American Association of Law Libraries
Online Bibliographic Services Interest Section
2001-2002 Membership Survey

Please complete by January 14, 2002
Submit electronically or fax to 203-432-7940
Mary Jane Kelsey, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School

1. Member Profile

Name E-mail  
Title Phone  
Library      
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2. OBS Programs Profile

Use the following scale of evaluation: (3) Very Relevant (2) Moderately Relevant (1) Not Relevant

Minneapolis 2001. Please indicate if you attended any of these programs sponsored by OBS and rank them according to their value in your job or professional development.

Put a CORC in It: The Cooperative Online Resource Catalog's Attempt to Control the WWW Information Flow

Attended Yes No

 3 2 1
Retooling Yourself for Work in the 21st Century Attended Yes No 3 2 1
Everything Old is New Again: Second (or Third) Generation System Migration (TS-SIS co-sponsor) Attended Yes No 3 2 1

Orlando 2002. Please indicate your interest in attending these programs sponsored by OBS for the Orlando meeting and rank their potential value to you in your job or professional development.

How to Avoid 'Search Reopened' and Hire the Right Technical Services Candidate the First Time Around (TS-SIS co-sponsor)

Will Attend Yes No

 3 2 1
The Catalog vs. the Homepage? Best Practices in Connecting to Online Resources Will Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Rule Maker or Rule Breaker: A Reference Librarian's Guide to Better Cataloging Will Attend Yes No 3 2 1

Seattle 2003. Please indicate your interest in the following list of topics that OBS Education committee might develop as program proposals for Seattle 2003 meeting. Rank their potential value to you in your job or professional development.

Update on implementation of integrating resource application for bibliographic utilities and local systems Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Connecting superseded materials with our OPACs Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Reclassification using batch matching and label production Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Issues in redesigning Technical Services space. A survey of several law library renovations Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Digitizing projects-the who, what, where, when and how Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Standards-what do EDI, BISAC, SISAC, standard numbering systems like ISBN, SICI, SAN mean, how are they developed, what do they mean for your ILS Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Leadership in technical services: librarians who have experimented with new systems and products Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Managing knowledge assets with tools like JAKE, SFX Serials Solutions, Innovative's MAP Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Low cost solutions for online catalogs-a survey of the market Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Is the end of MARC near? Is XML the successor? Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Useability testing for OPAC design Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
How to stay current on the technological front. Survey of the issues and resources for study Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1
Technology training-how to get your staff up to speed. Methods and techniques. Would Attend Yes No 3 2 1

Please suggest any new program ideas that you have for the AALL convention in Seattle
2003?

If you are willing to work on a program or can recommend someone who is knowlegeable about these topics, please specify.

3. OBS SIS Activities and Products

Please rank the following activities and products to determine if we are meeting your needs. Use the following scale of evaluation: (3) Very Relevant; (2) Moderately Relevant; (1) Not Relevant

OBS-SIS sponsored educational programs at AALL annual meeting
Technical Services Law Librarian (quarterly newsletter)
OBS-SIS co-sponsored AALL Official Representative to MARBI Committee
OBS-SIS Website
OBS-SIS Electronic list
OBS-SIS Brochure		 Law Library Local Systems Directory
Promotional Giveaways
Paperback Exchange at Activities Table
OBS/TS Joint Research Grant
Joint Reception at AALL Annual Meeting

 

4. OBS-SIS Website (http://www.aallnet.org/sis/obssis/)

What do you like about the OBS Website?

What would you change?

5. Technical Services Law Librarian (quarterly newsletter)

Please evaluate the TSLL columns based on their value to your current job and professional development. Use the following scale of evaluation: (3) Very Relevant; (2) Moderately Relevant; (1) Not Relevant
Acquisitions
Classification
Collection Development
Description and Entry
The Internet
MARC Remarks
Miss Manager		 OCLC
Preservation
Research and Publication
RLIN
Serials Issues
Subject Headings


6. How Can OBS Serve You Better?

What do you need from OBS now? What is OBS doing currently that is NOT useful to you? Another other comments?

7. OBS-SIS VOLUNTEER FORM

The Online Bibliographic Services Special Interest Section (OBS-SIS) needs your help to continue thriving! We wan to hear from members who are interested in serving on an OBS-SIS Committee(s), in running for OBS-SIS office, or working on the OBS newsletter, Technical Services Law Librarian.

Check here if you are interested in volunteering for a committee. Click as many as interest you. Use CTRL/CLICK to highlight more than one

Check here if you are willing to run for office
Check here if you would like to be involved with TSLL Specify column

CHAIR: Presides at OBS-SIS meetings, represents Section on AALL SIS Council, appoints committees and chairs, prepares annual report, regularly reports to membership in TSLL. Time commitment: several hours each month; term: ONE year, then becomes Past Chair for one year.
VICE-CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT: Serves as chair of Education Committee, sends out annual membership survey, participates in annual SIS leadership workshop. Time commitment: several hours in each of 3-4 months; term: ONE year, then becomes Chair.
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Takes and transcribes meeting minutes, prepares, collects, and counts ballots for annual election, monitors SIS funds, pays SIS obligations, prepares financial report for annual meeting: Time commitment: 2-3 hours in each of 3-4 months; term: TWO years.
BOARD MEMBER-AT-LARGE: Participates in annual board meetings, assists chair as needed, including liaison responsibilities, arranges for exhibit hall table, plans annual reception with other SIS representatives. Time commitment: a few hours in each of 3-4 months; term: TWO years.


Thank you for your interest in OBS-SIS and your time to complete this survey!
Mary Jane Kelsey,
Vice-Chair Associate Director for Technical Services
Lillian Goldman Law Library
Yale Law School
203-432-1603
mary.jane.kelsey@yale.edu