dewey Dead?
10/6/2009 10:45:00 AM through 10/26/2009 10:45:00 AM
Are patrons using your library to research the health care debate?
8/24/2009 12:37:00 PM through 9/12/2009 12:37:00 PM
Planning to send people to ALA Midwinter?
8/11/2009 8:46:00 AM through 8/24/2009 8:46:00 AM
What’s your favorite city for ALA conferences?
7/17/2009 12:53:00 PM through 7/30/2009 12:53:00 PM
What's your take on the Verdict in LJ reviews?:
6/22/2009 9:28:00 AM through 7/12/2009 9:28:00 AM
Are you attending ALA Summer Annual in Chicago?
6/3/2009 8:53:00 AM through 6/23/2009 8:53:00 AM
Will your library have an amnesty for fines/overdue items?
5/12/2009 11:30:00 AM through 6/1/2009 11:30:00 AM
Which per capita statistic in the new LJ Index is most telling?
2/17/2009 12:11:00 PM through 3/5/2009 12:11:00 PM
Should in-person ALA Midwinter Meetings be eliminated?
1/27/2009 11:24:00 AM through 2/14/2009 11:24:00 AM
Are you attending the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver?
1/6/2009 8:08:00 AM through 1/26/2009 8:08:00 AM
My library’s patrons think of the library as more than just books.
12/14/2008 10:57:00 AM through 1/6/2009 10:57:00 AM
My library meets new patrons where they are.
12/2/2008 11:49:00 AM through 12/14/2008 11:49:00 AM
Does your library collect street lit (urban fiction)?
10/24/2008 through 11/10/2008 10:48:00 AM
Are you annoyed the Annoyed Librarian blog has moved to LJ?
10/7/2008 through 10/30/2008 12:57:00 PM
My library is becoming “greener”?
9/30/2008 through 10/30/2008 12:15:00 PM
Is Sarah Palin a threat to public libraries?
9/16/2008 10:37:00 AM through 9/30/2008 10:37:00 AM
My library views immigration as an opportunity to gain new patrons
9/3/2008 through 9/16/2008
With the national presidential conventions coming right up, what are you doing to prepare your patrons?
8/19/2008 11:36:00 AM through 8/26/2008 11:36:00 AM
Do you know your library's policy for when law enforcement officials seek to look at public access computers?
8/5/2008 1:28:00 PM through 8/19/2008 1:28:00 PM
Have you tested the new web search engine Cuil (www.cuil.com)?
7/29/2008 through 8/5/2008 12:30:00 PM
What do you call people who use your library?
7/9/2008 through 7/28/2008
My library has the following amount of money to send attendees to the ALA conference this year
6/16/2008 through 7/8/2008
The library is included in my community’s important initiatives
6/2/2008 through 6/16/2008
The public library’s place in the market is
5/19/2008 through 6/2/2008
The library industry’s commitment to intellectual freedom is
5/5/2008 through 5/19/2008
The need for pubic libraries to protect individual privacies and intellectual freedom is
4/21/2008 through 5/5/2008
At my library intellectual freedom and patron privacy are
4/7/2008 through 4/21/2008
My library will have more fee-based services next year
3/24/2008 through 4/7/2008
The next ten years in our profession look
3/10/2008 through 3/24/2008
At my library, the group that is most responsive to change is
2/25/2008 through 3/10/2008
At my library, the group that thinks most about threats and opportunities in the future is
2/11/2008 through 2/25/2008
What percentage of your staff is able to serve the community in languages other than English?
1/28/2008 through 2/11/2008
Immigration in my community is driving changes in collections and services in my library
1/14/2008 through 1/28/2008
Immigration is a divisive issue in my community
12/31/2007 through 1/14/2008
My library’s trustees raise the visibility and political clout of the library in my community
12/17/2007 through 12/31/2007
My library’s board is getting
12/3/2007 through 12/17/2007
My library’s board is getting
11/19/2007 through 12/3/2007
Public support of property tax measures in my community is
11/5/2007 through 11/19/2007
The voter support for public libraries in my community is
10/22/2007 through 11/5/2007
Will your library expand e-learning programs in 2008?
10/8/2007 through 10/22/2007
My library’s e-learning programs have been successful
9/24/2007 through 10/8/2007
In my library, e-learning is used more frequently
9/10/2007 through 9/24/2007
If we don't get a patron request for O.J. Simpson’s fictitious murder book, If I Did It, my library:
8/27/2007 through 9/10/2007
My library has an easy way for patrons to provide feedback:
8/7/2007 through 8/21/2007
My library understands its competitive edge:
7/24/2007 through 8/7/2007
Library Schools focus on the right things:
7/10/2007 through 7/24/2007
There is a common understanding among the staff and board about my library’s direction:
6/26/2007 through 7/10/2007
My library understands the community agenda:
6/12/2007 through 6/26/2007
My library works to solve community issues:
5/29/2007 through 6/12/2007
My library has too many rules:
5/15/2007 through 5/29/2007
Teens feel welcome in my library:
5/1/2007 through 5/15/2007
My library measures its impact on the community:
4/17/2007 through 5/1/2007
My library hires and encourages the careers of extroverts:
4/3/2007 through 4/17/2007
To secure our industry’s future we should focus on:
3/20/2007 through 4/3/2007
My library is more concerned with:
3/6/2007 through 3/20/2007
Is a love of reading a legitimate reason to become a public librarian?
