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University of Queensland Survey of
Academics:
Report of Findings
Queensland Survey of Academics: Report of Findings 2 / 75
Table of Contents
Overview .................................................................................................................................... 3
Discovery ................................................................................................................................... 4
Digital Research Activities .........................................................................................................10
Skip logic (Teaching).................................................................................................................15
Material Types ..........................................................................................................................18
Student research skills ..............................................................................................................25
Research dissemination ............................................................................................................32
Data preservation and management .........................................................................................44
Role of the library ......................................................................................................................65
Demographics ...........................................................................................................................72
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Overview
The University of Queensland implementation of the Ithaka S+R Faculty Survey was
launched on March 24, 2014, and was closed to new responses on April 21, 2014, with
a total of 934 complete responses. The survey instrument covers many academic
research and teaching-related topics, overlapping with the Ithaka S+R U.K. Survey of
Academics, and in part overlapping with other several iterations of the Ithaka S+R U.S.
Faculty Survey. The questionnaire covers topics in several key areas, including: how
academics discover materials for research; academics’ use of varying types of
materials; digital research activities and methodologies; student research skills;
research dissemination; data preservation and management behaviours; and the role of
the library in supporting academics’ needs. In addition, Ithaka S+R worked with the
University of Queensland and other Go8 institutions to develop a version of the survey
instrument for the Australian context. The following report provides a high-level
overview of findings from the University of Queensland survey.
Details
All 14,928 UQ academics received an email invitation to participate in a survey about
the impact of electronic technologies on their research and teaching.1 In total, 1,463
respondents started the survey (about 10%) and 934 of those respondents completed
the survey for an overall response rate of about 6%. Due to the survey flow and skip
patterns, not all respondents received every question in the survey.
How to interpret the findings
For each question in the University of Queensland survey, this document provides a single graph and chart of overall responses. Responses are generally grouped together into categories for questions where respondents are asked to respond on a 1 to 10 scale. We report on responses in three categories: 1-3 (strong negative response), 4-7 (moderate or indifferent response), and 8-10 (strong positive response). Questions that use a 1-6 scale, and their responses are similarly grouped into categories: 1-2 (strong negative response), 3-4 (moderate or indifferent response), and 5-6 (strong positive response). Title pages provide information about survey flow and contingent items, which signify that a question was only presented to those who satisfied a condition in their response to another question. If you have any questions about this report or working with the raw data provided, please contact Alisa Rod, Ithaka S+R Survey Coordinator, at [email protected].
1 The maximum n is 14,605, after taking consideration of undeliverable emails.
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Discovery
The questions in this module cover how academics search for known items, conduct
exploratory inquiries, and maintain current awareness in their field.
Module items
Q1
Below are five possible starting points for research in academic literature. Typically,
when you are conducting academic research, which of these starting points do you use
to begin locating information for your research? Select one of the following answers.
Q2
When you try to locate a specific piece of secondary academic literature that you
already know about but do not have in hand, how do you most often begin your
process? Select one of the following answers.
Q3
When you explore the academic literature to find new journal articles and monographs
relevant to your research interests, how do you most often begin your process? Select
one of the following:
Q4
You may employ a variety of different tactics to "keep up" with current scholarship in
your field on a regular basis. Please use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 how
important each of the following methods is for staying current with new scholarship in
your field, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all
important." Please select one rating for each item.
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# Answer Response %
1 The library building 19 2.05%
2 A general purpose search engine on the internet or world wide web 134 14.42%
3 A publicly-available scholarly search engine, e.g. Google Scholar 260 27.99%
4 Your online library website or catalogue 255 27.45%
5 A specific electronic research resource/computer database 261 28.09%
Total 929 100.00%
Below are five possible starting points for research in academic literature.
Typically, when you are conducting academic research, which of these starting
points do you use to begin locating information for your research? Select one of
the following answers.
