1. Age: Under 18 18-24 25-35 36-50 50 and over
2. Education: Some High School High School diploma/GED Some College College Degree (undergraduate) Master's Degree PhD / MD /JD Postgraduate Other (choose the highest level you've currently completed)
3. Region: Northeast US / Eastern Canada US Atlantic States Southeast US Midwest Southwest US California, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii Northwest US / Western Canada Central Canada Japan, Korean, East Asia Europe Australia & NZ Africa Other
4. Household Income: Not Given Under $18K $18-30K 30-50K 50-80K Over $80K (feel free to choose 'Not Given')
5. How often would you say you need to research or find information on a topic?
   • Every day
   • One or more times a week
   • One or more times a month
   • Every few months
   • Very seldom
6. Which sources do you rely on for your research? (Results don't need to add up to 100%)
   • Mailing lists/newsgroups/bulletin boards Never about 10% of the time about 25% of the time About 50% of the time about 75% of the time about 90% of the time about 100% of the time
   • Book Bibliographies / Browsing other people's bookshelves Never about 10% of the time about 25% of the time About 50% of the time about 75% of the time about 90% of the time about 100% of the time
   • Personal contacts Never about 10% of the time about 25% of the time About 50% of the time about 75% of the time about 90% about 100% of the time
   • Classes or Seminars Never about 10% of the time about 25% of the time About 50% of the time about 75% of the time about 90% about 100% of the time
   • Library searches Never about 10% of the time about 25% of the time About 50% of the time about 75% of the time about 90% about 100% of the time
   • Browsing booksellers Never about 10% of the time about 25% of the time About 50% of the time about 75% of the time about 90% about 100% of the time
   • Browsing/searching the public (free) Web Never about 10% of the time about 25% of the time About 50% of the time about 75% of the time about 90% about 100% of the time
   • Personal library/collection Never about 10% of the time about 25% of the time About 50% of the time about 75% of the time about 90% about 100% of the time
7. How often, on average, do you contact a library or use a library's resources to find information on a topic?
   • Once a day
   • Once a week
   • Once a month
   • Several times a year
   • Rarely
   • Never or almost never
8. Which of the following kinds of libraries do you use, and how often?
   • Public (Town, City or County) Often (daily/weekly) Occasionally Seldom Never
   • School Library (Kindergarten through High School) Often (daily/weekly) Occasionally Seldom Never
   • Academic (College, Community College, University, etc.) Often (daily/weekly) Occasionally Seldom Never
   • Special library (company, museum, or other corporate library) Often (daily/weekly) Occasionally Seldom Never
9. Does your library of choice offer internet-accessible services (databases, email/chat question answering, etc.)?
   Yes No I don't know
10. What factors determine how often you will use a specific library? (Please check all that apply)
    • Hours
    • Location
    • Collection (what books, magazines/journals, videos, etc. they have)
    • Borrowing policies
    • General Atmosphere
    • Programs/Events for yourself and family members
    • Staff attitude
    • Internet access/services, including wireless access, website services and remote access to databases
11. Describe your dream information-finding system/library: If you could have access to any information-finding services or resources you wanted, what would be helpful to you?
    
12. General Comments:
    

Thank you. The summary of this study will be posted online and announced in SCA-Today.