Greetings!  SERIALST will soon mark its 5th anniversary (Oct. 18, 1995)
and I am in the process of gathering information [working on a paper] to
document its history, use, and the role it plays in professional
networking in the serials community.  This allows an opportunity to ask
questions and collect some data I have been wondering about for some time,
namely, what you do with mail from SERIALST, how you use its contents and
whether or not you make use of any of SERIALST's related services (e.g.,
archives, fileserver documents, or World Wide Web page).  I would very
much appreciate your help in answering the questions on the survey I am
appending.  Please feel free to forward or redistribute to colleagues who
aren't regular subscribers, but might otherwise make use of SERIALST's
resources.  Survey results will be summarized on SERIALST at a future
date.

Please send your replies to me by September 30.

You may return them to me at: bmaclenn@moose.uvm.edu or
bmaclenn@uvmvm.uvm.edu.  (Please don't reply to SERIALST)

You are also welcome to respond by FAX to: 802-656-4038 Or by mail to:
Birdie MacLennan, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington,
VT 05405, USA.

In the days ahead, I hope to see my email account deluged and overflowing
with your responses.  Thank you (in advance) for your help!  -- Birdie

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                          SERIALST USER SURVEY

1.   How long have you subscribed to SERIALST?
     _____# of years      _____# of months   ____less than 1 month
     _____I'm not a regular subscriber; I read SERIALST through a local
          redistribution network or other source (please specify):

2.   Where did you first hear about SERIALST?

                _____ from a colleague or staff member
                _____ from a supervisor
                _____ Internet mailing or announcement
                         (please specify):
                _____ professional meeting
                         (please specify):
                _____ professional literature
                         (please specify):
                _____ other (please specify):

3.   What format do you use to read SERIALST mail?

        _____read individual messages as posted
        _____read daily digest
        _____scan daily index summaries & retrieve selected messages
        _____occasionally scan messages in the archives for specific topics
        _____other (please specify):

4.  Do you use any of the following services related to SERIALST, and if
    so, how often? (please check all that apply)

a.      _____Submit a message to the SERIALST list
     ___weekly  ___monthly  ___occasionally  ___never (I'm a lurker)

b.      _____SERIALST home page (WWW)
      ___weekly  ___monthly  ___occasionally  ___never
     ___Maintain bookmark link to it on local WWW client software
     ___Maintain a link to it on a local WWW homepage (server)

c.      _____Search the SERIALST gopher archives (WAIS index)
       ___weekly  ___monthly  ___occasionally  ___never
     ___Maintain bookmark link to it on local gopher client
     ___Maintain bookmark link to it on local WWW client
     ___Maintain a link to it on a local gopher server menu
     ___Maintain a link to it on a local WWW server menu

d.      _____Search the SERIALST archives using the LISTSERV database
             (LDBASE) at LISTSERV@UVMVM.UVM.EDU
       ___weekly  ___monthly  ___occasionally  ___never

e.      _____Retrieve documents from the fileserver (eg, Scope & Purpose,
             CONSER Core Records, Format Integration for Serials, etc.)
       ___weekly  ___monthly  ___occasionally  ___never

5.   How do you process messages from SERIALST? (please check all that apply)

        ___ read and delete            ___ print and read
        ___ read and print (to keep)   ___ print and route
        ___ read and print (to route)  ___ log online and read
        ___ read and log online        ___ download to disk and read
        ___ read and download to disk  ___ read and forward by email
        ___ scan subject lines to read selectively
        ___ other (please specify):

6.   Approximately how many others see your copy of SERIALST messages?

        ___ none  ___1-5 persons  ___11-15 persons  ___ 6-10 persons
             ___ 16-20 persons  ___ more than 20 persons

7.  What action have you taken in response to information posted on
    SERIALST?  (please check all that apply)

        _____responded to SERIALST (i.e., the list)
        _____responded directly to a SERIALST contributor
        _____discussed with coworkers
        _____discussed with institution faculty/administration
        _____discussed with colleagues located elsewhere
        _____used in workflow planning
        _____used in budget planning
        _____used in cancellation/retention decisions
        _____used in developing policy(ies)
        _____responded to the subject of a news item or article
        _____cited in talk or article
        _____other (please specify):

8.   What do you like best about SERIALST?

9.   What could be improved (format, content, etc.)?

10.   What changes would you like to see in SERIALST?

11.   Other comments (stories, memorobilia, etc. on the occasion of
      SERIALST's 5th anniversary also welcome!):

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                        SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION

Occupation:

     ___  librarian
     ___  library support staff
     ___  faculty member/researcher/administration (nonlibrarian)
     ___  systems manager
     ___  systems vendor
     ___  subscription agent
     ___  publisher
     ___  student
     ___  other (please specify):

Location (state, province, or country):

(Optional)
Name:
Title:
Address:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!  Please return by Sept. 30 to:
    _______
   |       |
   )*     |   Birdie MacLennan                BMacLenn@moose.uvm.edu
   /     /    Bailey/Howe Library             BMacLenn@uvmvm.uvm.edu
   )    |     University of Vermont           Phone:   802-656-2016
   |   |      Burlington, VT 05405, USA         Fax:   802-656-4038
   |__|          Serials Coordinator, SERIALST Listowner, etc.

Email preferred; fax and mail also welcome.  Thanks!