Poster Board Number: 24
Title: Rethinking OpenOffice
Objective: At the medical center, Microsoft Office is restricted to selected computers. OpenOffice, however, is available on all computers including the medical library computers. The librarian has observed use of the trial version of Microsoft Office on the library computers and set out to measure the level of satisfaction of OpenOffice for writing, spreadsheet, and presentation among hospital employees. The poster will present the results of the librarian's research.
Method: All employees will be invited to complete a web-based survey. Employee demographics and employee satisfaction of OpenOffice will be queried. The results of the survey will be presented to the medical center's information technology department. The librarian will also quantify the observed use of the trial version of Microscoft Office and present these findings to the medical center's information technology department.
Results: Two hundred forty-two employees responded to the survey; 3% of respondents preferred OpenOffice; 19% of employees have used OpenOffice. Of the 19%, less than half of them are very satisfied or satisfied with OpenOffice.
Conclusion: These results suggest that OpenOffice is not widely used by employees and is not user friendly.
Author: Keydi Boss O'Hagan, AHIP, Medical Librarian, Medical Staff Library, Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, NJ
