{"id":2363,"date":"2026-04-20T18:11:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/?page_id=2363"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:11:03","slug":"march-2026-library-pulse-survey-results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/odt\/other-career-supports\/library-pulse-surveys\/march-2026-library-pulse-survey-results\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2026 Library Pulse Survey Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you to everyone who\u00a0participated\u00a0in our recent pulse survey on emergency preparedness that closed on March 18, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We received\u202f118\u00a0responses,\u00a0representing\u00a0a 42% response rate\u202ffrom current Library faculty, civil service, and academic professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March Survey Questions:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>Question 1: How prepared do you feel to respond to an emergency in the Library (such as a tornado, flood, medical emergency, or similar situation)?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Respondents answered the following ways to the Q1 radio button question:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Very prepared \u2013 19% (23 responses)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moderately prepared \u2013 61% (72 responses)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Slightly prepared \u2013 12% (14 responses)<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Not at all prepared\u00a0\u2013 5% (6 responses)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">I work remotely full-time\u00a0\u2013 3% (3 responses)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following chart shows a visual breakdown of the Question 1 responses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2362\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q1.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing Question 1 results visually\" width=\"880\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q1.png 1891w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q1-1024x656.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q1-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q1-1536x984.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"isPasted\">The survey ended after question 1 for the three respondents who indicated they worked remotely full-time. The remaining 115 respondents were presented with a second question.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"isPasted\">Question 2: How recently have you taken training or reviewed documentation related to emergency preparedness at the Library?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Within the past month<span id=\"isPasted\" class=\"TextRun SCXW225788114 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW225788114 BCX0\">\u00a0\u2013 19% (22 responses)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW225788114 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Within the past 6 months \u2013 16% (18 responses)<\/li>\n<li>Over the past year\u00a0\u2013 27% (31 responses)<\/li>\n<li>Over a year ago \u2013 31% (36 responses)<\/li>\n<li>Never, or cannot recall \u2013 7% (8 responses)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"isPasted\">\n<div>\n<p>The following chart shows a visual breakdown of the Question 2 responses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2361\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q2.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing Question 2 visually\" width=\"880\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q2.png 1891w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q2-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q2-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Q2-1536x1104.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This data has also been visualized as a heat map based on how respondents answered Question 1 and Question 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2360\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Heatmap.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Heatmap.png 898w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Heatmap-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bhrsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2026\/04\/PS5Heatmap-768x162.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two observations based on the data are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Many feel moderately prepared even if the training was over a year ago.<\/li>\n<li>Even though some were trained recently (within the past month), it didn\u2019t necessarily translate to feeling Very Prepared<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This feedback can help guide future conversations and planning for emergency preparedness.\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further updates will be shared on this page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you again for your thoughtful input and engagement!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to everyone who\u00a0participated\u00a0in our recent pulse survey on emergency preparedness that closed on March 18, 2026.\u00a0 We received\u202f118\u00a0responses,\u00a0representing\u00a0a 42% response rate\u202ffrom current Library faculty, civil service, and academic professionals.\u00a0 March Survey Questions:\u00a0\u00a0 Question 1: How prepared do you feel to respond to an emergency in the Library (such as a tornado, flood, medical 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