Hello all,

I would appreciate your help in completing a survey that I am doing as part of my PhD research. 

I am investigating data search practices – how people find, make sense of and (re)use research data. As a former librarian, I would love to capture the perspective of librarians, data managers, archivists and other information professionals. So far, I have not had much response from these communities. 

Below, the official invitation with more information about the project. You can access the survey directly here: https://survey.us.confirmit.com/wix/p3087345944.aspx

Thank you in advance for your participation!
Kathleen

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You are being asked to participate in a 10-15 minute survey that is part of a study funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) investigating how researchers locate and evaluate data they do not create themselves.

The aim of this project is to create open source search and recommendation solutions for research data. Through this survey, we hope to learn more about data practices among scholars, and also to gather views of those involved in providing data services (such as computer scientists, data librarians and those involved in research support). The results of our project will inform the further design of DataSearch, a search engine dedicated to research data. 

Your participation in this study will not only impact the design of search tools, but will also contribute to the growing understanding of how research data affects knowledge production and scholarly communication

The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete and can be accessed here: 
https://survey.us.confirmit.com/wix/p3087345944.aspx 

This study is part of a collaborative research project between researchers at the Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), the University of Amsterdam, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Elsevier. We have obtained ethical approval for this study from the Ethics Review Committee at Maastricht University. 

Thank you for considering participating; if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Best regards, 

Kathleen Gregory, MA, MSLIS, Data Archiving and Networked Services
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Dr. Andrea Scharnhorst, Data Archiving and Networked Services 
Dr. Sally Wyatt, Maastricht University

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