Survey design and questions
To ensure that the aims listed above were fulfilled considerable time was spent developing
the survey questions and considering survey design. Research was undertaken on
questionnaire and survey design and the group sought advice from staff experienced in
conducting surveys to ensure that the databases survey would be satisfactory. Questions were
revised a number of times during the development phase and a number of library staff
participated in a trial of the survey. The final version of the survey forms Appendix Two of
this paper.