Feedback Survey

Following the one-year anniversary of providing specialized Readers Advisory service via PEARLs (Personalized Adult Reading Lists), the BookGuide staff of the Lincoln City Libraries are now actively seeking feedback from the customers who've used our PEARLs service. We would appreciate you taking a few moments to fill out this online form, to let us know how we're doing so far.
We hope that you enjoyed the PEARLs list you received, and that you've pursued one or more of the titles or authors we recommended. Thank you for taking part in this specialized service, and thank you for providing us with feedback today, so that we can continue to refine and improve upon the PEARLs experience, for both yourself and for future participants.
To submit your feedback, please fill in as much of this form as possible. The more detailed the information you provide (especially in text entry boxes), the more helpful your feedback will be to us. Please do enter your name/contact information at the top of the form, so that we can correlate your feedback comments with the PEARLs list that was originally sent to you. [If you desire a response to your comments, we will attempt to reply within 5 to 7 days.]

CONTACT INFORMATION
*Full Name:

*Mailing Address (or) E-mail Address:

READER PROFILE
Select Gender:
male
female
Select Age Bracket:
[at present, this service is intended for readers of Adult fiction]
no age specified
13-16
17-24
25-39
40-49
50-65
65+
Did you consider the PEARLs list you received to be appropriate for your Age and Gender?
Yes
No

READING INTERESTS
On our main form, you had the opportunity to request a PEARLs list composed of Fiction, Non-Fiction, or a combination of both. You were then asked to identify fiction reading categories of interest to you, and (if you indicated a desire for Non-Fiction to be included in your list) a variety of Non-Fiction subjects of possible interest to you.
FICTION
The Fiction categories we included were:
Adventure • African-American • Bestsellers/Popular Fiction • Children's Literature • Christian/Inspirational • Classics • Espionage • Fantasy • Gay/Lesbian • Historical Fiction • Horror • Humor • Legal Thrillers • Literary Fiction • Military/Technothrillers • Movie/TV Tie-Ins • Mystery/Suspense • Nebraska Authors • Psychological Suspense • Romances • Science Fiction • Short Story Anthologies • Westerns • Women's Lives • Young Adult Literature
Did you consider these categories to be sufficient to choose from?
Yes
No
If you answered "No", are there any additional Fiction categories that you would suggest?

We asked PEARLs customers to limit themselves to no more than 5 fiction categories. Did you consider this a reasonable number?
This was too few for me!
That was just about right!
Actually it was too many!
NON-FICTION & BIOGRAPHIES
The Non-Fiction categories we included were:
Ancient History • Antique Collecting • Architecture • Art - How To Draw, Paint, Etc. • Art & Artists - History • Automobiles/Motorcycles • Biographies • Business Issues • Coin Collecting • Comic Strips/Cartoons • Cooking • Creative Writing • Ethnic Studies • Finance & Investing • Health & Physical Fitness • Home Repair/Remodeling • Humor • Interior Decorating • Job Hunting • Languages • Lawn Care & Gardening • Medical Issues • Movies, TV & the Theater • Parenting • Pets & Pet Care • Photography • Plays • Poetry • Politics • Religion & Spirituality • The Sciences • Self-Help Psychology • Sewing/Needlework • Social Issues/Sociology • Sports • Travel • True Crime • U.S. History • World History
If you included non-fiction in your PEARLs request, did you consider these categories to be sufficient to choose from?
Yes
No
If you answered "No", are there any additional Non-Fiction categories that you would suggest?

We asked PEARLs customers to limit themselves to no more than 5 non-fiction or biography categories. Did you consider this a reasonable number?
This was too few for me!
That was just about right!
Actually it was too many!
FORMATS
Many of our early PEARLs customers indicated a strong interest in having lists of recommended Audiotapes and Books-on-CD. We listened to you and added a "format" choice to our PEARLs form and received quite a few positive responses to that.
Which of the following book formats do you make use of regularly?
[check off any that apply]

traditional printed book format
books on audiotape
books on compact disc
book adaptations on VHS
book adaptations on DVD

ABOUT YOUR ACTUAL PEARLS LIST
RESPONSE TIME
During our first two years, we've tried to fill requests for PEARLs lists within 1 to 2 weeks. We're curious about your experience with the program. Did you receive your PEARLs list in a timely fashion?
I got mine within 1 to 2 weeks but would have preferred a faster response
I got mine within 1 to 2 weeks and that was just about right
It took longer than 1 to 2 weeks to receive mine but I was okay with that
It took longer than 1 to 2 weeks to receive mine and I would have preferred a faster response
DETAILED LIST
We've been experimenting with the format in which we send our completed PEARLs lists, and with the amount of details we provide to you. For the list that you received, which of the following applies?
Not enough details about the books/authors
I wish there had been just a little more detail, to help me make a more informed reading choice
Just enough details to spark my interest without overwhelming me
Too many details -- Information overload!
NUMBER OF BOOKS
Thus far, we've tried to recommend between 10 and 15 books or authors in each completed PEARLs list. For the list that you received, which of the following applies?
I would have preferred to receive fewer recommendations [under 10]
The number of recommendations I received seemed about right [10-15]
I wish there had been more recommendations on my list [15+]
HOW MANY PEARLs TITLES HAVE YOU READ?
One of the things we're most curious about in the library is usage statistics. So, we'd like to know -- How many of the books we recommended to you on your PEARLs list have you taken the opportunity to read, since receiving your list?
One
Two
Three to Five
More than Five
None
Detailed Responses
For the following questions, you can type a response in the text box below each question. Please give us some feedback about the accuracy of our recommendations.
Presuming that you have read at least one of the titles we recommended in your PEARLs list -- Were our recommendations accurate for your reading interest(s)? [Please feel free to skip this question if you haven't read any of our recommended titles/authors yet.]

Have you found any new authors whom you'll continue to read, as a result of our recommendations?

Were any of our recommendations completely off-base?

Do you have any additional comments, suggestions or recommendations you'd care to offer to help us provide even better PEARLs service?

AND FINALLY...
Based on your PEARLs experience thus far, would you make use of this service again?
Yes - I enjoyed it the first time and look forward to using it again!
Maybe - I'm still working my way through the first list!
Probably Not - It wasn't quite what I was expecting
No - I wasn't satisfied with the experience
We'd like to take this final opportunity to remind you that the library has numerous booklists, award-winner lists, and "read-alike" lists available to assist you in your search for interesting reads. You can find all of these tools on our BookGuide site. [Click the link and that site will open in a new and separate window, allowing you to continue filling out and submitting this form.]
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