WE ARE CONDUCTING A FOLLOWUP SURVEY RELATING TO THE PERCEPTIONS AND
OPINIONS OF READERS AND ENDUSERS OF ELECTRONIC JOUTRNALS AS USED IN THEIR
RESEARCH, TERM PAPERS OR LOCATING JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM ANY ONLINE DATA-
BASE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING SURVEY BY OCTOBER 30,
1998.
LAST NAME:___________________________FIRST NAME:___________________________
TITLE:___________________________ORGANIZATION:_____________________________
ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________
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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) _______________________________________________
______HOMEPAGE(WWW)_____ONLINE DATABASES______LIBRARIES
______BUSINESS ACCOUNT_____SHARE WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS
______(OTHER (SPECIFY) _____________________________________ _______
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2- ARE YOU DOWNLOADING YOUR "EJ"ARTICLES?
__________E-MAIL ___________COMPUTERS ___________PRINTERS
__________DISKETTES ________OTHER (SPECIFY)______________
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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)
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5- WHAT ARE THE ADVANATAGES OF USING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS OVER THE PRINT
JOURNALS? PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL).
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6- WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF USING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS?
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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)________________________________________
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8- IN YOUR OPINION , ARE ELECTRONIC JOURNALS COST-EFFECTIVE?
________YES ______NO
WHY SO?
COMMENTS ARE WELCOME FROM ALL LIBRARY COLLEAGUES AND READERS_______
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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?_________________________________________
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IF (NO) WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS?
_________TECHNOLOGY ________CULTURAL ________OTHER (SPECIFY)
10- DO YOU USE "NEWJOUR LISTSERV" TO LEARN ABOUT NEW ADDED ELECTRONIC
JOURNALS IN ANY DISCIPLINE? OR DO YOU USE OTHER E-JOURNALS LISTSERVS?_
IF YES, PLEASE STATE THE NAME OF THE LISTSERV_________________________
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11- DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO "JSTORE" FOR REACHING THE ARCHIVED BACK ISSUES___
_ DOES YOUR LIBRARY OR INSTITUTION OR BUSINESS SUBSCRIBE TO THESE
SERVICES? ______YES ______NO
12- DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE?
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THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR KIND REPLY BY OCTOBER 30,1998. YOU CAN SEND YOUR
REPLY BY FAX OR E-MAIL.
RESULTS OF THE PREVIOUS (1996) SURVEY WERE PUBLISHED IN "THE
ELECTRONIC LIBRARY",VOL. 14, NO.6, DECEMBER,1996,PP483-84.
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) 650-8244 TEL.:(718) 982-4016
FAX : (212)650-7626 FAX: (718) 982-4015
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