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| 2004 ASLI Survey Results |
| Question 1: Are you a member of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI)? |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Yes |
26
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48.15% |
48.15% |
| No |
28
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51.85% |
51.85% |
| DNR |
0 |
N/A |
0.00% |
| Question 2: If not a current member of ASLI, why not?
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| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Never heard of ASLI |
8
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28.57% |
14.81% |
| Not my subject or area of interest |
3
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10.71% |
5.56% |
| Other reasons or if you dropped membership, please explain why |
17 write-in answers |
60.71% |
31.48% |
| DNR |
26 |
N/A |
48.15% |
| I am on the ASLI listserv and it seems to be sufficient for my purpose. |
| I need to send in my check! |
| I personally pay for professional memberships and therefore have to limit the number to which I belong |
| No resources to pay membership fees. |
| On to-do list; haven't done yet |
| There was little or no activity, not even on the listserv |
| There was long time unclear if [my organization] shall have any library since 2005. |
| US/NA centric |
| changed fields, although I retain a great deal of interest in ASLI |
| forgetfulness |
| i'm a student of meteorology in Serbia |
| my institution does not support travel to conferences, which is the main reason for membership |
| new to the field of atmospheric science |
| not located in the USA e.g. cannot afford to go to meetings - I am on the mailing list |
| Question 3: I have attended an ASLI Conference. |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Yes |
13
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24.07% |
24.07% |
| No |
41
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75.93% |
75.93% |
| DNR |
0 |
N/A |
0.00% |
| Question 4: If you are not attending ASLI conferences, please indicate the reasons why. Select all that apply. |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Don't know about them |
12
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32.43% |
22.22% |
| No support from institutions for attending conferences |
9
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24.32% |
16.67% |
| Can only attend a certain number of conferences per year
and ASLI is not a priority |
19
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51.35% |
35.19% |
| Too expensive (Did you know that ASLI has a special registration rate of only $65 for 2005?) |
7
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18.92% |
12.96% |
| DNR |
17 |
N/A |
31.48% |
| Question 5: Other reasons for not attending ASLI conferences. |
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Sometimes it is just distance.
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I'm just getting started in this group, and am try to connect.
I get almost no support for attending conferences...
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I have wanted to go, but the timing just hasn't worked out
for me. Others from our institution have gone and I hear about the conference
from them.
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Don't hear about them in time to plan attendance.
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As the conferences are situated in US it is expensive for
members not situated it the States to attend.
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Our librarian is a member of ASLI and attends the meetings.
I'm involved in research project and personnel management for a research
group within an atmospheric sciences organization.
I'm not sure why I was included in the list for this survey.
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Can only attend a certain number of conferences per year. I am interested in attending ASLI, but I can not be certain that I would receive funding given the budget situation.
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The big reason is that Atmospheric Sciences is only part
of my position so time does not permit attendance at everything I think
would be beneficial. Still hope to come to a future one. Your topics,
programs, etc. are all of interest.
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Time
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Travel costs prohibitive.
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Although I have not attended a conference yet, one of my
colleagues has and shares the information that way.
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New to ASLI and the field, only started 1 year ago.
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| ASLI conferences seems to be meant
for meteorologists but I am a librarian
and information specialist, not a meteorologist.
Their themes have seemed me too theoretical.
I am graduated in humanities not sciences.
I have of course worked in meteorological
library 30 years. |
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The "too expensive" is not due to the registration fee but
the travel costs involved coming from Europe
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Although the main reason is cost, the US is a bit far to
travel for a conference for this Library
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Cost is the second factor. My primary conference is SLA.
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I recently joined ASLI, I am planning to attend the future
conferences.
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Sometimes there's an overlap with other meetings I attend
regularly.
