(1) How did you find out about the Southern California Library website?
(2) Do you use the Southern California Library website?
Yes
No
(3) If yes, how often?
Not very often (1-4x a year)
Fairly often (more than 4x a year)
(4) If yes, which sections do you usually look at? (ok to check more than one)
Home Page
Collections
General Information
News and Events
Membership
Southern California Library Murals
South L.A. "Generations"
Project
(5) If you don't use the website, why not?
(6) What would you like to be able to find on
the website? (ok to check more than one)
More information about the
Library itself (history,
activities, staff, etc.)
More information about how to use the
Library
A way to donate online
More information about programming and events
More information about the
Library’s collections and archives
Descriptions of Library resources by topic (e.g., South
L.A., Chicano history, police brutality)
Digitized material from Library collections (e.g., on
Charlotta Bass, South L.A.; other
(7) Are you familiar with Charlotta Bass and/or the California
Eagle ?
Yes
No
(Note to those who are unfamiliar: Charlotta Bass was for 40 years
(1910–1950) the crusading editor and publisher of the California
Eagle, the longest running African American newspaper in the West.
The Eagle constitutes a major record of the history of the
Los Angeles African American community.)
(8) If a website section with extensive information on Bass and the
Eagle were available, how would you be likely to use it?
(ok to check more than one)
To read/browse through for general interest
To download historical photos or documents
To see what’s available on this topic at the Southern California Library
Other
I wouldn’t be likely to use it (Why not?)
(9) What type of information about Charlotta Bass and/or the Eagle would you be most interested in? (ok to check more than one)
Biographical
Historical documents
Historical photographs
Historical narrative
Other
(10) Any other comments about what you would like a revamped Southern
California Library website to be like?(e.g., in terms of what’s included,
what features it has, what functions you can do there, how it’s set up)?
May we ask a few questions about you?
(All responses will be aggregated; no individual responses or e-mails will be tracked.)
(1) Have you ever visited the Southern California Library?
Yes
No
(2) Have you ever attended any Southern California Library event?
Yes
No
(3) What's your zip code?
(4) How would you describe what you do?
Researcher
Author
Filmmaker
Artist
Student
Teacher/Professor
Community Organizer/Activist
Other
(5) What is your age group?
19 and under
20-29
30-40
41-55
56-65
Over 65