Electronic Databases Survey

Dear Users,

I am pursuing my research on “Electronic Databases and their impact on the libraries”. The purpose of this study is to make people aware about the new methods of information services, and help them in finding the information in an easy way and to effectively interact with today’s rapidly emerging computerized retrieval resources. This study will also help the librarians in choosing and evaluating databases.

I am a resident of British Columbia, Canada, and my email address is sarwansar@yahoo.com.

The following information will be used for the purpose of my research. Please spend a few minutes to answer the following questions:

1. How often do you go to the library?

		Daily
		Once a week
		Once a month
		Other

2. Are you familiar with electronic databases?

		Yes
		No

3. How often do you use these databases?

		Daily
		Once a week
		Once a month
		Other

4. What are the major databases that you use for finding the information?

5. Do you have any favorite database that you mostly use in the library? (You may mention more than one).

6. Have you attended any training session in the library to use the electronic databases?

		Yes
		No
		Other

7. Select the reason that best describes for what type of information you use these databases?

		For research work
		For home work
		Finding general information
		Reading books, magazines and newspapers

8. How do you feel in using these databases?

		Very easy to use
		Easy to use
		Takes time to understand
		Hard to use

9. What do you think about these databases?

		Very useful
		Useful
		Average
		Poor

10. You are:

		Male
		Female

11. You are between the ages of:

		2 - 12
		13 - 19
		20 - 40
		41 - 60
		61 and over

12. Your status:

		Student
		Librarian/Teacher
		Other

13. Where do you live?

	Province/State
	Country

14. What type of databases you think would be helpful in finding the information easily?

15. Your comments about electronic databases specially in the context of libraries:

16. Librarians only:
Please share your experience regarding the use of electronic databases, and cost effect on the library.