Central Florida Library Cooperative

Continuing Education Committee Survey

Question #3

What courses/workshops would you like to see offered for librarians?

Chart Legend & Explanation

SUBJECT

Specific Category Total

CFLC CE Total

CFLC CE %

CFLC CE Ranking

FLA %

FLA Ranking

Abstracting         15.16% 35
Acquisitions   1 0.54% 18a 33.33% 20
         Online Ordering 1          
Archives         16.34% 34
Bibliotherapy         16.47% 33
Booktalking         27.54% 23
Buildings         19.56% 30
Cataloging 5 27 14.67% 3 37.19% 18
          Advanced 1          
          Authority 3          
          Beginning 1          
          By format/maps/electronic 5          
          Hints 1          
          MARC 3          
          Migration to 2d system 1          
          OCLC/SOLINET 3          
          OCLC on site 2          
          Retrospective conversion 1          
          Updates 1          
CD-ROMs & networking them 2 2 1.09% 17a 70.01% 3
Circulation   2 1.09% 17b    
          Reserves 2          
Collection Development 3 5 2.72% 14a 64.09% 5
          And Internet use 1          
          Shared resources 1          
Computers 10 32 17.39% 2 70.27% 2
          Basics 1          
          Graphics [27.16%] 1          
          Policies 1          
          Security 1          
          Software:   11 5.98% 9    
               Access 2          
               Desktop publishing 1          
               OCLC Passport for Windows 1          
               PowerPoint 4          
               Presentation software (not PPT) 1          
               Software packages 1          
               Word processing 1          
          Troubleshooting 1          
          UNIX 1          
          Windows/Windows95 5          
Copyright 3 3 1.63% 16a 38.61% 16
Database Management & Philosophy 1 1 0.54% 18b    
Distance Learning 2 2 1.09% 17c    
Electronic Resources 5 5 2.72% 14b    
Evaluation         31.40% 21
Finance/Budgets 2 4 2.17% 15a 38.74% 15a
          Fund raising 2          
Grant, Proposal, & RFP Writing 6 3 1.63% 16b 47.75% 9
Graphics (see Computers or Computers, Software)         27.16% 24
Indexing         22.01% 28
Information & Referral         48.13% 8
Intellectual Freedom 1 1 0.54% 18c    
Interlibrary Loan 7 12 6.52% 8    
          ARIEL 2          
          Document delivery 2          
          OCLC format changes 1          
Internet & WWW 33 84 45.65% 1    
          Advanced 3          
          & Children 1          
          & Young adults 1          
          Bookmarks 1          
          Browser comparisons 1          
          CGI 1          
          Creating databases 1          
          E-mail 3          
          Ethical issues 1          
          Filters 1          
          Helper applications 1          
          How to teach Internet 2          
          HTML & authoring software 3          
          Java 3          
          Legal Issues 1          
          Reference use/special subjects 5 9 4.89% 10    
               Humanities 1          
               Legal 1          
               Medical 1          
               Scientific 1          
          Search engines/Indexing 3          
          Site management 1          
          Web/Home pages 12 14 7.61% 7a    
          Advanced/Interactive 2          
Leadership 5 5 2.72% 14c 40.80% 12
Leading Discussions         21.11% 29
Legal Issues 1 1 0.54% 18d 40.03% 13
Library Issues   14 7.61% 7b    
          By type of library: Academic libraries 1 2 1.09% 17d    
               Accreditation standards [23.17%] 1          
          By type of library: Public libraries   8 4.35% 11    
               Children’s literature/services 4          
               Mobile libraries 1          
               System comparisons 1          
               Working with Boards/Friends/local govt 1          
               Young adults 1          
          By type of library: Special libraries   2 1.09% 17e    
               Law libraries & research 1          
               Working with departments 1          
          “Hot Topics”/current issues 1          
          Library philosophy 1          
Management 13 19 10.33% 5 42.86% 11
          Management for children’s librarians 1          
          Modeling/simulation 1          
          Policy development 1          
          Project management 1          
          Supervision 2          
Marketing 6 6 3.26% 13a 30.76% 21
Media   4 2.17% 15b    
          Instructional 2          
Mending         18.53% 31
Networks, Computer/Systems 4 4 2.17% 15c 39.77% 14
New Technology (see Technology)            
Online Searching 2 18 9.78% 6a 60.49% 5
          Databases            
               Hints 1          
               Legal databases 1          
               Specific & common databases 4          
          DIALOG 2          
          FirstSearch 7          
          InfoTrac 1          
Pedagogy/Presentation Skills/Public Speaking 7 7 3.80% 12    
Personnel/Self-Improvement   6 3.26% 13b 46.20% 10
          Conflict resolution 1          
          Communication skills 1          
          Interpersonal relations 1          
          Motivational 1          
          Paraprofessionals 1          
          Time management 1          
Preservation 1 1 0.54% 18e 26.00% 25
Public Relations (see Marketing)         55.60% 7
Reference 9 18 9.78% 6b 68.21% 4
          ADA & 1          
          Advanced 2          
          Genealogy 2          
          Models of 1          
          Specific subjects 1          
               Education 1          
          Technology & 1          
Safety   1 0.54% 18f 9.27% 36
          Disaster Preparedness 1          
Service Management/Public Services/Customer Service 14 14 7.61% 7c 28.31% 22
Space Management         38.74% 15b
Special Clientele/Problem Patrons 3 3 1.63% 16c 18.02% 32
Standards (see Library Issues, By type of library: Academic)         23.17% 26
Storytelling 1 1 0.54% 18g 23.04% 27
Strategic Planning         37.58% 17
Technical Services (see Acquisitions, Cataloging, etc.)         33.65% 19
Technology 23 25 13.59% 4 70.79% 1
          Telecommunications 2          
Union List of Serials 2 2 1.09% 17f    

Chart Legend & Explanation     Question 3 Broad Summary

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