A Survey on the use of electronic journals by the readers Mounir Khalil 06 Sep 1996 18:40 UTC
WE WOULD LIKE TO CONDUCT A SURVEY RELATING TO THE PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS OF READERS AND END-USERS OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS IN THEIR RESEARCH, TERM PAPERS OR LOCATING JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM ANY ONLINE DATABASES. WE APPRECIATE YOUR FILLING OUT THE FOLLOWING SURVEY BY SEPTEMBER 30, 1996. SEND YOUR REPLY TO EITHER: MOUNIR KHALIL RAJA JAYATILLEKE CITY COLLEGE/CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND/CUNY TEL.:(212) 650-8244 TEL.:(718) 982-4016 FAX : (212)650-7626 FAX: (718) 982-4015 E-MAIL:JAYATILLEKE@POSTBOX.CSI.CUNY.EDU LAST NAME:___________________________FIRST NAME:___________________________ TITLE:___________________________ORGANIZATION:_____________________________ ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ CITY:________________________STATE_________________ZIP CODE:_______________ COUNTRY:____________________ PHONE:_________________FAX:___________________ E-MAIL: ___________________________________________________________________ TYPE OF BUSINESS: ( PLEASE INDICATE ILL, REFERENCE, SERIALS, INDIVIDUAL) ________ACADEMIC _________BUSINESS ________LAW __________MEDICAL ________PUBLIC __________SCHOOL _______SPECIAL _______OTHER 1- HOW DO YOU ACCESS ELECTRONIC JOURNALS? ______INTERNET ________HOMEPAGE (WWW) _______ONLINE DATABASES ______LIBRARIES _______BUSINESS ACCOUNT ______SHARE WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS ________OTHER (SPECIFY) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2- ARE YOU DOWNLOADING YOUR ARTICLES? __________E-MAIL ___________COMPUTERS ___________PRINTERS __________DISKETTES ________OTHER (SPECIFY)______________ _________________________________________________________ 3- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS DO YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR RESEARCH; OR YOU CITE IN YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY? _______LESS THAN 10% ________20-40% _________MORE THAN 50% _________NONE 4- DO YOU TRANSMIT THE IMAGES OF JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM ELECTRONIC JOURNALS TO OTHER READERS OR END-USERS? _________YES ________NO IF (YES) BY : _______FAX ________INTERNET ______E-MAIL _____OTHER (SPECIFY) __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 5- WHAT ARE THE ADVANATAGES OF USING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS OVER THE PRINT JOURNALS? PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL). _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 6- WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF USING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS? __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 7- WHAT ARE OTHER BARRIERS FOR NOT USING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS? _______LIBRARIES DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THEM. _______UNFAMILIAR WITH ELECTRONIC JOURNALS _______EXPENSIVE SUBSCRIPTION _______NEEDS TRAINING _______NO ELECTRONIC MEDIA AVAILABLE _______NOT MANY JOURNAL TITLES ARE AVAIALBLE RELATED TO MY TOPIC. _______OTHER ( SPECIFY)________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8- IN YOUR OPINION , ARE ELECTRONIC JOURNALS COST-EFFECTIVE? ________YES ______NO WHY? COMMENTS ARE WELCOME FROM ALL LIBRARY COLLEAGUES AND READERS_______ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 9- ARE YOU ABLE TO ACCESS ELECTRONIC JOURNALS FROM OTHER DATABASES IN COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES? ________YES _______NO IF (YES) SPECIFY WHICH COUNTRY?_________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ IF (NO) WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS? _________TECHNOLOGY ________CULTURAL ________OTHER (SPECIFY) 10- DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU CAN MAKE? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR KIND REPLY BY SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1996. YOU CAN SEND YOUR REPLY BY FAX OR E-MAIL. A SUMMARY OF THE SURVEY WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE. SEND YOUR REPLY TO EITHER: MOUNIR KHALIL RAJA JAYATILLEKE CITY COLLEGE/CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND/CUNY TEL.:(212) 650-8244 TEL.:(718) 982-4016 FAX : (212)650-7626 FAX: (718) 982-4015 E-MAIL:JAYATILLEKE@POSTBOX.CSI.CUNY.EDU