GP-UK USAGE SURVEY
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I know a similar study was done a couple of years ago, but I'm appealing
to your better natures! I'm researching the member usage of gp-uk
(updating some work carried out in the summer '95 for HC96), as part
of this department's work on information behaviour.
Your membership has greatly increased and there is a hard core of
very active members who appear regularly in discussion. Where are
the others? What use are they making of gp-uk? What are you all
getting out of gp-uk?
I'm interested in the regular contributors *and* the lurkers!
There are only 7 questions below, and they're brief.
If you have any queries feel free to contact me.
Thank you for your help.
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1. Please indicate how you would value GP-UK:
1 = No Value
2 = Occasionally Valuable
3 = Generally Valuable
4 = Highly Valuable
5 = Invaluable [ ]
2. On which aspect of GP-UK would you place the highest value?
1 = Clinical discussion
2 = General discussion/information
3 = Cameraderie
4 = Other, please specify: [ ]
3. How often do you read your email from GP-UK?
1 = Never
2 = Seldom
3 = About once a month
4 = About once a week
5 = Several times a week
6 = Daily [ ]
4. How often do you generally post questions/answers or
contribute to discussions?
1 = Never
2 = Seldom
3 = About once a month
4 = About once a week
5 = Daily [ ]
5. If you are a practising clinician, has any information
from GP-UK ever led you to change or re-evaluate a
clinical decision/diagnosis/practice?
1 = No
2 = Yes (please give an example, if possible)
3 = Not Applicable [ ]
6. Do you read all messages from GP-UK, or discard some before
reading (manual or automatic filtering)?
1 = Scan all messages
2 = Discard some before reading (e.g., particular
subject heading/author) [ ]
7. Please state what benefit(s) you derive from being a
member of GP-UK:
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I'm also looking for members who would be prepared to answer further
questions pertaining to usage of gp-uk. These will be mailed direct,
not posted to the list. Results from the 7 questions above will be
posted to the list. Obviously, all answers will be treated as
anonymous i.e., no names will be published.
TIA
Rhian Thomas
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Dept. Information & Library Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
TEL: (01970) 622974 (Direct Line)
(01970) 623111 (Exchange)
FAX: (01970) 622190
EMAIL: [log in to unmask]
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