Central Florida Library Cooperative

Continuing Education Committee Survey

Question #4

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

Chart Legend & Explanation

SUBJECT Specific Category Total CFLC CE Total CFLC CE % CFLC CE Ranking FLA % FLA Ranking
Abstracting         15.16% 35
Acquisitions 1 1 0.54% 17a 33.33% 20
Archives 1 2 1.09% 16a 16.34% 34
          & MARC 1          
Bibliotherapy         16.47% 33
Booktalking         27.54% 23
Buildings         19.56% 30
Cataloging 8 31 16.85% 2 37.19% 18
          Authority 1          
          Beginning 2          
          By format/maps/electronic 3          
          Copy cataloging 1          
          MARC 3 4 2.17% 14a    
               MARC Basics 1          
          OCLC   9 4.89% 10    
               OCLC/ SOLINET 6          
               OCLC for beginners 2          
               OCLC on site 1          
          On-site 1          
          Updates 2          
CD-ROMs & networking them 1 1 0.54% 17b 70.01% 3
Circulation 1 3 1.63% 15a    
          Reserves 1          
          Updates 1          
Collection Development         64.09% 5
Computers 6 24 13.04% 4 70.27% 2
          Basics 1          
          Software: 2 11 5.98% 8    
               Desktop publishing 1          
               Excel 1          
               Microsoft 1          
               OCLC Passport for Windows 1          
               PowerPoint 1          
               Processing software 1          
               Software packages 1          
               Word processing 1 2 1.09% 16b    
                    WordPerfect 1          
          Scanners 1          
          Troubleshooting 2          
          Windows/Windows95 3          
Copyright         38.61% 16
Electronic Resources 3 4 2.17% 14b    
          What to do when power goes out 1          
Evaluation 1 1 0.54% 17c 31.40% 21
Finance/Budgets         38.74% 15a
Grant, Proposal, & RFP Writing         47.75% 9
Graphics         27.16% 24
Indexing         22.01% 28
Information & Referral 3       48.13% 8
Interlibrary Loan 1 5 2.72% 13a    
          OCLC format changes 1          
          Web-based            
Internet & WWW 10 23 12.50% 5    
          & Children 1          
          & Young adults 1          
          Basic 7          
          HTML & authoring software 1          
          Reference use/special subjects 1          
          Web/Home pages 2          
Leadership 1 1 0.54% 17d 40.80% 12
Leading Discussions         21.11% 29
Legal Issues         40.03% 13
Library Issues 3 10 5.43% 9a    
          By type of library: Public libraries   6 3.26% 12a    
               Children’s literature/services 4          
               State standards 1          
               System comparisons 1          
          Library philosophy 1          
Management 4 13 7.07% 7 42.86% 11
          Inventory management 1          
          Priority setting 1          
          Project management 1          
          Supervision 2 5 2.72% 13b    
               Student Assistants 2          
               Volunteers 1          
          Workflow Processes 1          
Marketing 1 1 0.54% 17e 30.76% 21
Media 4 4 2.17% 14c    
Mending 3 3 1.63% 15b 18.53% 31
Networks, Computer/Systems 1 1 0.54% 17f 39.77% 14
New Technology (see Technology)            
Online Searching   6 3.26% 12b 60.49% 5
          Databases 2          
               Hints 1          
          DIALOG 1          
          FirstSearch 2          
Personnel/Self-Improvement 1 29 15.76% 3 46.20% 10
          Conflict resolution 2          
          Communication skills 2          
          Creativity 1          
          Empowerment 3          
          Interpersonal relations 3          
          Job growth 6          
          Job opportunities 3          
          Motivational 1          
          Organizational skills 1          
          Paraprofessionals 2          
          Problem solving 1          
          Team building 1          
          Time management 2          
Preservation 2 2 1.09% 16c 26.00% 25
Public Relations (suspect most mean Customer Service) 4 4 2.17% 14d 55.60% 7
Reference 10 18 9.78% 6 68.21% 4
          ADA & 1          
          Basic on site 4          
          Online catalog, quick & dirty 1          
          Quick reference 1          
          Readers' advisory 1          
Safety         9.27% 36
Service Management/Public Services/ Customer Service 29 45 24.46% 1 28.31% 22
          Grammar 1          
          In-person public service 1          
          Office procedures 1          
          Question negotiation 4          
          Spelling 1          
          Telephone skills 8          
Space Management         38.74% 15b
Special Clientele/Problem Patrons 7     11 18.02% 32
Standards (see Library Issues, By type of library: Public)         23.17% 26
Storytelling 1 1 0.54% 17g 23.04% 27
Strategic Planning         37.58% 17
Technical Services 4       33.65% 19
          Technical processing 1          
Technology 9 10 5.43% 9b 70.79% 1
          Telecommunications 1          
Union List of Serials 1 1 0.54% 17h    

Chart Legend & Explanation     Question 4 Broad Summary

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