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Date:         Wed, 2 Sep 1992 10:39:58 CDT
From:         "Bonnie MacIntosh, x167" <MACINTOSH@FAXON.COM>
Subject:      Attention library professionals ....

Please respond directly to the author, not PACS-L.  Thanks, Dana

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Hello!  Faxon is sponsoring a short survey on preferred learning styles of
library professionals.  We are interested in how librarians like to learn, both
now and as a life-long process.  Our intent is to use this information to
improve our learning support services.

Background

As in many professions, we are experiencing rapid changes as a result of new
technology. These changes have an impact on our jobs and current business
situations.  We are in a continuous learning mode.

Learning must be an on-going process in our professional environments that
enable us to change and improve. In addition, a wealth of information is
available to us due to improvements in technology.  As a result, we as users of
technology find it increasingly difficult to manage new information and to
recall it at the moment of need.

If you are involved in library services, please take a moment to complete the
following questionnaire.  We will summarize the results and distribute them to
you as soon as possible.

Please respond by Friday, September 4th.  Thanks in advance for your
participation, we greatly appreciate your help.

Cynthia Dibble, Ed.D.
Faxon Training Manager

**Please send responses to:**

Bonnie MacIntosh
macintosh@faxon.com

_____________________________________________________________________

Survey

Please mark your responses and add comments freely.  Thanks!


1) Type of Library:

__  academic
__  business
__  medical
__  government
__  law
__  other: ______________


2) Your Job  Function:



3)  When do you take the time to learn something new?

__  before you begin a task
__  while you are in the middle of a task
__  far in advance of when you need to complete the task
__  not at all, would rather work by trial and error

Other Comments:


4)  How do you prefer to learn?  Please rank your preference using numbers 1-7,
with 1 being your most preferred style.

__ classroom lecture
__ demonstration/watching
__ someone telling you
__ guided practice/simulation
__ reading about it
__ just doing it with some quick reference documentation
__ just trying it without any kind of help

Other Comments:


5)  If you were offered several learning styles, which style would be most
valuable to you?

__ classroom lecture
__ demonstration/watching
__ someone telling you
__ guided practice/simulation
__ reading about it
__ just doing it with some quick reference documentation
__ just trying it without any kind of help

Why would this style be valuable to you?



6)  Overall, which would you prefer:  the traditional classroom environment, or
the various learning styles stated in question 5?

__ prefer traditional classroom
__ prefer various learning styles

Other Comments:


7)  Your comments on what frustrates you most about learning new systems and
technology:


Thank you very much for your help!!!
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