RESOURCE CENTRE MANUAL
HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE
1.4.1 Information needs assessment questionnaire (example)
The following questions can be used for focus group discussions, individual
interviews or questionnaires. Possible answers to some are listed. It sometimes
helps to use these to prompt people. If you use a questionnaire, list possible
answers with a ‘tick box’ beside them, so that people only need to tick a box.
1a. Please tell us briefly about the work that you do.
For example, activities and tasks, people you provide services to (your target
audience)
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1b. Please tell us briefly about the main health problems (morbidity and
mortality) in your area.
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2a. Where do you currently get information?
government departments
NGOs
mass media
public libraries
other (please specify) ________________________________________________
2b. Is there a resource centre or library where you have found information that
is useful to you? yes no
If yes, where is it? _____________________________________________________
3. What subjects do you need information about and would you like to see
contained in the proposed resource centre?
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4. Which of the subjects you listed above are most important?
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5a. What type of information would be useful, and what would be the priority?
books
training materials
journals
newsletters
videos
other (please specify) ________________________________________________
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