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Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services Federally Funded Services Survey

The Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) is working with LJH Consulting – an independent researcher – to evaluate the services that it has offered Rhode Island libraries from 2023 to the present with federal funding from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). This survey will ask for your feedback on these services. 

Your participation in this survey is optional, and your responses are anonymous, meaning that no one will be able to link your responses back to you. Your feedback is very important, and will be used for evaluation, improvement, and planning purposes.

You can choose to stop participating at any time. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete, depending on your level of familiarity with the various services that are covered.

Thank you for your participation! If you have any questions about this survey, please email Linda Hofschire. who is managing the study. 
 
Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements about the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services’ (OLIS) federally funded services:
1. OLIS’s Resource Sharing initiatives including the Library of Rhode Island (LORI) statewide delivery, ILL Clearinghouse, LORI training and certification, Palace Project eBooks (in partnership with Ocean State Libraries), and AskRI statewide databases and learning tools (such as Learning Express, EBSCO databases, World Book, Providence Journal Historic Archives, Mango, AtoZ, Udemy, Tutor): If you are familiar with ANY of these initiatives, please respond to this question. Otherwise, skip to the next question. 
Space Cell Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeither Disagree Nor AgreeAgreeStrongly AgreeNot SureNot applicable for the initiatives I'm familiar with
Help libraries fulfill patron requests for materials.
Provide residents with access to materials that aren’t available at their local library.
Support residents' information needs.
Expand ebook access for residents.
2. Talking Books Library (TBL): If you aren’t familiar with the Talking Books Library, skip to the next question. 
Space Cell Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeither Disagree Nor AgreeAgreeStrongly AgreeNot Sure
Provides convenient access to reading materials for residents with visual and print disabilities.
Supports Rhode Islanders with visual and print disabilities by providing readers advisory and/or other library services.
Provides libraries with resources to make their services more accessible to residents with visual and print disabilities (for example, institutional memberships to libraries, TBL materials, training on the program, etc.).
3. OLIS’s Digitization, Preservation, and Disaster Preparedness initiatives including the Simplified Continuity of Operations Plan (SCOOP) online tool, Digital Library of Rhode Island (D-LORI), and LORI grants to support digitization projects: If you are familiar with ANY of these initiatives, please respond to this question. Otherwise, skip to the next question. 
Space Cell Strongly DisagreeDisagreeNeither Disagree Nor AgreeAgreeStrongly AgreeNot SureNot applicable for the initiatives I'm familiar with
Provide library workers with resources to respond to disasters that endanger collections.
Provide library workers with resources to preserve collections.
Provide residents with improved access to unique materials through online digital collections.
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