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CHLA-ABSC Survey

Continuing Education and Professional Development

19. Please indicate the primary areas in which you and/or your staff need continuing education.

Web design or applications 122
Evidence-based health care 113
Reference or research skills 98
Copyright 97
Evidence-based librarianship 95
Licensing electronic information resources 87
Knowledge management 86
Instruction of adult learners 85
Searching the Web effectively 68
Software applications 60
Benchmarking 56
Consumer health information 52
Business case preparation 51
Grant proposal writing 50
PubMed or NLM Gateway 50
Library advocacy 47
Subject-specific information resources 45
Management 43
Docline or QuickDOC 39
Budgeting 35
Alternative health 34
Time management 34
Hardware configuration & management 31
Technology support 30
Other (see below) 15
Not applicable 2
No opinion 1
Other 15

20. Please indicate which of the following sources of continuing education courses you and/or your staff utilize most frequently.

In-house with employer 142
CHLA/ABSC chapter 125
Other library associations 94
CHLA/ABSC 82
Universities or community colleges 74
Library school(s) 39
Medical Library Association 36
Vendors 35
MLA Chapter 26
Canadian Library Association or CASLIS (including chapters) 18
SLA Chapter 15
Special Libraries Association 12

21. Would you like to see CHLA/ABSC establish a roster or "road show" of continuing education courses that could travel to various regions of the country?

Response Total
Yes 262
No 11
No opinion 38
Comments

22. Would you like to see CHLA/ABSC foster development of distance learning programs (e.g. Web-based tutorials online learning etc.)?

Yes 273
No 19
No opinion 24
Comments 29

23. Please indicate the level of support you receive from your employer for attendance at continuing education courses. Check as many as apply:

All Hospital and Long-Term Care Personnel University and Community College Personnel
Paid time off provided to attend courses 216 84 61
Full funding provided for course tuition 157 59 41
Partial funding provided for course tuition 78 23 21
Full travel funding provided for courses held outside your area 90 32 26
Partial travel funding provided for courses held outside your area 71 32 26
Funding / time off only provided for courses held locally 37 14 10
No support provided 17 5 6
Not applicable 9 7 2
Other 40 13 13

24. If you are provided partial funding of continuing education course tuition please indicate the type of funding you receive

A set percentage of the course tuition 12
A set dollar limit on tuition 49
Not applicable 101
Other (please specify) 27

25. Please indicate the level of support you receive from your employer for attendance at professional conferences.. Check as many as apply:

Paid time off to attend conferences 213
Full funding for conference registration 176
Partial funding for conference registration 48
Full travel funding to conferences outside your area 107
Partial travel funding to conference outside your area 80
Funding / time off only available for locally held conferences 35
No support provided 23
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