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# Answer Response %
1 Visit my university library's website or online catalogue 475 51.19%
2 Search on a specific scholarly database or search engine 229 24.68%
3 Search on a general purpose search engine 86 9.27%
4 Search on Google Scholar 119 12.82%
5 Ask a colleague 4 0.43%
6 Ask a librarian 8 0.86%
7 Other: 7 0.75%
Total 928 100.00%
When you try to locate a specific piece of secondary academic literature that you
already know about but do not have in hand, how do you most often begin your
process? Select one of the following answers.
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# Answer Response %
1 Visit my university library's website or online catalogue 251 27.05%
2 Search on a specific scholarly database or search engine 409 44.07%
3 Search on a general purpose search engine 72 7.76%
4 Search on Google Scholar 153 16.49%
5 Ask a colleague 10 1.08%
6 Ask a librarian 8 0.86%
7 Other: 25 2.69%
Total 928 100.00%
When you explore the academic literature to find new journal articles and
monographs relevant to your research interests, how do you most often begin
your process? Select one of the following:
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Following the work of key academics 44.07% 42.44% 13.49% 919
2 Regularly skimming new issues of key journals
49.95% 36.59% 13.46% 921
3 Regularly skimming table of contents alerts of key journals
49.95% 34.85% 15.20% 921
4 Reading or skimming book reviews 17.10% 41.61% 41.29% 918
5 Reviewing catalogues or announcements from academic publishers
17.95% 43.09% 38.96% 919
6 Setting alerts for specific relevant keywords 33.62% 34.71% 31.66% 919
7 Reading materials rated highly by a relevant repository or scholarly tool
29.95% 41.97% 28.09% 915
8 Reading materials suggested by other academics
53.05% 37.80% 9.15% 918
9 Attending conferences or workshops 51.25% 40.07% 8.69% 921
10 Following other researchers through blogs or social media
14.13% 37.79% 48.08% 913
You may employ a variety of different tactics to "keep up" with current
scholarship in your field on a regular basis. Please use the scales below to rate
from 10 to 1 how important each of the following methods is for staying current
with new scholarship in your field, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1
equals "Not at all important." Please select one rating for each item.
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You may employ a variety of different tactics to "keep up" with current
scholarship in your field on a regular basis. Please use the scales below to rate
from 10 to 1 how important each of the following methods is for staying current
with new scholarship in your field, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1
equals "Not at all important." Please select one rating for each item.
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Digital Research Activities
The questions in this module cover the adoption of computational and quantitative
research methods and barriers to their greater integration.
Module Items
Q5
How important to your research is each of the following digital research activities and
methodologies today? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals
"Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for
each item.
Q6
Please select the statement below that best describes your point of view:
Q7
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at
all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you
think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you
think the statement describes your point of view.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Computational analysis of text (text mining) 15.47% 28.54% 55.99% 918
2 GIS/mapping of data 15.07% 25.33% 59.61% 916
3 Analysis of quantitative data that you generate in the course of your research
65.69% 17.59% 16.72% 921
4 Analysis of pre-existing quantitative data that you do not generate in the course of your research
28.73% 33.41% 37.87% 919
5 Writing software or code 23.64% 20.70% 55.66% 918
6 Using models or simulations 30.90% 27.20% 41.89% 919
How important to your research is each of the following digital research activities
and methodologies today? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 where 10
equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select
one answer for each item.
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# Answer Response %
1 I am very interested in integrating digital research activities and methodologies such as those described above more deeply into my work
442 48.04%
2 I make use of digital research activities and methodologies such as those described above in my work, but am not interested in integrating them more deeply into my work
293 31.85%
3 I am not interested in integrating digital research activities and methodologies such as those described above more deeply into my work
185 20.11%
Total 920 100.00%
Please select the statement below that best describes your point of view:
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Digital research activities and methodologies are not valuable or important for the type of research I am interested in performing
17.14% 30.35% 52.51% 916
2 The time it would take to integrate digital research activities and methodologies into my work would not be worth it
18.37% 42.61% 39.02% 920
3
I would like to more deeply integrate digital research activities and methodologies into my work, but I do not have the sufficient technical skills to do so effectively
35.44% 36.42% 28.14% 917
4
I would like to more deeply integrate digital research activities and methodologies into my work, but I am not sure of how these activities and methodologies can support my research goals
28.74% 41.00% 30.26% 922
5
Tenure and promotion decisions or other research assessment exercises would not recognise my work in integrating digital research activities and methodologies into my work
24.18% 40.77% 35.05% 910
6
I would like to more deeply integrate digital research activities and methodologies into my work, but I am unable to devote enough time to do so effectively
35.95% 40.31% 23.75% 918
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at
all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the
better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the
number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at
all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the
better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the
number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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Skip logic (Teaching)
Responses to the questions in this section establish skip patterns in subsequent parts of
the questionnaire (i.e. respondents received several subsequent modules and questions
contingent on how they responded to these two questions).
