[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/LibQUAL logo.png” caption=”The McMaster University Libraries will participate in LibQUAL+ Canada 2007, a national survey project sponsored by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, from Jan. 29 to Feb. 25. Image courtesy of Anne Plessl.”]McMaster University Libraries will once again be participating in LibQUAL+, a web-based survey developed by the Association of Research Libraries and used by many academic libraries around the world to measure satisfaction with library services, collections and facilities, and to identify best practices.

From Jan. 29 to Feb. 25, the libraries will participate in
LibQUAL+ Canada 2007, a national survey project sponsored by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries.

In the next few days, an e-mail will be sent to a random selection of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff inviting them to participate in the survey, which takes about 15 minutes to complete. Responses will be confidential; no identifying links between responses and the individual responding will be retained.

The libraries will receive initial results in May and will share final results with the campus community by fall 2007.

The survey is important because it will