Digital Library Survey -- Mounir Khalil Stephen D. Clark 26 Oct 1999 07:23 UTC
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Digital Library Survey Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:01:50 EDT From: Mounir Khalil <MOUCC@cunyvm.cuny.edu> EDITOR'S NOTE: Please respond to Mounir Khalil regarding this survey. WE ARE CONDUCTING A SURVEY RELATING TO THE PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS OF READERS AND ENDUSERS OF DIGITAL LIBRAIRES IN ACCESSING THEIR INFORM ATION FOR CONDUCTING THEIR RESEARCH, TERM PAPERS AND THE LIKE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING SURVEY BY NOVEMBER 30, 1999. 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 WOULD YOU DEFINE " DIGITAL LIBRARY?" _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 2- WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF A DIGITAL LIBRARY? ____________________________________________________________ ________POWERFUL SERVERS OR WORKSTATIONS ________ADVANCED SOFTWARE ________SOPHISTICATED SOFTWARE ________ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING ________OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)______________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 3- HOW DO YOU ACCESS ELECTRONIC INFORMATION? ______INTERNET ________HOMEPAGE (WWW) _______ONLINE DATABASES ______LIBRARIES _______BUSINESS ACCOUNT ______SHARE WITH OTHER INSTITU===== _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ = === _______________________________________________________________ 4- ARE YOU DOWNLOADING YOUR "ELECTRONIC ITEMS" BY: __________E-MAIL ___________COMPUTERS ___________PRINTERS __________DISKETTES ________OTHER (SPECIFY)______________ _________________________________________________________ 5- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ELECTRONIC DATA YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR RESEARCH; OR YOU CITE IN YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY? _______LESS THAN 10% ________20-40% _________MORE THAN 50% _________NONE 6- DO YOU TRANSMIT THE IMAGES OF ELCTRONIC ITEMS FROM THE DIGITAL ===== _________YES ________NO IF (YES) BY : _______FAX ________INTERNET ______E-MAIL _____OTHER (SPECIFY) __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 7- WHAT ARE THE ADVANATAGES OF USING DIGITAL LIBRARIES OVER THE TRADITI ONAL LIBRAIRES? (PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL). _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 8- WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF USING DIGITAL LIBRARIES? __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 9- WHAT ARE OTHER BARRIERS FOR NOT USING DIGITAL LIBRARIES? _______LIBRARIES DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THEM. _______UNFAMILIAR WITH ELECTRONIC LIBRARIES _______EXPENSIVE MEDIA _______NEEDS TRAINING _______NO ELECTRONIC MEDIA AVAILABLE _______NOT MANY ELECTRONIC ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE RELATED TO MY _____________TOPIC ____________________________________________ _______OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)__________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10- IN YOUR OPINION , ARE DIGITAL LIBRARIES COST-EFFECTIVE? ________YES ______NO WHY SO? COMMENTS ARE WELCOME FROM ALL LIBRARY COLLEAGUES AND READERS_______ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 11- ARE YOU ABLE TO ACCESS INFORMATION FROM OTHER DIGITAL LIBRARIES FROM===== ________YES _______NO IF (YES) SPECIFY WHICH COUNTRY?_________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ IF (NO) WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS? _________TECHNOLOGY ________CULTURAL ________OTHER (SPECIFY) 12- WILL RESEARCH AND TEACHNING BE BETTER WHEN THE DIGITAL LIBRARY IS FULLY IN PLACE? PLEASE COMMENT:_______________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 13- DO YOU THINK THAT THERE WILL BE MORE THAN ONE VIABLE LIBRARY SERVING THE SAME CONSTITUENCY? PLEASE COMMENT___________________________________________________===== _ ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 14- WILL ELECTRONIC COPYRIGHT LAW LIMIT THE USE OF THE DIGITAL LIBRARY_ _______YES ________NO PLEASE COMMENT____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 15- DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR KIND REPLY BY NOVEMBER,30, 1999 YOU CAN SEND YOUR REPLY BY FAX OR E-MAIL. A SUMMARY OF THIS WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO EITHER: MOUNIR KHALIL RAJA JAYATILLEKE CITY COLLEGE/CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND/CUNY TEL.:(212) 650-7292 TEL.:(718) 982-4016 FAX : (212)650-7648 FAX: (718) 982-4015 E-M:MOUCC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU E-M:JAYATILLEKE@POSTBOX.CSI.CUNY.EDU