Skip items
Q8
Is teaching either undergraduate or postgraduate courses among your professional
responsibilities?
Q9
Please select which types of courses you have taught in the last 2 years: [Contingent
on Q8]
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# Answer Response %
1 Yes 525 56.57%
2 No 403 43.43%
Total 928 100.00%
Is teaching either undergraduate or postgraduate courses among your
professional responsibilities?
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# Answer Response %
1 An undergraduate course 423 84.26%
2 A postgraduate course 268 53.39%
Total 691 100.00%
Please select which type or which types of courses you have taught in the last 2
years:
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Material Types
The questions in this module cover the role and value of various types of materials,
including formal publications and primary source materials, for research and teaching.
Module items
Q10
Academics draw on a variety of different types of scholarly materials in their research.
How important to your research is each of the following types of materials? Rate from
10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." You
may choose any number on each scale – the higher the number the greater the
importance you are placing on the item and the lower the number the lesser the
importance you are placing on the item. Please select one rating for each item.
Q11
Some academics use primary source materials, such as archival materials, historical newspapers, manuscripts, or images, in their teaching and research. Do you use these types of primary source materials in your teaching or research? Please select one answer.
Q12
How important to your teaching are each of the following types of primary source
collections? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely
important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
[Contingent on Q8 and Q11]
Q13
How important to your research is each of the following types of primary source
collections? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely
important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
[Contingent on Q11]
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Peer reviewed journals and journal articles 95.79% 3.78% 0.43% 927
2 Magazines and trade journals that are not peer reviewed
11.61% 38.07% 50.33% 922
3 Pre-print versions of articles that will be released in a peer reviewed journal
59.89% 28.86% 11.24% 925
4 Non-peer reviewed "grey literature", such as reports published by government agencies or NGOs
28.25% 43.83% 27.92% 924
5 Scholarly monographs or edited volumes, published by an academic publisher
48.21% 39.65% 12.13% 923
6 Trade books that do not specifically target an academic audience
9.00% 35.03% 55.97% 922
7 Reference works, such as bibliographies, indices, or research handbooks
27.09% 44.07% 28.84% 919
8 Films, images, or other non-textual media 16.05% 31.34% 52.60% 922
9 Published conference proceedings 39.37% 44.14% 16.49% 922
10 Blogs or social media 9.31% 31.71% 58.98% 924
11 Electronic versions of scholarly monographs 62.05% 28.00% 9.95% 925
Academics draw on a variety of different types of scholarly materials in their research. How important to your research is each of the following types of materials ? Rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." You may choose any number on each scale – the higher the number the greater the importance you are placing on the item and the lower the number the lesser the importance you are placing on the item. Please select one rating for each item.
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Academics draw on a variety of different types of scholarly materials in their research. How important to your research is each of the following types of materials ? Rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." You may choose any number on each scale – the higher the number the greater the importance you are placing on the item and the lower the number the lesser the importance you are placing on the item. Please select one rating for each item.
