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Survey

NameInstitution
1. Is your institution involved in distance or asynchronous learning?
(Distance learning is instruction in an environment where the students and instructor are in different locations at the same time. Asynchronous learning is instruction that occurs without the restrictions of time and place - web based education, remote courses using software/courseware, etc).

    Distance Learning

    Asynchronous Learning

If yes, does your distance/asynchronous learning program maintain a website?
URL:
2. If your institution is involved in either of the above, what is the libraryÆs involvement?

    Coordinates course schedules

    Coordinates network schedules

    Provides network technical support

    Provides media support

    Provides instructional technology development/support

    Provides faculty training on network equipment

    Provides faculty training for asynchronous course development

      Instructional design

      Multimedia development

      Course redesign

      Instructional evaluation

      Other - please describe briefly

3. If your library is involved in either distance or asynchronous learning, what library services do you provide in support?

    Access to the online catalog

    Interlibrary loan

    Reciprocal borrowing privileges at host/receiving sites

    Reference services

      Web based

      Telephone

      E-mail

      FAX

      Scheduled ôone-on-oneö

      Reserve services

        traditional (at receiving site)

        electronic reserve (web based)

        Other

4. What do you feel is the libraryÆs role in support of your distance/asynchronous learning program?

5. What library staff training is needed to support distance/asynchronous learning?

    web based instruction

    courseware development

    networking support

    instructional design/development

    other

6. What key issues should this interest group be involved with?

7. Should the name of the interest group be changed to reflect asynchronous as well as distance learning?

    yes

    no

    don't know

    If yes, what do you suggest?

8. What special interest/talent do you have that this group could benefit from?

9. Would you be willing to participate in a program? If so, in what capacity?