----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Season's greetings to you all! Here's something to think about over Christmas and the New year. To aid our understanding of our campus GIS environment and to develope a relevant GIS library service to compliment and support the work of researchers, and students at the UofAlberta, we want to survey teaching faculty about their understanding, uses, and needs for GIS tools, and data. Has anyone ever surveyed their faculty about "GIS" at any level? We would be happy to hear opinions from anyone else who has surveyed faculty on this matter (or thought about it). What sorts of questions did you ask? What did you wish you had asked? What did you learn?, etc., etc. So far, I have about a dozen questions that run the gamut from asking about understanding basic concepts of GIS, to queries about the use of GIS in the curriculum; in research; with room for open ended comments at the end. Best regards, Jerry Kowalyk Reference Librarian Science & Technology Library Cameron 1-26 University of Alberta Edmonton, alberta T6G 2J8 [log in to unmask] Ph.: (403) 492-7905 Fax:(403) 492-2721