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# Answer Response %
1 Yes 369 40.77%
2 No 536 59.23%
Total 905 100.00%
Some academics use primary source materials, such as archival materials, historical newspapers, manuscripts, or images, in their teaching and research. Do you use these types of primary source materials in your teaching or research? Please select one answer.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Physical collections of primary source materials held at my own university library, museum, visual resources collection, or archives
43.37% 30.52% 26.10% 249
2 Physical collections of primary source materials held at another institution's library, museum, visual resources collection, or archives
27.71% 31.33% 40.96% 249
3 Digitised or born digital versions of primary source materials
64.66% 25.30% 10.04% 249
How important to your teaching are each of the following types of primary source collections? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Physical collections of primary source materials held at my own university library, museum, visual resources collection, or archives
50.00% 28.53% 21.47% 368
2
Physical collections of archival and historical primary source materials held at another institution's library, museum, visual resources collection, or archives
40.87% 33.24% 25.89% 367
3 Digitised or born digital versions of archival and historical primary source materials
69.02% 19.57% 11.41% 368
How important to your research is each of the following types of primary source
collections? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals
"Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one
answer for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 My undergraduate students have poor research, critical analysis, and information literacy skills
34.76% 49.29% 15.95% 420
2
Librarians at my university library contribute significantly to my students' learning by helping them to find, access, and make use of a range of secondary and primary sources in their coursework
54.18% 38.90% 6.92% 419
3
Librarians at my university library contribute significantly to my students' learning by helping them to develop their research, critical analysis, and information literacy skills
47.02% 42.24% 10.74% 419
4 Improving my undergraduate students’ research, critical analysis, and information literacy skills is an important educational goal for the courses I teach
75.71% 20.48% 3.81% 420
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at
all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the
better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the
number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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Student research skills
The questions in this module cover perceptions of students’ research and critical
thinking skills and the comparative responsibility of various parties including the library
to develop these skills.
Module items
Q14
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all
well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you
think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you
think the statement describes your point of view. [Contingent on Q9]
Q15
Please select one statement from the following list that best describes your point of
view: [Contingent on Q9]
Q16
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all
well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you
think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you
think the statement describes your point of view. [Contingent on Q9]
Q17
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all
well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you
think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you
think the statement describes your point of view. [Contingent on Q9]
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Q18
As far as you know, how often do students in the courses you teach interact with
librarians at your college or university library - often, occasionally, rarely, or never?
[Contingent on Q8]
Q19
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate the extent to which undergraduate
students' interaction with librarians at your college or university library helps them to
succeed in your courses, where a 10 equals “Helps significantly” and a 1 equals “Does
not help at all”. [Contingent on Q9]
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# Answer Response %
1 It is principally my responsibility to develop the research, critical analysis, and information literacy skills of my undergraduate students
141 34.39%
2 It is principally my academic library’s responsibility to develop the research, critical analysis, and information literacy skills of my undergraduate students
35 8.54%
3 It is principally my undergraduate students’ own responsibility to develop their research, critical analysis, and information literacy skills
234 57.07%
Total 410 100.00%
Please select the one statement from the following list that best describes your
point of view:
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1
I expect the undergraduate students I teach to locate and use secondary academic sources – journals, scholarly monographs – in their coursework and student research projects beyond the readings I directly assign them
69.76% 25.48% 4.76% 420
2
I expect the undergraduate students I teach to locate and use primary sources – newspapers, historical documents, data, images – in their coursework and student research projects beyond the readings I directly assign them
44.89% 33.25% 21.85% 421
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at
all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the
better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the
number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1
I expect the postgraduate coursework students I teach to locate and use secondary academic sources – journals, scholarly monographs – in their coursework and student research projects beyond the readings I directly assign them
82.09% 11.19% 6.72% 268
2
I expect the postgraduate coursework students I teach to locate and use primary sources – newspapers, historical documents, data, images – in their coursework and student research projects beyond the readings I directly assign them
63.06% 19.40% 17.54% 268
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes your
point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick any
number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes your
point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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# Answer Response %
1 Often 54 10.44%
2 Occasionally 262 50.68%
3 Rarely 191 36.94%
4 Never 10 1.93%
Total 517 100.00%
As far as you know, how often do students in the courses you teach interact with
librarians at your university library - often, occasionally, rarely, or never?
