1. Are you using Outsource services for the library assignment?
   Yes No
   
   
2. If yes, in which areas?
   Periodicals
   Books
   DDS (Document Delivery Services)
   Information Retrieval
   Binding
   Cataloging
   Other:
   
   
3. Does your Organization use Outsource services?
   Yes No
   
   
4. If yes, in which areas?
   Catering
   Cleaning and Guarding
   IT and Computers
   Training
   Other:
   
   
5. Are you familiar with the concept of "Outsourcing"?
   Yes No
   
   
6. Are you familiar with the concept of "Core competence"?
   Yes No
   
   
7. Which of the following services you think of as the "Core service" of the Library?
   Periodical subscriptions
   Book acquisition
   DDS (Document Delivery Services)
   Information retrieval
   Training
   Other:
   
   
8. Would you agree to outsource the Information retrieval service of your Library?
   Yes No
   
   
9. Would you use an Outsource vendor for a special project?
   Yes No
   
   
10. Would you use an Outsource vendor for a Cataloging project?
    Yes No
    
    
11. Would you use an Outsource vendor for an Information Research project?
    Yes No
    
    
12. In your opinion, A library which uses an Outsourcing vendor for Information research is:
    Decreasing its Organizational status
    Increasing its Organizational status
    
    
13. Do you think that Business management strategies could apply to Library management?
    Yes No
    
    
14. Has your Library budget decreased recently?
    Yes No
    
    
15. In your organization, to whom does the library report to?
    HR department.
    R&D department
    Marketing department
    Management
    Other:
    
    
16. Is the library a candidate for reduction steps or even closing down?
    Yes No
    
    
17. If yes, will you propose to the organizational management to use Outsource services instead?
    Yes No
    
    
18. Will you suggest Outsource services even without a closing down threat?
    Yes No
    
    
19. What is your title?
    Librarian
    Information Specialist
    Other:
    
    
20. How many years have you been working in information or library services?
    
    
21. How many years are you are in current position?
    
    
22. How many years you are a "solo" Librarian?
    
    
23. Please note your academic degree in librarianship?
    BA
    MLS
    Ph.D.
    Other:
    
    
24. Your organization is:
    Industrial
    Hi-Tech
    Governmental
    Association
    Academic
    Other:
    
    
25. Your library specializes in:
    Scientific research
    Technology
    Medicine and Pharmaceutics
    Business
    Law
    Education
    Other:
    
    
26. Library statistics:
    How many titles?
    How many Journals?
    How many Information searching (Internet or Data Base) per week?
    How many users do you serve?
    To which Data Bases is the library connected?
    
    
27. Are you a "Solo" librarian?
    Yes
    No. The staff is?
    
    
28. Country

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