The University of Wyoming Catalog Survey

This document describes the University of Wyoming (UW) Libraries' Online Catalog and reports on a survey of UW Online Catalog users. The UW Online Catalog, developed by Brodart, was introduced to users in October, 1985. The survey, conducted in November, 1986, is an adaptation of the Council on Library Resources Online Catalog Study. It was designed to gauge how library patrons used the online catalog, what they thoug% of its features, and how they felt the catalog could be improved. Data from the UW survey is reported and compared to the data collected in the Council on Library Resources survey of users in 31 U.S. libraries in 1982. The results of the UW survey are consistent with national findings with a few exceptions. The authors are members of the University of Wyoming Libraries Online Catalog Implementation Committee and are public services/reference librarians.