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# Answer Response %
1 8-10 217 52.93%
4 4-7 156 38.05%
8 1-3 37 9.02%
Total 410 100.00%
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate the extent to which undergraduate
students' interaction with librarians at your university library helps them to
succeed in your courses, where a 10 equals “Helps significantly” and a 1 equals
“Does not help at all”.
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Research dissemination
The questions in this module cover audience, journal selection, and valued publishing
services, including their academic conferences.
Module items
Q20
You may have the opportunity to share the findings of your academic research in a
variety of different formats. Please use the scales below to indicate how often you have
shared the findings of your academic research in each of the following ways in the past
five years – often, occasionally, rarely, or never. Please select one answer for each
item.
Q21
When it comes to influencing your decisions about journals in which to publish an article
of yours, how important to you is each of the following characteristics of an academic
journal? Please use the 10 to 1 scales below where a 10 equals "Extremely important"
and a 1 equals "Not at all important." Select one answer for each item.
Q22
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all
well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you
think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you
think the statement describes your point of view.
Q23
Thinking back to the last scholarly article or monograph that you published, how
valuable to you were the activities performed by your publisher in each of the following
aspects of this process? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals
"Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Select one answer for each
item.
Q24
Does your college or university library, scholarly society, university press, or another
service provider assist you with any of the following aspects of the publication process?
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Q25
How valuable do you find support from your college or university library, scholarly
society, university press, or another service provider for each of the following aspects of
the publication process, or how valuable would you find it if this support was offered to
you? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely valuable"
and 1 equals "Not at all valuable." Please select one answer for each item.
Q26
How important is it to you that your research reaches each of the following possible
audiences? Please use the 10 to 1 scales below where a 10 equals "Extremely
important" and a 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each
item.
Q27
In addition to publishing your scholarship in a traditional journal or monograph, you may
also have the ability to make a final or pre-print version of the article or monograph text
available through a variety of other channels. Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1
how important it is to you that your scholarship is available through each of the following
channels, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all
important." Please select one answer for each item.
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# Question Often Occasionally Rarely Never Response
1 Peer-reviewed journals 71.44% 19.22% 4.02% 5.32% 921
2 Magazines and trade journals that are not peer reviewed
4.59% 17.14% 29.59% 48.69% 916
3 Scholarly monographs or edited volumes, published by an academic publisher
18.82% 30.79% 21.22% 29.16% 919
4 Trade books that do not specifically target an academic audience
3.07% 10.51% 19.93% 66.48% 913
5 Published conference proceedings
31.00% 40.83% 16.27% 11.90% 916
6 Blogs or social media 6.22% 16.05% 23.69% 54.04% 916
7
Digital publications other than the types of publication options listed above, including publications that are not primarily textual
9.28% 19.76% 23.69% 47.27% 916
You may have the opportunity to share the findings of your academic research in
a variety of different formats. Please use the scales below to indicate how often
you have shared the findings of your academic research in each of the following
ways in the past five years – often, occasionally, rarely, or never. Please select
one answer for each item.
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You may have the opportunity to share the findings of your academic research in
a variety of different formats. Please use the scales below to indicate how often
you have shared the findings of your academic research in each of the following
ways in the past five years – often, occasionally, rarely, or never. Please select
one answer for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 The journal makes its articles freely available on the internet, so there is no cost to purchase or read
36.79% 43.45% 19.76% 916
2 The journal permits academics to publish articles for free, without paying page or article charges
58.36% 29.73% 11.91% 915
3 Measures have been taken to ensure the protection and safeguarding of the journal's content for the long term
38.32% 37.77% 23.91% 916
4 The current issues of the journal are circulated widely, and are well read by academics in my field
82.64% 15.28% 2.07% 916
5 The journal is highly selective; only a small percentage of submitted articles are published
42.79% 42.36% 14.85% 916
6 The journal is accessible to readers not only in developed nations, but also in developing nations
40.92% 37.86% 21.23% 914
7 The journal has a high impact factor or an excellent academic reputation
85.71% 13.09% 1.20% 917
8 The journal's area of coverage is very close to my immediate area of research
85.01% 14.00% 0.98% 914
9 If accepted, the journal will publish my article quickly, with relatively little delay
57.38% 36.28% 6.34% 915
When it comes to influencing your decisions about journals in which to publish
an article of yours, how important to you is each of the following characteristics
of an academic journal? Please use the 10 to 1 scales below where a 10 equals
"Extremely important" and a 1 equals "Not at all important." Select one answer
for each item.
