TECHNOLOGY SURVEY: DATASt. Joseph County Not-for-Profit Agencies and Organizations conducted by The Family Connection for the St. Joseph County Public Library - March 1998
N = 133
1. Do you have computer experience? 55 [41%] a lot 56 [42%] some 13 [10%] very little 4 [ 3%] none
Do you have at least one staff member with a lot of computer experience? 81 [61%] yes 21 [16%] no
2. Are you familiar with these on-line resources: Responses to this question were intended for internal use and planning.
3. (Please check all that apply) Have you 56 [42%] or has someone in your agency 54 [41%] used the Internet to: 51 [50%] Search for grants 24 [24%] Find community services for clients 73 [72%] Conduct research in your field 80 [78%] Get in-depth information on specific issues 35 [34%] Gather demographic or other statistical information 58 [57%] Track current issues in your field 41 [40%] Follow legislation 18 [18%] Participate in listservs 16 [16%] Join newsgroups 17 [17%] Access electronic BBS 7 [ 7%] Other:
4. Do you have email that is [or can be] used for work-related business? 68 [51%] yes 62 [47%] no
5. Does your agency/org. have one or more computers? 9 [ 7%] no 22 [17%] yes, one 102 [77%] yes, more than one
If yes, Is [are] the computer[s] used by:*
103 [83%] director 108 [87%] staff 15 [12%] clients 7 [ 6%] the public
What operating system[s] is[are] used?*
39 [31%] DOS 54 [44%] Windows 3.1 84 [68%] Windows95 13 [10%] Macintosh
How much Ram does it [do they] have?*
15 [12%] under 8 Mg 1 [65%] 8 Mg or over 32 [26%] don't know
Does your agency have a modem?*
95 [77%] yes 26 [21%] no [3 [ 2%] no answer]
What speed is it?**
6 [ 6%] < 14.4 baud 19 [20%] 14.4 baud 52 [55%] 28.8 baud or > 25 [25%] don't know
Do you have a separate phone line for your modem?**
59 [62%] yes 29 [31%] no l [ 1%] no, but plan to get one [6 [6%] no answer]
6. Do you have access to the Internet: at work? 79 [59%] yes 43 [32%] no [11 [ 8%] no answer]
at home? 66 [50%] yes 39 [29%] no [28 [21%] no answer]
7. Does your agency/organization have a Web page? 40 [30%] yes 16 [12%] not yet, but we have one in progress 38 [29%] no, but we are interested in having one 34 [26%] no, we are not interested in having one at this time [ 5 [ 4%] no answer]
8. Would you be interested in training for yourself or for your staff in any of the following areas: 60 [45%] local on-line resources 61 [46%] Internet 45 [34%] e-mail 53 [40%] building & maintaining a Web site 5 [ 4%] other: [44 [33%] no answer]
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