Teen/Young Adult Reader's Advisory Survey
I'm working on a project related to providing reader's advisory tools to librarians desiring stronger services in their teen/young adult areas. This survey is open to all who serve -- or wish to better serve -- teens/young adults in their libraries. Public, school, and academic librarians are welcome to offer their insight.

Please pass it along to anyone who may be able to provide insight or thought. Thank you for your time -- it's greatly appreciated!
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Do you have a teen/young adult services department in your library?
What type of library do you work in (academic, school, public, special) and what size population do you serve?
Is there a dedicated staff member in charge of teen/young adult services in your library?
If you do have a dedicated teen/ya staff member, are they full or part time or work a split position? If part-time/split, how many hours a week do they work in teen/ya services? Do they hold an MLS?
What age range defines your library's teen/ya service demographic?
Do teen/young adult services have a budget separate from youth or adult services? What is the yearly teen/ya services budget, if known?
Who makes purchasing decisions for teen/young adult services in your library?
What are the top priorities of teen/young adult services in your organization?
How do you keep up with new books published for teens/young adults? What resources do you utilize (feel free to link)?
How do you help teens/young adults find books to read in your library? What sort of tools do you provide this group to help them (i.e., book lists, shelf talkers, book talks, etc)?
What is your/your library's biggest need in terms of reader's advisory and collection management for teens/young adults?
If you could provide ideal reader's advisory to teens/young adults in your library, how would it look? What would you like to do?
Would you/your library ever consider purchasing reader's advisory material by a third party outside your library? What materials would be of interest (book marks, book lists, book discussion guides, posters etc.)?
Does your library purchase similar items or subscribe to subscription services for other areas of reader's advisory or collection development?
Would you/your library consider purchasing a subscription to a digital resource dedicated to teen/young adult book lists, display ideas, collection management tips and tricks, web resources, book reviews, blogs worth reading, etc? What sort of frequency would be ideal in a resource like this (i.e., once a month, every other month, etc)?
If you have any thoughts or feedback relating to teen/young adult reader's advisory or collection development, I'd be interested in hearing them! If there's something innovative you do or something you'd love to see, feel free to share.
Are you willing to be contacted with further questions/comments? Please leave your name and email address.
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