# Use the Library

> Create and reuse surveys, discussion guides, images, documents and reports.

Source: https://imario.ai/docs/materials/library

Open **Library** in the workspace sidebar to return to research material. Its tabs include **All**, **Discussion Guide**, **Survey**, **Announcement**, **Images**, **Documents** and **Report**.

## Create a survey or guide

Use the new-item action to create a survey or discussion guide. The same builder is also available from **New Task**. Enter questions manually or import a supported questionnaire document, then review the parsed questions and save.

For surveys, check answer types and options. For guides, check sections and probes. A saved asset is the instrument you can attach to a future task; the task's goal sentence does not replace it.

## Find and reuse material

Use the type tabs and search to find an item. Open a survey or guide to edit it. Images can be previewed, while document viewing depends on the file type. Reports open their report view rather than the questionnaire editor.

From **New Task**, choose a survey or guide from Library, or select an existing image where the image picker offers Library. Confirm the attached version before submitting.

A document you attach in a conversation, such as a product concept or a spec sheet, is saved to **Documents** automatically.

## Keep versions understandable

Use names that identify the study and material, such as “Delivery barriers, survey, September”. Editing a reusable instrument changes what you can run next; it does not retroactively change the questions or answers in completed research.

If an item is missing, check the workspace, active type tab and search filter. If a file cannot be previewed, confirm its upload completed and that the format is supported by the relevant viewer.

Deleting a survey, guide, image or document removes it from future selection. A task that already used the material keeps its recorded history, but attempting to run that task again can be rejected when the required material no longer exists. Keep a reusable copy in **Library** before deleting an item that an unfinished task may need.

## Library and audience data

Library organizes material used by a task. Audience data and connected systems establish or update the population being studied. Saving a document in Library does not add it to an audience automatically.

Preparing an instrument is separate from executing it. Research and [report generation](https://imario.ai/docs/run-and-analyze/reports) are charged according to [Pricing & credits](https://imario.ai/docs/workspace/pricing).