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Project Survey
Year One of the Libraries as Partners project focuses on a case study survey of multi-type Illinois libraries, taking Illinois libraries as a microcosm of the national library community. Survey results will contribute to the development of the national level conversations of the Year Two Community Engagement Roundtables (CERs) by generating an initial understanding of the project’s three focus areas: Emergencies, Scope and Nature of Partnership, and Role of Libraries in Partnership.
The following visualizations provide preliminary information about the survey’s Illinois respondents.
The survey will close on February 29, 2024. To participate before then, access the survey through this link: https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_40csSkBfo7CzlBk?source=dist
More survey findings will be posted in the next three months as survey analysis is conducted in depth.
What type of library do you work for?
What Illinois library system do you belong to?
Presentations
Sept. 14, 2023:
Presentation at Illinois Library Association Board Meeting
Sept. 15, 2023:
Presentation at Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois Board Meeting
Sept. 18, 2023:
Presentation at Special Library Association Illinois Community Board Meeting
Sept. 20, 2023:
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Sept. 26, 2023:
Presentation at Illinois Heartland Library System Board Meeting
To fill the research gap on library-community partnerships during emergencies, the project utilizes a web-based Illinois case study survey (Year One) to uncover initial findings related to library-community partnerships, and two Community Engagement Roundtable (CERs) (Year Two) discussions to discuss survey results, recommendations for partnerships, and to raise the conversations to the national level.
Survey Questionnaire
Data Visualization
Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and
Response in Times of Crisis
IMLS 2023-2025
Author: Chenglin Miao
Date: 07/17/2024
Has your library responded to any of the following emergency events and long-term or ongoing crises?
During this emergency, what personnel in your library were involved in the response to the emergency?
What were the roles of personnel?
Emergency | Personnel response to emergency | roles of personnel |
Covid-19 | Administration (1), Staff (3), Director (2) | Emergency Procedures |
Extreme Cold | Administration (3), Staff (9), Director (3) | Crisis Communication, Emergency Procedures, Providing Services |
Mental health crisis | Administration (1), Staff (5), Director (3) | Crisis Communication, Emergency Procedures, Providing Services, Safety and Security |
Extreme heat | Staff (1), Director (3) | Crisis Communication, Safety and Security, Providing Services |
Tornadoes | Staff (5), Director (4) | Crisis Communication, Providing Services |
Emergency evacuation | Administration (2), Staff (5), Director (3) | Crisis Communication, Providing Services |
Food insecurity | Administration (1), Staff (3), Director (2) | Crisis Communication, Emergency Procedures, Providing Services, Safety and Security |
Opioid Crisis | Administration (1), Director (3) | Crisis Communication, Emergency Procedures, Providing Services |
Bomb threats | Staff (2), Director (3) | Crisis Communication, Providing Services |
Floods | Administration (1), Staff (3), Director (3) | Crisis Communication, Providing Services |
