Message-Id: <199708061225.HAA25613@library.wustl.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 07:27:58 -0600 From: Flo Wilson <mailto:wilson@LIBRARY.VANDERBILT.EDU> Subject: LITA National Institutes Survey To: Multiple recipients of list WEBCAT-L <mailto:WEBCAT-L@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
(Posted to several lists; please excuse the duplication.)Your input is solicited to help LITA (Library and Information Technology Association) plan national institutes.
LITA has decided not to hold full-scale national conferences every two to three years. There is significant interest in replacing these conferences with annual, high quality, two-day institutes focused on a "hot" topic in library technology. The LITA Board is seeking further information which will help select appealing models, topics and locales for these national institutes.
To assess potential attendees' preferences in developing such programs, LITA's Program Planning Committee is distributing this questionnaire via email to LITA-L, LIBADMIN, WEB4LIB, WEBCAT-L, AUTOCAT, PACS-L, and ASIS-L.
Please respond via email to mailto:lysiakld@appstate.edu by August 31, 1997. Results will be tallied and reported to President Linda Miller before the LITA Executive Committee meeting in Chicago, September 22, 1997.
Thanks in advance for your responses, LITA's Program Planning Committee
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LITA NATIONAL INSTITUTES SURVEY AUGUST, 1997
TOPICS:
Please rank each of the following topics according to your interest level for attending a LITA National Institute: (1=most interest, 5=least interest)
___ Information technology policy issues (filtering, Communications Decency Act, etc.) ___ Client-server technology transitions ___ Intelligent agent software ___ Latest technology "hot topics" (including vendor demonstrations) ___ Copyright/fair use of digital information ___ Digital resources: purchase/licensing/integration with print resources ___ Internet issues (including international level) ___ Metadata ___ Z39.50 ___ Web administration ___ Other (please specify):
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MODELS:
Several models of formats for LITA National Institutes are being considered in light of factors that affect attendance at professional meetings such as travel time, cost, potential discounts, meeting length and disrupted work weeks. Please indicate which of the following options are most appealing to you in deciding to attend a LITA National Institute:
Please indicate which of the following schedule options you prefer for a LITA National Institute (select one):
___ Weekend Institute (little work disruption) ___ Weekday Institute ___ Weekday/weekend Institute (Saturday night stay over for airfare) ___ Other (please specify): ___ Doesn't matter
Please indicate your preferred time of year for attending a LITA National Institute (select one):
___ Summer ___ Fall ___ Winter ___ Spring ___ Doesn't matter
Please indicate which of the following site options you prefer for a LITA National Institute (select one):
___ Airport hotel/conference center (minimizes travel time/cost and emphasizes the working nature of the meeting) ___ Downtown hotel (provides off-hours opportunities and dining diversity) ___ Other (please specify): ___ Doesn't matter
Please indicate which of the following activities options you prefer for a LITA National Institute (select one):
___ No off time recreational activities scheduled ___ Off hours scheduled activities ___ Other (please specify): ___ Doesn't matter
Please indicate which of the following location options you prefer for a LITA National Institute (select one):
___ Location offers cultural opportunities ___ Location offers family-oriented recreational opportunities ___ Location offers developmental opportunities ___ Other (please specify): ___ Doesn't matter
Other models: (please specify):
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SITES:
The National Institutes are expected to have fewer than 600 registrants for each meeting. With that expectation, second-tier cities, nodes for major airlines, can serve well to provide travel and hotel discounts. Please indicate which one of the following possibilities is the most attractive:
___ Maintain a permanent single city location for annual LITA National Institutes. suggestion for city:
___ Rotate bicoastal city locations for a two-year cycle. suggestions for two cities:
___ Rotate city locations--east, middle, west--for a three-year cycle using the same three cities. suggestions for three cities:
___ Locate the annual National Institute in a different city each year suggestions:
___ Other (please specify):
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REGISTRATION FEES:
Institute registration fees can be designed to include lunch and break food and beverages. Please indicate your preference for registration fees (select one):
___ Include lunch and breaks in registration fees ___ Do not include lunch and breaks in registration fees ___ Include breaks only in registration fees ___ Doesn't matter
The National Institutes are conceived as two day meetings focused on a current, "hot" library automation topic. National-level high profile speakers will be the presenters. Please indicate the highest registration fee for this type of quality meeting that you consider affordable to attend (excluding food, beverages and lodging):
___ $200-249 ___ $250-299 ___ $300-349 ___ $350-399 ___ $400-449 ___ Other (please specify):
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Of the following six factors, please rank the order of factors for you in determining attendance at a LITA National Institute: (1=most important, 6=least important)
___ Format of meeting ___ Location ___ Overall travel/lodging cost ___ Registration fee ___ Topic ___ Well known speakers
Please rate the likelihood that you would regularly expect to attend a LITA National Institute, providing that it addressed most of your strong preferences above: (1=most likely to attend regularly, 5=unlikely to attend) _____
Please indicate your memberships: ___ LITA ___ ALA (non LITA) ___ ASIS ___ Other: (please specify)
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Thanks for your participation!
Please forward your response via email by August 31, 1997 to: mailto:lysiakld@appstate.edu