> Reply-to: law-lib@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 92 10:52:37 EST
> From: "Diane Kovacs, Jeannie Dixon, Kara Robinson"
<DKOVACS@Kentvm.Kent.edu>
> Subject: E-Mail Conference Participation Study
> To: law-lib@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu
>
> E-Mail Conferencing User Survey
> ________________________________
>
> Dear E-mail Conference Participant:
>
> This message precedes a survey of E-mail conference participants. E-mail
> conferences are being established to fulfil perceived needs for
> professional information sharing between librarians. Our study will explore
> participation on e-mail conferences (who is participating) and question how
> e-mail conferences are fulfilling information needs and whether they are in
> fact replacing or enhancing traditional information sources. As a further
> descriptive activity, this study will discover whether some e-mail
> conferences with apparently duplicate topics or overlaps in subject matter
> actually overlap in subscribers. (E-mail conference refers to Listserv-based
> discussion lists as well as Internet interest groups of various kinds)
>
> We will look at the number of participants, their institutional
> affiliations and their geographic distribution. Most importantly, we need
> to ask our subcribers if they are using e-mail conferences as sources of
> professional information.
>
> Participation in this project is completely voluntary. Should you decide
> not to respond to the survey there will be no penalty of any kind. You may
> cease participation in the research at any time without penalty. Your
> participation - if you elect to do so - is very important to the study.
> Total anonymity is not possible because computers identify the senders of
> all e-mail. However, we will keep your responses completely confidential.
> Only summary data will be released. If we would like to quote part of your
> response, we will contact you for permission.
>
> If you want to know more about this research project, please feel free to
> contact Diane Kovacs at (dkovacs@kentvm or dkovacs@kentvm.kent.edu). The
> project has been approved by Kent State University. If you have questions
> about Kent State University's rules for research, please call Dr. Adriaan
> de Vries, telephone (216)672-2070.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Diane Kovacs Jeannie Dixon Kara L. Robinson
> Libres Editor Educom-W Moderator Libref-L Moderator
> Kent State University University of Texas- Kent State
University
> dkovacs@kentvm.kent.edu Pan-American
> dkovacs@kentvm
> (216)672-3045
>
> The Survey:
>
> ***PLEASE EDIT AND RETURN THIS SURVEY VIA E-MAIL to dkovacs@kentvm.kent.edu
> or dkovacs@kentvm
>
> - Because the survey will be coded electronically - PLEASE PUT YOUR
> ANSWER(S) NEXT TO THE *'s IN THE SPACE DIRECTLY BELOW THE QUESTION (For
> assistance in completing the survey, please feel free to contact
> dkovacs@kentvm.kent.edu or dkovacs@kentvm, or your local computer services
> staff)
>
> (for the purposes of this survey, E-mail conference refers to Listserv-
> based discussion lists as well as Internet interest groups of various
> kinds)
> ___________________
>
> 1. On which E-mail conference did you receive this survey? (If more than
> one, please state the one you saw first)
>
> *call-l, law-lib
>
> 2. Do E-mail conferences enhance other sources of professional information
> for you? (Yes or No)
>
> *yes
>
> 3. Please comment on which sources of professional information have been
> enhanced by your participation on e-mail conferences? (type Yes or No at the
> asterisk after each source)
>
> Professional Journals
> *yes
> Professional Conferences
> *yes
> Telephone Conversation
> *yes
> Postal Mail
> *yes
>
> 4. Do E-mail conferences replace other sources of professional information
> for you? (Yes or No)
>
> *no
>
> 5 Please comment on which sources of professional information have been
> replaced by participation on e-mail conferences? (type Yes or No at the
> asterisk after each source)
>
> Professional Journals
> *no
> Professional Conferences
> *no
> Telephone Conversation
> *no
> Postal Mail
> *no
>
>
> 6. To which Library and Information Science e-mail conferences do you
> subscribe?
>
> *call-l (Canadian law library)
> *law-lib (law library)
> *lib-admin (library administration)
> *serialst (serials)
> *acrlny (acrl job network)
> *
> *
>
> 7. Are you a Librarian (possessing a Masters Degree in Library Science or
> filling a position which requires Master's level knowledge or skill) or
> Library Paraprofessional? (If No please skip to question 14.)
>
> *MLS and JD
>
> 8. In what kind of library do you work? (chose one of the categories below
> and type it in beside the '*')
>
> University Library (Graduate level school),
> College Library(4 year)
> College Library(2 year)
> Public Library
> Corporate for Profit Library
> Private non-Profit Library
> Government/Public Agency
>
> Other (please state)
>
> *University library -- law
>
> 9. If you work in a Public Library, is it located in a city of:
> (type the letter of your selection next to the asterisk below)
>
> a. 1 million +
> b. 100,000-1 million
> c. 50,000-100,000
> d. 25,000-50,000
> c 10,000-25,000
> d. 5,000-10,000
> e. less than 5,000
>
> *
>
> 10. How many persons work in your library? Please give your answers in Full
> Time Equivalents (FTE's). Include contract employees if they are employed 6
> months or more.
>
> *15 fte
> *
>
> 11. What is your position? e.g. title, subject specialty, duties.
>
> *Associate Director of Law Library
> *
>
> 12. If you are not specifically a reference librarian, do you have Reference
> Desk responsibilities?
>
> *Rarely
>
> 13. Do you ever use information from E-mail conferences to assist patrons
> with information needs? (Yes or No, please give example if possible)
>
> *No
>
> Example(s)
>
> *
> *
> *
>
> 14. What interests do you have in the E-mail conference that you received
> this survey on?
>
> *?
> *
>
> 15. How much time do you personally spend each week on Bitnet/Internet
> (E-mail conference, personal e-mail or other activity)
>
> *2.5 to 3 hours
> FROM THE NORTH COAST KATHERINE E. MALMQUIST
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