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When it comes to influencing your decisions about journals in which to publish
an article of yours, how important to you is each of the following characteristics
of an academic journal? Please use the 10 to 1 scales below where a 10 equals
"Extremely important" and a 1 equals "Not at all important." Select one answer
for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Circulating pre-print versions of my research outputs is an important way for me to communicate my research findings with my peers
35.93% 41.10% 22.97% 910
2
Academic publishers have been rendered less important to my process of communicating scholarly knowledge by my increasing ability to share my work directly with peers online
16.03% 40.40% 43.58% 911
3 I clearly understand the criteria that are used to evaluate me in tenure and promotion decision-making
45.04% 38.00% 16.96% 908
4 I shape my research outputs and publication choices to match the criteria I perceive for success in tenure and promotion processes
39.60% 38.72% 21.67% 909
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at
all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the
better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the
number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Managing the peer review process to provide high-quality feedback to vet and improve my work
74.30% 21.69% 4.00% 899
2 Managing the peer review process to ensure my scholarship is released as quickly as possible
61.89% 31.56% 6.56% 900
3 Placing my article in a high-visibility publication or channel
68.97% 26.14% 4.89% 899
4 Associating my work with a reputable brand that signals its quality
70.71% 22.49% 6.79% 898
5 Providing professional copy-editing and lay-out of my work
50.89% 36.41% 12.69% 898
Thinking back to the last academic article or monograph that you published, how
valuable to you were the activities performed by your publisher in each of the
following aspects of this process? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1
where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Select
one answer for each item.
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# Question Yes No Response
1 Helping me understand and negotiate favorable publication contracts
13.41% 86.59% 902
2 Helping me determine where to publish a given work to maximise its impact
22.33% 77.67% 900
3 Helping me to assess the impact of my work following its publication
42.62% 57.38% 901
4
Managing a public webpage for me that lists links to my recent academic outputs, provides information on my areas of research and teaching, and provides contact information for me
45.95% 54.05% 901
5 Making a version of my research outputs freely available online in addition to the formally published version
37.37% 62.63% 899
Does your university library, scholarly society, university press, or another
service provider assist you with any of the following aspects of the publication
process?
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Helping me understand and negotiate favorable publication contracts
26.61% 31.96% 41.43% 898
2 Helping me determine where to publish a given work to maximise its impact
34.30% 30.97% 34.74% 901
3 Helping me to assess the impact of my work following its publication
43.62% 31.08% 25.31% 901
4
Managing a public webpage for me that lists links to my recent academic outputs, provides information on my areas of research and teaching, and provides contact information for me
44.73% 29.97% 25.31% 901
5 Making a version of my research outputs freely available online in addition to the formally published version
45.06% 30.08% 24.86% 901
How valuable do you find support from your university library, scholarly society,
university press, or another service provider for each of the following aspects of
the publication process, or how valuable would you find it if this support was
offered to you? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals
"Extremely valuable" and 1 equals "Not at all valuable." Please select one answer
for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Academics in my specific subdiscipline or field of research
91.55% 7.35% 1.10% 911
2 Academics in my discipline but outside of my specific subdiscipline or field of research
73.87% 23.59% 2.54% 907
3 Academics outside my discipline 42.42% 46.26% 11.32% 910
4 Undergraduate students 31.50% 48.74% 19.76% 911
5 Professionals outside of academia in areas related to my research interests
67.25% 26.26% 6.48% 910
6 The general public beyond the scholarly and associated professional community
36.73% 45.83% 17.43% 912
How important is it to you that your research reaches each of the following
possible audiences? Please use the 10 to 1 scales below where a 10 equals
"Extremely important" and a 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one
answer for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 My personal webpage or blog 29.32% 31.51% 39.17% 914
2 A repository provided by my university, its library, or my university system
55.21% 28.54% 16.25% 911
3 A cross-institutional repository focused on my discipline or field of study
46.05% 33.00% 20.94% 912
In addition to publishing your scholarship in a traditional journal or monograph,
you may also have the ability to make a final or pre-print version of the article or
monograph text available through a variety of other channels. Use the scales
below to rate from 10 to 1 how important it is to you that your scholarship is
available through each of the following channels, where 10 equals "Extremely
important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each
item.
