Annual Conference Evaluation Pauline D Manaka University of California, Irvine Ruth Gustafson University of California, Davis Some 236 participants attended the CARL 1999 Conference at Asilomar. 79 evaluation forms were completed. This makes the questionnaire return rate of 34%. Based on questions asked, the main goals of the evaluation were: A. To gather input that will help in future conference planning B. To know attendees' views about the conference location, Asilomar. [See Comments.] METHODOLOGY The questionnaire designed by Locke Morrissey was distributed at all meetings. It was structured to measure, on a scale of 1 to 5, the following conference sections: A. Keynote speakers B. Panel or Open Discussions, Poster Session, and Roundtable Discussions C. Interest Group Programs. The Interest Groups programs were: Internet Showcase CDIG--Shared Digital Collections CCIG--Information Competencies CALM/CARLDIG--Remote Users CSUL--JACC D. Costs and Services. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS A. The keynote speakers were ranked, with Cortez receiving the highest score in the Plenary Session. [See Figure 1.] Speaker Mean Score Cortez 4.46 Crews 4.11 Sullivan 3.51 Gorman 3.25 B. The scores for the Open Panel Discussions, ranked lower than those for keynote speakers. [See Figure 2.] The Panel Discussions' scores are compared to the Poster Session's and Roundtables are all higher than average, making that a favorable representation. Panel Mean Score Copyright 3.42 Evolving Structures 2.60 Poster Session 3.61 Roundtable 2.77 C. The Interest Group sessions were rated less favorably overall. The highest ranked was the ABLE program, and the lowest, the Internet Showcase. [See Figure 3.] Session Mean Score Std. Deviation Internet Showcase 0.32 0.98 CDIG 1.16 1.98 ABLE 0.87 1.83 CCIG 0.75 1.51 CALM/CARLDIG 0.82 1.58 CSUL 0.82 1.72 D. Conference Services rating were most favorable. Included are the process of registration, food costs and hotel costs. All were favorably evaluated. [See Figure 4.] Item Mean Score Std. Deviation Registration 4.18 1.23 Conference Cost 4.32 0.88 Hotel Cost 4.08 1.44

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