Principal Questions

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Principal Questions

• What are the factors that influence participation
  in continuing education (CE) programs for
  academic/research librarians located in northern
  New England (Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine) and
  western Massachusetts?
• What information and communication resources do
  academic/research librarians in northern New
  England and western Massachusetts use to obtain
  information about CE opportunities?
• What are the types of continuing educational
  formats preferred by academic/research librarians
  located in northern New England and western
  Massachusetts?
• What are the topics for CE programs or courses
  that academic/research librarians located in
  northern New England and western Massachusetts
  would be likely to participate in during the next
  18 months?
• Would greater access to the type of CE content
  and program delivery format indicated by survey
  respondents increase the likelihood of his/her
  membership in ACRL/NEC if not already a member?

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Responses By State
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Responses by Employment Class
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Responses by Primary Area of Responsibility
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How Did Survey Respondents Learn about CE
Offerings?

• Email/Listservs 95.1
• Blogs 4.9
• Colleagues 31.9
• Supervisors 23
• Journals 7.5
• Websites 27.9
• RSS feeds 4.9
• Brochures/Flyers 31.4
• Newsletters 21.7

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Most Important Factors in CE Participation
Transportation Cost (55.6)
Content (91)
Reputation of the speaker (65.6)
Travel distance (65.1)
Lodging expense (62.2)
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Top CE Topics Likely to be Attended Within the
Next 18 Months
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CE Formats Used by Respondents

• In-person (half day, one day, two days)
• Teleconference
• Video conference
• Streaming video
• Live webcast
• Blog
• Streaming audio or podcast

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CE Formats (continued)

• Asynchronous online workshop
• Credit course (traditional or distance)
• Self-study course
• Recorded conference/workshop/seminar
• Transcript of conference/workshop/seminar

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Top Format Preferences

• One day, in-person conference/seminar/workshop
  (49.1)
• Half day, in-person conference/seminar/workshop
  (39.2)
• Two day, in-person conference/seminar/workshop
  (23.4)
• Self-study course (10.3)
• Credit coursedistance (9.4)

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In Person