Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 13:00:26 -0500 (CDT)
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From: kharmel@plains.NoDak.edu (Kaye Boeke)
Subject: Data/Reseach Center Management
I have some questions for any of you who manage/run a data/research center.

Our center typically does telephone interviewing using basically anyone we
can find as interviewers.  Some training is involved of course, but we are
such a small operation that we have considerable trouble maintaining a staff
of callers that we can depend on.  For example, we have space for 12 callers
at once, but we typically have only about 3/4 of the callers show up for any
given night that they have committed to ahead of time.  

Does anyone else have this problem?  If not, how do you find callers?  Do
you use students?  Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

kaye boeke


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Kaye D Boeke, Graduate Researcher      phone: (701) 231-7980 
North Dakota State Data Center         FAX: (701) 231-9730 
IACC 424E, NDSU                        email:  kharmel@plains.nodak.edu 
Fargo, ND 58105                        research center: (701) 231-6217
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