APPENDIX D-3
GILS Conference Survey Instrument

ASSESSMENT OF KEY ISSUES RELATED TO THE
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LOCATOR SERVICE (GILS)

Instructions: Please provide the information requested below and return the questionnaire to the boxes placed at the back of this room.

Part I: Background Information

1. What is your definition of GILS -- Government Information Locator Service?
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2. Which of the following best describes the setting in which you work?

( ) Federal agency                     ( ) Private for-profit organization
( ) Private non-profit organization                     ( ) Other (please describe)
( ) State or local government                     _____________________________________________

3. _____ years of experience in this setting.

4. Which one category best describes the field in which you work?

( ) Chief Information Officer                       ( ) Library/Information Center
( ) Research and Development                       ( ) Information Resources Management
( ) Software Developer                       ( ) Other (please describe)
( ) Sales/Marketing                       _____________________________________________

5. Which one category best describes your involvement with or interest in GILS?

( ) Implementor of GILS                     ( ) GILS record creator
( ) User of GILS                     ( ) Policymaker
( ) Technical standards developer                     ( ) Other (please describe)
( ) Information reseller                     _____________________________________________

6. For government agency employees ONLY:

a. Our agency operates a GILS server
( ) yes ( ) no ( ) don't know

b. Our agency submits GILS records to another agency for listing
( ) yes ( ) no ( ) don't know

c. My unit's GILS is part of a larger department/bureau/agency GILS effort
( ) yes ( ) no ( ) don't know

7. How familiar are you with the following (circle the appropriate number):

        Very
Familiar		   Not
Familiar
a. Federal GILS policies       1   2   3   4   5
b. Your agency’s GILS policies       1   2   3   4   5
c. NARA’s guidelines for GILS records creation       1   2   3   4   5
d. OMB Bulletin 95-01 on GILS       1   2   3   4   5
e. Z39.50 standard       1   2   3   4   5
f. FIPS Publication No. 192       1   2   3   4   5
g. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 section establishing GILS       1   2   3   4   5
h. The World Wide Web       1   2   3   4   5

8a. Please identify your favorite online alternative (Web or other) to GILS when trying to locate government information:
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8b. Why do you especially like this particular source?
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Part II: Key Issues

Please circle the number or letter that corresponds with the degree to which you agree or disagree:

  Strongly
Agree		   Strongly
Disagree		 Don't
Know
9. I am able to describe GILS accurately and fully to others. 1 2 3 4 5 X
10. A purpose of GILS is to improve public access to government information. 1 2 3 4 5 X
11. There is adequate policy guidance to direct the development and operation of GILS. 1 2 3 4 5 X
12. There is adequate technical implementation guidance for developing and operating GILS. 1 2 3 4 5 X
13. GILS records represent the complete information resources of an agency. 1 2 3 4 5 X
14. More work needs to be done on the technical standards to support GILS operations. 1 2 3 4 5 X
15. GILS is so valuable that, if it didn't exist, we would have to create it. 1 2 3 4 5 X
16. Every agency Web homepage should have a link to the agency's GILS. 1 2 3 4 5 X
17. GILS has improved public access to Federal information. 1 2 3 4 5 X
18. A purpose of GILS is to help agency officials better manage agency information. 1 2 3 4 5 X
19. The World Wide Web reduces the need for GILS. 1 2 3 4 5 X
20. The appropriate technology is readily available for implementing GILS. 1 2 3 4 5 X
21. GILS should be expanded throughout the Federal government. 1 2 3 4 5 X

Please circle true or false for the following:

22. I search GILS several times per day in my everyday work. True False
23. I often refer people to GILS when providing information. True False
24. I find useful information when I use GILS. True False
25. I often find links to GILS on the Web. True False

 

Part III: Additional Comments

26. Please use the space below to offer any additional comments, pose questions, identify key issues, or discuss topics not mentioned here that the study team should explore:
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