APPENDIX IV.CA Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public and School LibrariesOverview of the School Library Media Center Survey Data1. Introduction2. Overview of the Survey QuestionnaireSurvey Questionnaire Categories3. Characteristics of Surveyed School Library Media CentersChart S-1Chart S-3Chart S-54. Technology ImpactSchools are connected. Ninety percent of respondents indicate they are part of their campus network, while 88% said they are part of their district network. Q. S 6, Q. S 7.Chart S-6E-mail has become commonplace in schools for teachers. Ninety-two percent (92%) of teachers have access to e-mail. Students do not have the same level of access, however, as only 8% of students have e-mail accounts available through the district. Q.Chart S-8Chart S-10Chart S-12Chart S-13Chart S-16Chart S-17Chart S-18Chart S-20Chart S-21Chart S-227. Barriers to Internet UseChart S-23Chart S-24Table S-4Importance of Current Training Needs9. Availability of Distance LearningAvailability of Distance LearningHave AccessChart S-25Opportunities for Distance Learning Education10. TIF Impact on School Library Media CentersChart S-25FactorMean ScoresChart S-29Chart S-3211. Future NeedsTable S-8Most Pressing Future NeedsThe following chart displays some of the highest means scores, indicating that most of the respondents were in agreement as to the importance of these issues.Table S-10APPENDIX IV.C SUMMARY OF THE SURVEY RESULTS BY TYPE OF LIBRARY: SCHOOLNeeds Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public, and School Libraries: Final Report A Needs Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public and School Libraries Overview of the School Library Media Center Survey Data 1. Introduction The following is the first release of the preliminary results from the School Library Media Center survey returns. The Needs Study Team developed a set of survey questions for each type of library based on the Framing Questions that had been developed earlier and reviewed with the Library Working Group (LWG) and which were considered to represent the type of information the LWG desired to have gathered through the surveys. The survey reports on results of a stratified random sample of 750 schools that are Texas Library Connection (TLC) members throughout Texas. There are presently 5,798 libraries that are TLC eligible. The sample also includes school library media centers that are not TLC eligible but which received grant funds during the LB 5 grant cycle that was intended to grant funds to schools otherwise not eligible for TIF grant funds. A total of 314 surveys were returned for a response rate of 41.8%. In addition to the mailed surveys, the surveys were posted online and e-mails were sent to the Educational Service Center Directors, asking them to encourage their regional members to complete surveys. Entering data, editing the survey input, and checking the survey input was conducted during late May and early June. The results were first loaded into an SPSS software program that provided frequency and a detailed analysis for each question. Microsoft Excel was utilized to convert the question results into pie and bar charts. In addition, cross tabulations were constructed for a number of questions. The key questions assessed were whether there was a connection between the frequency of use of the Texas Library Connection databases, staff training needs and the future needs of school libraries. Correlations were found for a number of issues and are reported on in the following summary. 2. Overview of the Survey Questionnaire The questionnaire questions were organized into six categories as follows. The preliminary review, for the most part, follows this sequence. Table S-1 Survey Questionnaire Categories Section Title Questions 1 Respondent Information 1-15 2 Technology Resources 16-33 3 Technology and Curriculum 34-40 4 Training 41-54 5 TIF Technology Impact 55-66 6 Future Needs 68-70 There are three general types of questions reported in this preliminary analysis. Questions answered with “yes” or “no” responses are shown as pie charts. Questions asking respondents to rate or rank a condition or issue are shown as charts sequenced in order of importance, frequency, etc. Opened ended responses were coded by category and these responses are displayed in charts in the report. A number of questions report means scores, unless otherwise indicated. Scale for means questions were on a 4-point (4-1) scale asking for opinions on frequency of use, importance, etc. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Texas Center for Digital Knowledge Appendix IV.C – Page 1 University of North TexasNeeds Assessment Study of Texas Academic, Public, and School Libraries: Final Report 3. Characteristics of Surveyed School Library Media Centers Surveys were received from all 20 Education Service Center Regions. The most responses came from Region 4 with 15.6% of schools responding; Region 10 and Region 11 both had 10.2% of schools responding. The lowest percentage responses came from Region 2 (1.6%), Regional 14 (2.3%) and Region 6 (2.3%). Q. S 5. As expected, the survey population was drawn from TLC members for the most part and 98% of the school library media center respondents said they are TLC members. Q. S10. Chart S-1 Library Is a TLC Member2. No2%1. Yes98%1. Yes 2. No # of Responses PercentYes 286 97.9No 6 2.1Total 292 100.0Q S10 -- Is your library a Texas Library Connection (TLC) member? Many of the responding schools had service from librarians. Ninety-one percent (91%) of the school library media centers said they had the services of a certified librarian while 49% of the school library media centers said they had a certified school librarian on staff. Of the school library media centers with certified librarians on staff, 45% of these librarians held a Masters Degree in Library Science, and 87% were employed full-time. Since a certified librarian may work for more than one school site, these results should be interpreted that the school media center has a certified librarian responsible for the library, but that the librarian is not necessarily on that school site daily. Q. S 13, 14