Needs Assessment for IRIS Units' Web Sites

Thank you for taking the time to complete the following survey. Ideally, we would like you to fill this out with the Webmaster, or with the person who will have primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining the unit’s Web site(s). If there is a contact person for your Web site who is not the unit supervisor or the Webmaster, please provide that name as well.

We are distributing the forms electronically with the hope that you will provide your answers electronically. You will have as much space as you need for each question. Please use a separate form for each Web site that your department maintains. A link will be provided after you submit this form that will bring up another form. Your responses are due by Friday, December 13.

We appreciate your assistance in identifying and managing IRIS’s Web presence priorities.

Note: You have as much room as you need in the text boxes. Use a separate assessment form for each Web site.

1. Unit contacts

Department or unit name:

Department head or supervisor’s name:

Unit Webmaster’s name:

Other unit staff who have been or will be responsible for creating or maintaining your Web site(s):

2. Current status of Web site(s): content, support, tools

Does your library, unit, department or division currently have a Web presence?

If yes, please list all URLs for which your unit is responsible
(Note: please list the URL for a site, not individual pages.)

Who is responsible for updating and adding content to your pages?
Webmaster
Other (please give name)

When was your site last modified?

What kinds of Web design/development tools do you use?
Check all boxes that apply:
Dreamweaver
Photoshop
Homesite
Notepad
Web tracking tools
Other (please list)

3. Determining priorities

If you do not currently have a Web site,

Are you a new unit?

Will you need a site within the next 12 months?

If you currently have a Web site, is the content up-to-date?

Does the content reflect the new administrative structure (i.e. IRIS)?

Do you have mechanisms in place to maintain currency?

Do you have staff assigned to update the pages/site?

Does your current site structure meet your needs?

If no, please describe.

Have you considered the suggested criteria for design of IRIS sites?

Does your site serve a public service function?

Who is the audience for your content?
Check all boxes that apply:
Cornell Faculty
Library staff
Students
General public
International audience
Scholars
Other (please list)


4. Support Needs

What would make it easier to create/maintain your Web pages/site? Check all that apply.
(Note: Guidance means we would provide some sample templates, ideas, policies, and tips; Assistance means we would answer specific questions; Training means we would arrange classroom sessions to enhance skills; Tools means we would suggest, lend, or procure necessary hardware, software, or books.)

  Guidance Assistance  Training  Tools
Planning your site
Design/layout
HTML
Creation of new pages
Image creation
Logo development
Template development and use
Security
Quality control
Integration with other sites
Technical assistance:

Forms

Databases

Programming
Software
Maintenance

5. Unit plans and priorities
Briefly describe your plans and priorities for the next 12 months, especially those that are not reflected in your previous responses:


6. Comments