The Questions

The questions listed below are composites of the actual questions asked at each institution, see the corresponding attachment for compiled results.

1. Definition of a distance student and the types of materials provided to them.

2. How is information literacy integrated into the curriculum or requirements for graduation?

Who teaches in your instruction program?

3. What technologies are being used in the instruction program?

Are any web 2.0 or social software applications being taught?

4. How is the library assessing the instruction program?

5. Chat reference, yes or no? If yes, which software?

How are the internet reference services staffed?

6. Are professional librarians' tenure-track faculty?

7. How are you teaching your distance students?

8. How many service points are in the library and what are they called?

Who is staffing the reference desk equivalents?

9. Is the library offering workshops and outreach to the local community?