Library Surveys

About Library Surveys

If you use similar surveys, blocks, or questions repeatedly, Qualtrics can store templates of these in your library for later use. Saving content to your library is a great way to help minimize repetition in your work. The library also contains templates from any user group libraries that you have access to.
In addition to your personal and group libraries, you also have access to the Qualtrics library which contains common survey questions and some unique question types. After storing your content, you can insert it into any survey or, in the case of survey templates, use them as reference surveys in your survey flow.

Adding Survey Content to the Library

1. Click the navigation menu in the top left corner. 
2. Select Library.
3. Select the Library you want to add content to. If you want to upload survey content to a group library, navigate to this library first by selecting the correct library from the left-hand panel.
   
   Qtip: For help accessing group libraries, please contact your Brand Administrator as they are the only ones who can edit or create groups.
4. Click New resource.
5. Choose the type of element to copy (survey, block, or question).
6. Select the survey you want to copy, or the survey that contains the question or block you want to copy.
   
7. If you chose to copy a question or block, choose the question or block to copy.
8. Select the destination folder in your library where the copy will be saved. If no folder is selected, it will automatically be added to the default “Uncategorized” folder.
   Qtip: Placing your surveys in folders is a great way to keep things organized.
9. Name the copy.
10. Click Save.

Copying Blocks from a Survey

1. In the Survey tab, click the block options menu on the block you want to copy.
   
2. Click Copy block to library.
3. Choose the library you want to copy to. If you want to copy to a group library, select that library from this dropdown list.
   
4. Select the folder the block should be copied to (if no folder is selected, it will automatically be added to the default “Uncategorized” folder).
5. Name the copy (by default, the name will populate as the item name).
6. Click Copy.

Copying Questions from a Survey

1. In the Survey tab, click the block options menu on the block that contains the question(s) you want to copy.
   
2. Click Copy questions to library.
3. Choose the library you’d like to copy the questions to. If you want to copy to a group library, select that library from this dropdown list.
   
4. Select the folder the questions should be copied to (if no folder is selected, it will automatically be added to the default “Uncategorized” folder).
5. Choose the questions you’d like to copy by checking the box next to the question. By default, all questions will be selected.
6. If desired, change the description of the question. This doesn’t change the question’s text, but instead changes the question’s label in your library for easy identification.
7. Click Copy.

Survey Options

See Library Options for information on the resource item menu.

Creating Projects from the Library

For instructions on how to create a survey from one saved in the library, go to the creating from the survey library support page.

Using a Block or Question from the Library

1. In the Survey tab, click the Import from library button found at the bottom of each block.
   
2. Choose the library you want to copy the block or question from.
   
   Your options include:
   • Qualtrics Certified: Certified library questions are prebuilt questions that take advantage of Qualtrics methodology to collect standardized data for easier comparisons. For more information, see Certified Questions and Certified Questions You Can Customize.
   • Qualtrics Library: Prebuilt, commonly used questions that Qualtrics has saved to a library all users can access. For more information, see Pre-Made Qualtrics Library Questions.
   • Your name: The library with your name on it is your account’s library. If you’ve saved surveys here, they will appear here. You may also see additional libraries for groups you belong to.
   • Copy from existing project: Surveys you created in the past that exist in your account.
3. Navigate through the folders / topics to find the survey that contains the questions or block you want to copy.
   
4. Select the survey or block you’d like to copy.
   
5. If you selected a survey, use the checkboxes to select the questions you want to import. Then click Insert question(s) to finish.
   
6. If you’re importing questions from a block, you must import all questions in the block. When importing a block, you need to choose one of the following:
   
   • Insert as linked block: Any changes made to the linked block in your library will affect the block in your survey. See reference survey publishing for more details.
   • Insert a copy: Any changes made to the copied block in your library will not affect the block in your survey.

Using the Qualtrics Library

Qualtrics has created a library that contains a common set of survey questions built by our XM Scientists team. For more information about the content available in the library, see the pre-made Qualtrics library questions page.

To access the Qualtrics library:

1. Click Import from library at the bottom of a block in your survey.
   
2. Select the Qualtrics Library.
   
3. Search for the content you want to use and import it.

Qtip: The Qualtrics Library contains a unique question type that allows respondents to pick a date from a calendar.

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