CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ANNOUNCEMENT
This announcement is being posted to several lists, so please forgive
the cross-postings.
REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS IN A STUDY TO IDENTIFY THE USES OF
INTERNET BY BUSINESS RESEARCHERS.
THIS RESEARCH IS BEING CONDUCTED BY CLIFFORD PERRY AS PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE (MLS) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
AT THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY, PLEASE COMPLETE THE
QUESTIONNAIRE BELOW BY MARCH 15, 1994 AND SEND IT TO:
CLIFFORD PERRY
INTERNET: cp1613@uacsc1.albany.edu
OR
BITNET: cp1613@albnyvms
QUESTIONNAIRE
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NAME (optional):
TITLE:
E-MAIL ADDRESS (optional):
1) WHICH CATEGORY BEST DESCRIBES YOUR ORGANIZATION?
______ Commercial for-profit **(If checked please proceed to question 2)**
______ Private non-profit
______ Government
______ Academic library
______ Public library
Other (specify): ______________
* * PROCEED TO QUESTION 3 * *
2) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL FOR-PROFIT CATEGORIES
BEST DESCRIBES YOUR ORGANIZATIONS MAIN FUNCTION?
______ Accounting
______ Economic/Finance
______ Information gathering/dissemination
______ Investment
______ Marketing
______ Management
Other (specify): ______________
3) HOW MANY FULL-TIME STAFF DOES YOUR LIBRARY/RESEARCH CENTER EMPLOY?
WOULD YOU SAY:
_______ None
_______ 1 - 5
_______ 6 - 10
_______ 11 - 15
_______ 16 - 20
_______ Over 20
4) HOW MANY FULL-TIME STAFF DOES YOU ORGANIZATION EMPLOY?
WOULD YOU SAY:
_______ None
_______ 1 - 150
_______ 151 - 300
_______ 301 - 450
_______ 451 - 600
_______ Over 600
5) HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN USING THE INTERNET?
WOULD YOU SAY:
_______ Less than one month
_______ 1 - 6 months
_______ 7 - 12 months
_______ 13 - 18 months
_______ 19 - 24 months
_______ Over 24 months
6) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO USE TO ANSWER A QUERY?
(4 = VERY OFTEN; 3 = OFTEN; 2 = SOMETIMES; 1 = RARELY; 0 = NEVER USED)
WOULD YOU SAY:
______ CWIS
______ FTP
______ Gopher
______ Hytelnet
______ Listserv
______ Mosaic
______ Usenet
______ WAIS
______ WWW
Other (specify) ____________
7) PLEASE "X" *ONE* OF THE FOLLOWING WHICH BEST DECRIBES HOW YOU
LEARNED TO USE THE INTERNET.
WOULD YOU SAY IT WAS FROM:
______ Friends
______ Collegues
______ Conferences
______ Coursework
______ Books or periodicals
Other (specify) ____________
8) HOW DIFFICULT IS THE INTERNET TO USE?
WOULD YOU SAY IT IS:
______ Very difficult
______ Difficult
______ Somewhat difficult
______ Not very difficult
______ Not difficult at all
9) HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO USE THE INTERNET AS A REGULAR RESOURCE?
WOULD YOU SAY:
______ Less than one month
______ 1 - 6 months
______ 7 - 12 months
______ 13 - 18 months
______ 19 - 24 months
______ Over 24 months
10) WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION DO YOU LOOK FOR OVER THE INTERNET?
WOULD YOU SAY IT IS:
______ Acoustical (i.e., synthesized music, voice)
______ Graphical (i.e., photos, paintings)
______ Statistical
______ Textual
Other (specify) __________
COMMENTS WELCOME (USE ADDITIONAL SPACE IF NEEDED):
11) IF THE INTERNET DOES NOT MEET ALL OF YOUR PRESENT NEEDS, WHAT
CHANGES WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
COMMENTS (USE ADDITIONAL SPACE IF NEEDED):
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMPLETE THIS SURVEY!
IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER LISTS THAT MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE, PLEASE FORWARD THE
INFORMATION TO ME.
PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR RESPONSES!
SEND RESPONSE VIA E-MAIL TO: cp1613@uacsc1.albany.edu
OR
cp1613@albnyvms.bitnet
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Clifford Perry INTERNET: CP1613@uacsc1.albany.edu
The State University of New York at Albany BITNET: CP1613@albnyvms.bitnet
School of Information Science and Policy
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
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