Issues facing Canadian law librarians Survey

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* 1. What is the biggest opportunity for your library in the next year? Select one

To hire more librarians

To subscribe to new electronic information sources

To invest in new technology that will transform the way we work

To train our staff in new technologies

To train our staff in new research techniques

To shift our focus towards competitive intelligence

To be considered by our users as “knowledge managers” rather than traditional librarians

To decrease our reliance on printed sources of information

To provide our users with information tailored to mobile devices

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What is the biggest challenge for your library in the next year? Select one

To do more with the same resources or less

To have to cut our budget

To have to cut the number of staff librarians

To shrink the physical size of the library

To have to give up a major information provider (such as Carswell)

To shift from print to digital

To have to deal with major new regulations

To outsource some or all of our technical service operations

To outsource some or all of our reference service operations

To negotiate new fees charged by our information providers

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Currently, what proportion of your librarians’ time is spent on non-legal (eg, business) research?

0-10%

11-20%

21-30%

31-40%

41-50%

51-60%

61-70%

71-80%

81-90%

91-100%

N/A

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* 4. By 2014, what proportion of your librarians’ time do you expect will be spent on non-legal (eg, business) research?

0-10%

11-20%

21-30%

31-40%

41-50%

51-60%

61-70%

71-80%

81-90%

91-100%

N/A

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* 5. If your library is not in a law firm, how do you expect its role to change in the next two years?

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* 6. Currently, what proportion of the content supplied to your users is digital (as opposed to printed format)?

0-10%

11-20%

21-30%

31-40%

41-50%

51-60%

61-70%

71-80%

81-90%

91-100%

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* 7. By 2014, what proportion of the content supplied to your users is likely to be digital (as opposed to printed format)?

0-10%

11-20%

21-30%

31-40%

41-50%

51-60%

61-70%

71-80%

81-90%

91-100%

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* 8. Please rate the following vendors in terms of quality of INFORMATION

	Very good	Good	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Very unsatisfactory	N/A
Bloomberg Law	Bloomberg Law Very good	Bloomberg Law Good	Bloomberg Law Satisfactory	Bloomberg Law Unsatisfactory	Bloomberg Law Very unsatisfactory	Bloomberg Law N/A
Carswell	Carswell Very good	Carswell Good	Carswell Satisfactory	Carswell Unsatisfactory	Carswell Very unsatisfactory	Carswell N/A
CCH	CCH Very good	CCH Good	CCH Satisfactory	CCH Unsatisfactory	CCH Very unsatisfactory	CCH N/A
Editions Yvon Blais	Editions Yvon Blais Very good	Editions Yvon Blais Good	Editions Yvon Blais Satisfactory	Editions Yvon Blais Unsatisfactory	Editions Yvon Blais Very unsatisfactory	Editions Yvon Blais N/A
Irwin Law	Irwin Law Very good	Irwin Law Good	Irwin Law Satisfactory	Irwin Law Unsatisfactory	Irwin Law Very unsatisfactory	Irwin Law N/A
LexisNexis Canada	LexisNexis Canada Very good	LexisNexis Canada Good	LexisNexis Canada Satisfactory	LexisNexis Canada Unsatisfactory	LexisNexis Canada Very unsatisfactory	LexisNexis Canada N/A
Wilson & Lafleur	Wilson & Lafleur Very good	Wilson & Lafleur Good	Wilson & Lafleur Satisfactory	Wilson & Lafleur Unsatisfactory	Wilson & Lafleur Very unsatisfactory	Wilson & Lafleur N/A

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* 9. Please rate the following vendors in terms of quality of SERVICE

