Tag Archives: 2009

Executive Summary of SALS 2009 Survey Responses

Library staff and trustees were asked to complete a satisfaction and use survey as required by the SALS Plan of Service 2007-2010.  Forty-three people began the survey.  Here are some of the survey highlights.

100% of the respondents are satisfied with our services.

SALS services rated the most used and most valued:

  • Polaris and Polaris support
  • Delivery and resource sharing among the membership
  • Continuing Education and Consulting
  • Acquisitions, Cataloging and Processing

Chart 1 – Use and Value of SALS services

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Effective Meetings Workshop

Meetings are a fact of work life. Meetings can advance understanding and informed decisions – or feed frustration and waste time. In “Control Is Not A Dirty Word: Effective Meeting Management,” Upper Hudson Library System presents a workshop in which you will learn how to:

o Determine when to hold a meeting

o Design a meeting to get the outcome you want

o Keep the meeting on track by managing difficult personalities, conflicts, and interruptions

o Positively influence productivity of meetings you are attending but not running

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