2/20/2007 through 3/6/2007
Teens feel welcome in my library:
2/2/2007 through 5/31/2007
My library’s administrators acknowledge the competitive environment (e.g., bookstores, internet) in which we operate and account for it in planning
1/29/2007 through 2/12/2007
Our field would get more respect if we weren’t called “librarians”
1/15/2007 through 1/29/2007
Traditional library labels such as patron, reference desk, Dewey Decimals are outdated
1/1/2007 through 1/15/2007
My library’s administrators are respected by peers in the community...
12/19/2006 through 1/1/2007
My library consistently grooms new leaders...
12/4/2006 through 12/18/2006
My library’s leaders are visible in the community...
11/20/2006 through 12/4/2006
My library’s mission is tightly woven to the needs of the community...
11/6/2006 through 11/20/2006
My library consistently reaches out to new groups of patrons...
10/23/2006 through 11/6/2006
How do you get your favorite blogs?
10/10/2006 through 10/23/2006
If your library offers virtual reference is it...
9/5/2006 through 9/19/2006
Does your library run a summer reading program for adults?
8/21/2006 through 9/4/2006
My library is adding large print titles to its youth collection.
8/7/2006 through 8/21/2006
I prefer to read netConnect articles in:
7/26/2006 through 8/7/2006
My library has a plan for responding to challenges to its collection.
7/17/2006 through 7/26/2006
In the coming year, I expect my library's open hours to:
7/3/2006 through 7/17/2006
Higher fuel prices are hitting the budget in my library.
6/19/2006 through 7/3/2006
Libraries need to be more aggressive about collecting fines and unreturned books.
6/5/2006 through 6/19/2006
I believe the ALA focuses on the right issues.
5/22/2006 through 6/5/2006
In the coming year, I expect the number of reference queries in my library to:
5/8/2006 through 5/22/2006
In the coming year, I expect the demand for adult services in my library to:
4/24/2006 through 5/8/2006
In my library, teens are actively involved in the programming aimed at them.
4/10/2006 through 4/24/2006
I believe libraries need firm policies for dealing with poor teen behavior.
3/27/2006 through 4/10/2006
Privacy concerns about the use of RFID are:
3/13/2006 through 3/27/2006
Is the need for MLS-degreed workers waning in your library?
2/27/2006 through 3/13/2006
Would a $10/year increase in dues for each of the next three years (from $100 to $130) make you reconsider your membership in ALA?
2/14/2006 through 2/27/2006
Does your library offer downloadable audio books?
1/9/2006 through 1/22/2006
Are patron requests for e-books increasing?
1/2/2006 through 1/8/2006
Did Katrina's impact cause your library to update its disaster plan?
12/26/2005 through 1/1/2006
Are you planning to go to New Orleans for the June 2006 ALA Annual Conference?
12/12/2005 through 12/25/2005
Does your library have a policy regarding gaming?
12/5/2005 through 12/11/2005
Does your library have guidelines for accepting gifts?
11/28/2005 through 12/4/2005
Does your library have trouble filling vacancies in Children's Services?
11/21/2005 through 11/27/2005
Does your library generate revenue through retail sales on library property?
11/14/2005 through 11/20/2005
Is your library exploring revenue opportunities to supplement your next budget year?
11/7/2005 through 11/13/2005
Does the cultural composition of your library's staff match the cultural composition of your community?
10/31/2005 through 11/6/2005
Does your library have a staff recognition program?
10/24/2005 through 10/30/2005
My library is using e-books as a part of its reference collection development
10/17/2005 through 10/24/2005
My library earns revenue through facilities rental
10/10/2005 through 10/17/2005
My library has a program for encouraging bequests
10/3/2005 through 10/10/2005
My library has commercial operations (like food service)
9/26/2005 through 10/3/2005
My library has active partnerships with local nonprofits
9/19/2005 through 9/26/2005
My library seeks out corporate sponsorships to fund new initiatives
9/12/2005 through 9/19/2005
My library has active partnerships with local government agencies or departments
9/5/2005 through 9/12/2005
My library uses a reservation system to provide equitable access to such limited resources as PCs
8/29/2005 through 9/5/2005
My library is using patron profile capabilities within its ILS systems to build relationships with/improve service to patrons
8/22/2005 through 8/29/2005
My library is using online subscriptions to e-books to save shelf and building space
8/15/2005 through 8/22/2005
My library has a program for increasing cultural diversity of staff
8/8/2005 through 8/15/2005
My library has an iPod use policy
8/1/2005 through 8/8/2005
My library outsources its collection development
7/25/2005 through 8/1/2005
My library outsources its Web site development
7/18/2005 through 7/25/2005
My library has a program for home-delivery of materials
7/11/2005 through 7/18/2005
My library has self-service options for patrons (for example, self check-out)
7/4/2005 through 7/11/2005
My library has active partnerships with local schools
6/27/2005 through 7/4/2005
I have used Google Scholar for staff or patron research requests in my role as a librarian.
6/20/2005 through 6/27/2005
My library will implement RFID (radio frequency identification systems) within the next 12 months.
6/1/2005 through 6/20/2005
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