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| I'm a of physics and meteorology from
Serbia and Montenegro and it's almost
impossible for me to attend the conference
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| Question 6: Presentations from scientists |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
7
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14.89% |
12.96% |
| Somewhat Important |
21
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44.68% |
38.89% |
| Most Important |
19
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40.43% |
35.19% |
| DNR |
7 |
N/A |
12.96% |
| Question 7: Presentations from vendors |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
14
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29.17% |
25.93% |
| Somewhat Important |
22
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45.83% |
40.74% |
| Most Important |
12
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25.00% |
22.22% |
| DNR |
6 |
N/A |
11.11% |
| Question 8: Presentations on library issues |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
1
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2.08% |
1.85% |
| Somewhat Important |
3
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6.25% |
5.56% |
| Most Important |
44
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91.67% |
81.48% |
| DNR |
6 |
N/A |
11.11% |
| Question 9: Please list other programming suggestions. |
| Overview of climatological data. How its collected, who maintains it,
how to access it, etc. |
| Because many members deal more precisely with Atmospheric Sciences than
I get too, I would relish networking with them and hearing presentations
about their successes and challenges, especially in the areas of collection
development and data. |
| Never likely to attend a conference |
CSA demonstrate how to use the MGA database, that would draw in others
from the conference
OCLC or one of the regional groups demonstrating
Connections/ILL/Searching |
| Round Robin type updates from other ASLI members on their current issues,
struggles, discoveries, etc. |
| I would like to see some presentations of Open access and electronic
publishing.Copy right matters and things such as information literacy are
also very interesting. |
| Question 10: Bibliographies on core books |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
4
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8.33% |
7.41% |
| Somewhat Important |
20
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41.67% |
37.04% |
| Most Important |
24
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50.00% |
44.44% |
| DNR |
6 |
N/A |
11.11% |
| Question 11: Bibliography of core journals |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
1
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2.13% |
1.85% |
| Somewhat Important |
17
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36.17% |
31.48% |
| Most Important |
29
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61.70% |
53.70% |
| DNR |
7 |
N/A |
12.96% |
| Question 12: List of core web sites |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
3
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6.25% |
5.56% |
| Somewhat Important |
10
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20.83% |
18.52% |
| Most Important |
35
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72.92% |
64.81% |
| DNR |
6 |
N/A |
11.11% |
| Question 13: Profiles of member libraries |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
11
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23.40% |
20.37% |
| Somewhat Important |
23
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48.94% |
42.59% |
| Most Important |
13
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27.66% |
24.07% |
| DNR |
7 |
N/A |
12.96% |
| Question 14: Book reviews |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
9
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18.75% |
16.67% |
| Somewhat Important |
26
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54.17% |
48.15% |
| Most Important |
13
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27.08% |
24.07% |
| DNR |
6 |
N/A |
11.11% |
| Question 15: ASLI conference proceedings |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
2
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4.17% |
3.70% |
| Somewhat Important |
24
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50.00% |
44.44% |
| Most Important |
22
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45.83% |
40.74% |
| DNR |
6 |
N/A |
11.11% |
| Question 16: Networking opportunities |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Least Important |
1
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2.04% |
1.85% |
| Somewhat Important |
16
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32.65% |
29.63% |
| Most Important |
32
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65.31% |
59.26% |
| DNR |
5 |
N/A |
9.26% |
| Question 17: I would like to be contacted by the ASLI
membership chair. |
| Answer |
Responses |
Percentages
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| Yes |
11
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25.58% |
20.37% |
| No |
32
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74.42% |
59.26% |
| DNR |
11 |
N/A |
20.37% |
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Question 18: Please specify other suggestions for activities.
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Develop a guide to climatological data.
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There are occasionally individuals with journal and book collections who are retiring and want to donate them. I wonder if ASLI could provide a "clearing house" mechanism to find good homes for these.
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Poster sessions (especially with any research or use of statistical information). This would really be great if there were partnerships with the scientists.
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Ever thought of Web conferencing?
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Libraries of the month featured on the listserv
More discussion on the listserv
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Can't think of any, yet.
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I think that it is very important to discuss about
the role of such special libraries than
meteorological libraries. Many meteorologists
and scientists seems to think that they
need no more library or librarians, because
everything is in the webb. All they need
is e-versions of core journals. Is it
really so? In my organization the library
services are considered to buy from other
library. After three years thinking they
turn to
retain our library as a part common library of two institutions.
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Anything to do with interlibrary loans is of greatest interest to me
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Question 19: Please provide any other suggestions or comments. Thank you for your time.
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I would like to be more active in this group but I am not exactly sure how and if I really qualify. My position as Librarian for the Geography & Map Library involves Atmospheric Sciences since the Geography Department includes a section on Meteorology and Climate. I treasure the lists, questions, and ILL that are shared on the listserv. I also just like knowing names of people who know the field in more depth than I can.
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As the director of publications [at my organization], I think that it is important to be in touch with the library associations that cover the scientific disciplines that [my organization] also serves. I did not answer your questions about specific programming because that should be driven by your primary membership. It was only recently (last couple of years) that I learned about your association and joined shortly thereafter. Best of luck in your endeavors. I know that you have close connections with AMS, but if there is a connection with [my organization] that think may be beneficial, please let me know.
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Don't have anything yet, too new to ASLI. Looking forward to attending conferences and meeting other members. Thanks
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There is need to provide free membership to developing country Atmospheric Librarians who have no resources to pay for membership. Also support to attend conferences of the ASLI.
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my areas are physics, math, and astronomy.
We do not have a meteorology program at my institution.
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Potentially I am interested in any work done by ASLI as I think it is a good idea to have such a group. I certainly would be happy to hear about anything new that gets done.
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Maybe I should learn more about the group. How much is membership?
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I'm not providing very good input, because most of the things that would interest someone currently working in public services would not necessarily interest me. To me, discussion sessions, the business meeting, and such, are the most important parts of a conference.
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| Basically a lurker on the ASLI listserv, but if my
responsibilities become less tsunami specific
and more weather specific will definitely
join. Appreciate the opportunity to at
least 'know of' weather librarians |
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Attending the ASLI Annual Conference held in Seattle this year was a great experience to me. Thank you.
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| ASLI may provide full financial support
for travel registration and stay to the
participants from the developing countries
or the Institutions having low budget
intend to attend the conference and present
a paper. |
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I will go to your website to investigate joining your organization.
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