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Date:         Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:42:08 CDT
From:         Mary Bauer <C077LTRL@UBVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Telecommuting Survey

Remember to reply to Mary, not PACS-L.  Thank you -Jill

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                      TELECOMMUTING SURVEY

I am collecting data on perceptions of telecommuting as appropriate for
libraries.  Your response to the ten questions on this brief survey
would be greatly appreciated!  (It should take less than ten minutes of
your time.)  Please send your completed survey to me (not to the list)
through e-mail at C077LTRL@UBVM.BITNET or C077LTRL@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU,
answering the following questions.  (Please remember not to use your
"Reply" function but to "Forward" this survey form.)  Feel free to
pass copies of this survey form to interested parties in your
institution.  PLEASE RETURN YOUR COMPLETED SURVEY BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER
16, 1992.


DEFINITION:  For the purposes of this survey, telecommuting is defined
as the library allowing its employees to spend up to 25% of their time
at home or at another off-site location performing usual work duties via
e-mail, FAX, telephone, and through microcomputer connections to
bibliographic utilities, databases, and relevant networks.

This survey is posted to LIBADMIN and PACS-L.  Apologies for any duplication.

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                       TELECOMMUTING SURVEY FORM

Demographic Data

   Gender:             ___ Female
                       ___ Male

   Present position:   ___ Adminstrative
                       ___ Non-administrative

   Present employment: ___ Professional (MLS)
                       ___ Nonprofessional
                       ___ Library School Student
                       ___ Other

   Type of institution:___ Academic Library
                       ___ Public Library
                       ___ Corporate or Special Library
                       ___ Other

   Is telecommuting presently available to employees in your institution?
                       ___ Yes
                       ___ No


WHETHER OR NOT YOUR INSTITUTION OFFERS TELECOMMUTING AS AN OPTION TO ITS
EMPLOYEES, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.  Please note that this
survey if focusing on your PERCEPTIONS about telecommuniting, whether or
not you have direct experience with it.

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                           SURVEY QUESTIONS

PLEASE RESPOND BY PLACING AN "X" NEXT TO THE NUMBER THAT MOST CLOSELY
REGISTERS YOUR AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT WITH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS.  (SCALE:  5=Agree strongly, 4=Agree, 3=Not sure, 2=Disagree,
1=Disagree strongly.)

1.  Telecommuting increases the quantity and quality of the worker's
    productivity.

    ___ 5 (Agree strongly)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Disagree strongly)

2.  Telecommuting increases a worker's job satisfaction (increased prestige,
    relaxed dress standards, more comfortable environment, time and money
    saved from commuting).

    ___ 5 (Agree strongly)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Disagree strongly)

3.  Telecommuting decreases absenteeism because it allows flexible scheduling
    of work.

    ___ 5 (Agree strongly)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Disagree strongly)

4.  Telecommuting makes it easier to combine family (child care, etc.) and
    work responsibilities.

    ___ 5 (Agree strongly)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Disagree strongly)

5.  Feelings of isolation (being left out of informal discussions, spontaneous
    meetings, personal conversations with colleagues) are not inherent in
    telecommuting.

    ___ 5 (Agree strongly)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Disagree strongly)

6.  Library managers must institue telecommuting in order to be effective
    in responding to today's diverse demands for information.

    ___ 5 (Agree strongly)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Disagree strongly)

7.  The institution should pay for the telecommuter's equipment and related
    costs (added telephone expenses, insurance, maintenance of equipment,
    etc.)

    ___ 5 (Agree strongly)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Disagree strongly)

8.  The work performance of telecommuters can be effectively monitored.

    ___ 5 (Agree strongly)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Disagree strongly)

9.  Physical absence from the workplace does NOT disadvantage the
    telecommuter's prospects for promotion.

    ___ 5 (Strongly agree)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Strongly disagree)

10. Telecommuting would be an asset to my institution.

    ___ 5 (Strongly agree)
    ___ 4 (Agree)
    ___ 3 (Not sure)
    ___ 2 (Disagree)
    ___ 1 (Strongly disagree)

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT TELECOMMUTING OR THIS SURVEY WOULD BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED.


Thank you very much for your time in completing this survey.  Results will be
gladly shared with interested parties.  Please request survey results at
C077LTRL@UBVM.BITNET.
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