	Very good	Good	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Very unsatisfactory	N/A
Bloomberg Law	Bloomberg Law Very good	Bloomberg Law Good	Bloomberg Law Satisfactory	Bloomberg Law Unsatisfactory	Bloomberg Law Very unsatisfactory	Bloomberg Law N/A
Carswell	Carswell Very good	Carswell Good	Carswell Satisfactory	Carswell Unsatisfactory	Carswell Very unsatisfactory	Carswell N/A
CCH	CCH Very good	CCH Good	CCH Satisfactory	CCH Unsatisfactory	CCH Very unsatisfactory	CCH N/A
Editions Yvon Blais	Editions Yvon Blais Very good	Editions Yvon Blais Good	Editions Yvon Blais Satisfactory	Editions Yvon Blais Unsatisfactory	Editions Yvon Blais Very unsatisfactory	Editions Yvon Blais N/A
Irwin Law	Irwin Law Very good	Irwin Law Good	Irwin Law Satisfactory	Irwin Law Unsatisfactory	Irwin Law Very unsatisfactory	Irwin Law N/A
LexisNexis Canada	LexisNexis Canada Very good	LexisNexis Canada Good	LexisNexis Canada Satisfactory	LexisNexis Canada Unsatisfactory	LexisNexis Canada Very unsatisfactory	LexisNexis Canada N/A
Wilson & Lafleur	Wilson & Lafleur Very good	Wilson & Lafleur Good	Wilson & Lafleur Satisfactory	Wilson & Lafleur Unsatisfactory	Wilson & Lafleur Very unsatisfactory	Wilson & Lafleur N/A

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* 10. Some organizations are considering dropping one of the two main electronic legal publishers, and providing unrestricted access to the content of a single provider. Is your organization considering moving to a single provider?

Yes

Why?

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* 11. What is your annual salary (including bonus, if applicable)?

Less than C$50,000

C$50,001-60,000

C$60,001-70,000

C$70,001-80,000

C$80,001-90,000

C$90,001-100,000

C$100,001-110,000

C$110,001-120,000

C$120,001-130,000

C$130,001-140,000

C$140,001-150,000

C$150,001-160,000

C$160,001-170,000

If above, C$170,000, please specify

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* 12. In 2011, our law library’s operating budget:

Rose by more than 20%

Rose by 11-20%

Rose by 6-10%

Rose by 1-5%

Stayed the same

Fell by 1-5%

Fell by 6-10%

Fell by 11-20%

Fell by more than 20%

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* 13. In 2012, our library's operating budget will:

Rise by more than 20%

Rise by 11-20%

Rise by 6-10%

Rise by 1-5%

Stayed the same

Fall by 1-5%

Fall by 6-10%

Fall by 11-20%

Fall by more than 20%

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* 14. What kind of organization is your library located in?

Law firm

Law school

Courthouse (including other government libraries)

Other

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* 15. How many people work in your library?

1-3

4-9

10-15

16-20

21-30

More than 30

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* 16. What is your job title?

Head librarian or library director (or equivalent)

Deputy head or deputy director

Branch office librarian

Other (please specify)

Issues facing Canadian law librarians

Introduction

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* 1. What is the biggest opportunity for your library in the next year? Select one

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* 2. What is the biggest challenge for your library in the next year? Select one

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* 3. Currently, what proportion of your librarians’ time is spent on non-legal (eg, business) research?

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* 4. By 2014, what proportion of your librarians’ time do you expect will be spent on non-legal (eg, business) research?

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* 5. If your library is not in a law firm, how do you expect its role to change in the next two years?

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* 6. Currently, what proportion of the content supplied to your users is digital (as opposed to printed format)?

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* 7. By 2014, what proportion of the content supplied to your users is likely to be digital (as opposed to printed format)?

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* 8. Please rate the following vendors in terms of quality of INFORMATION

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* 9. Please rate the following vendors in terms of quality of SERVICE

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* 10. Some organizations are considering dropping one of the two main electronic legal publishers, and providing unrestricted access to the content of a single provider. Is your organization considering moving to a single provider?

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* 11. What is your annual salary (including bonus, if applicable)?

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* 12. In 2011, our law library’s operating budget:

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* 13. In 2012, our library's operating budget will:

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* 14. What kind of organization is your library located in?

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* 15. How many people work in your library?

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* 16. What is your job title?

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* 17. Where is your organization located?