After researching the current trends for libraries in the UK, I have devised the following questionnaire
for when I interview the librarian at Rochester Library.
Questionnaire for
Librarian at Rochester Library
1. Do you feel that the numbers of
people using the library has fallen in recent years?
2. If so, do you think this might be
because more people have access to the internet?
3. If not, what do you think it is
about the library that people want to come to it rather than research
information on line or buy their own books?
4. Your website tells us how many
books were borrowed last year, but has the number of books borrowed fallen since
E-readers became popular?
5. Are people using the library for
other reasons than just borrowing books?
6. Do more people come to use the
library for research reasons rather than to borrow fiction?
7. Was the library incorporated in
with the Community Hub because it was felt that it would be made better use of?
8. Rochester is a student town, and
UCA has its own library, do you think that affects the numbers using the
library?
9. If the numbers of users has
declined, is it enough to put the library at risk of closure, bearing in mind
local authorities are cutting back on services wherever they can?
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