COLLABORATION RESEARCH via SSR CUSTOMER PANEL

COLLABORATION RESEARCH via SSR CUSTOMER PANEL

Thomson Reuters Market Research

Report for Panelists

MAY 12, 2009

Company confidential and proprietary – do not distribute

Source: 2009 Collaboration Panel Survey – TR Market Research

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AGENDA

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY

• SUMMARY

• DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

• DETAILED FINDINGS



BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY

• Objective: To better understand the collaboration process

• Method: Web survey via InsightExpress Customer Panel

• Timing: Data were collected from March 26, 2009 to April 3, 2009

• Response: 198 responded out of a possible 585, yielding a response rate of 34%



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• BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY

SUMMARY





SUMMARY

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• The types of work that are collaborated on are mainly papers for publication, research projects, presentations and grant applications

• Most people collaborate with groups of two to five people

Size of groups collaborating with

Type of work collaborating on

All tools used to collaborate

• Most often used collaboration tools are email, face-to-face and telephone



SUMMARY

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• There is more interest in tools that enable sharing of information or materials than tools that help manage projects or find collaborators

Interest in new concepts

Primary tools used to collaborate

• Email, face-to-face and telephone

Location of collaborators

• Much of the collaboration is happening locally – within the same campus or nearby

Future of collaboration

• Many see their collaboration habits changing in the next few years



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• SUMMARY

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION




TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

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(n=198)

Q. Which of the following best describes your institution?

• More than eight out of ten (82%) are from academic institutions



TITLE

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Q. What is your title and/or area of responsibility? (n=198)

• About four out of ten are faculty (41%) or information professionals (37%)



COUNTRY

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Q. In which country are you located?

(n=198)

• Two out of five participants are from the US



PRIMARY AREA OF RESEARCH

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(n=103)

Q. What is your primary area of research?

• About four out of ten (39%) are working in the Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences area



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• SUMMARY


DETAILED FINDINGS



TYPES OF WORK COLLABORATING ON

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• Three fourths are collaborating on papers for publication (76%) and research projects (74%)

Q. Which of the following types of work are you collaborating on?.

(n=198)



SIZE OF COLLABORATION GROUPS

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• Nearly seven out of ten (69%) are collaborating with groups of two to five people

Q. How many people do you typically collaboration with?

(n=198)



METHODS/TOOLS USED FOR COLLABORATING

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• Email is used by nearly all (98%) to collaborate─ Face to face (92%) is also a common way to collaborate

Q. Which of the following methods or tools are you using to collaborate?

(n=198)



PRIMARY METHODS OF COLLABORATION

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• Email is the primary method of collaboration for nine out of ten (91%) panelists

─ Face to face (92%) is also a popular way to collaborate

Q. What is your primary method of collaboration? Please check the one or two methods that you use most often.

(n=198)



LOCATION OF COLLABORATORS

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• Most (90%) have at least one of their collaboration partners located on the same campus as they are

─ About half have partners located in different cities or states (55%) and different countries (46%)

Q. Where are your collaboration partners? (Check all that apply)

(n=198)



TYPES COLLABORATING WITH

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• Most collaboration is being done with people in the same areas of research or discipline

Q. What percentage of time do you collaborate with the following types of people?



CHANGE IN COLLABORATION HABITS

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(n=198)

Q. Do you foresee the way you are collaborating today changing over the next few years?

• Two-thirds (66%) feel that the way they collaborate today will change in the next few years



FUTURE OF COLLABORATION

• About a quarter (26%) feel online collaboration will be more pervasive than it is today– Fifteen percent (15%) feel that collaboration will move

beyond their current discipline, institution or country boundaries

– One in ten (11%) feel collaboration tools will be more robust and more efficient in the next few years

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Q. How do you think the way you are collaborating will change in the next few years?

“More colleagues will switch to online collaboration tools (there is still a lot of Word file mailing up till now),,,”“It will be much more extensive. To make progress in discovering new knowledge will require increased

collaboration of peer experts.”“Since I’m new to research, I foresee my collaborative circle expanding to work with colleagues in other parts of the

country and possibly internationally.”“I will begin to collaborate more frequently with people in different disciplines.”

“…Require more advanced interactive tools…more than the somewhat informal email/face to face…”“There will be new methods for data and work management. Also methods for sharing and publishing of scientific

material will be improved.”“More use of higher quality video conferencing (such as Skype), with an added tool of being able to exchange

writing/drawing material (maybe tablet PC screen).”

(n=123)



NO CHANGE IN COLLABORATION HABITS

• Almost half (48%) don’t think their collaboration habits will change in the next few years because they are satisfied with what they are currently using– One out of ten (11%) think their collaboration habits will

remain the same because their work won’t change

– Age is a factor for 7%

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Q. Why do you say that? (only asked of those who said ‘no’ in Q9)

“Phone, email and face to face are quick and efficient enough. No bells and whistles needed.”“Collaborative grant applications get more and more important, but email (for document transmission) and telephone

(for direct discussion) are still the most effective.”“My collaboration is based on getting materials and complementary experimental data from our partners. I am not

about to start producing materials, so this will probably not change.”“I am already 73 years old. For my future professional activities I do not plan essential changes. My present

collaboration is very effective…”“I plan to retire in two years.”

(n=56)

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