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Data preservation and management
The questions in this module cover the collections of research and quantitative data,
qualitative data, and other primary sources accumulated, created, or managed by
academics.
Module items
Q28
In the course of your research, you may build up collections of scientific, qualitative,
quantitative, or primary source research data. Do you accumulate any of these types of
data in your research? Please select one answer.
Q29
In the course of your research, you may build up digital collections of images or media, either by personally digitising these materials or by downloading these materials from other sources. Do you accumulate these types of research data? Please select one answer.
Q30
How important to your research are the following types of data? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
Q31
When you think about managing or preserving the research data that you collect, how important are each of the following features or how important would each of the following features be? Use the scales below to rate each item 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important".
Q32
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
Q33
Please use the scale below to rate from 10 to 1 how valuable you would find each of the following possible sources of support for managing or preserving research data or how valuable you do find each of the following sources of support for managing or preserving research data, where 10 equals "Extremely valuable" and 1 equals "Not at all valuable." Please select one answer for each item.
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Q34
How important to your research are the following types of digital image or media collections? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
Q35
When you think about managing or preserving the image or media data that you collect, how important are each of the following features or how important would each of the following features be? Use the scales below to rate each item 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important".
Q36
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at
all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you
think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you
think the statement describes your point of view.
Q37
Please use the scale below to rate from 10 to 1 how valuable you would find each of the
following possible sources of support for managing or preserving image or media data
or how valuable you do find each of the following sources of support for managing or
preserving image or media data, where 10 equals "Extremely valuable" and 1 equals
"Not at all valuable." Please select one answer for each item.
Q38
If these collections or sets of research data are preserved following the conclusion of
the projects, what methods are used to preserve them? Please select each method by
which they are preserved or indicate that they are not preserved.
Q39
You indicated that you generally do not preserve your research data following the
conclusion of a project. How well does each of the following possible reasons explain
why you generally do not preserve these materials? Please use the 10 to 1 scales
below to indicate how well each statement below describes your point of view – a 10
equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick any number on
the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes your
point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your
point of view.
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# Answer Response %
1 Yes 793 85.64%
2 No 133 14.36%
Total 926 100.00%
In the course of your research, you may build up collections of scientific,
qualitative, quantitative, or primary source research data. Do you accumulate any
of these types of data in your research? Please select one answer.
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# Answer Response %
1 Yes 550 59.40%
2 No 376 40.60%
Total 926 100.00%
In the course of your research, you may build up digital collections of images or media, either by personally digitising these materials or by downloading these materials from other sources. Do you accumulate these types of research data? Please select one answer.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Data or datasets that I collect myself 89.06% 8.11% 2.83% 530
2 Data or datasets collected by other researchers in my field at my university
46.12% 30.25% 23.63% 529
3 Data or datasets collected by researchers in my field at other institutions
52.45% 30.38% 17.17% 530
4 Data or datasets that I access through my university library’s subscription to an online repository
37.43% 29.11% 33.46% 529
5 Data or datasets that are freely available online 50.75% 28.49% 20.75% 530
6 Data or datasets collected by other researchers outside my field
28.57% 36.28% 35.15% 532
How important to your research are the following types of data? Use the scales
below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals
"Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 The ability to update existing datasets with new data
68.05% 22.12% 9.83% 529
2 The ability to merge entire datasets together to create and preserve new datasets
55.22% 29.79% 14.99% 527
3 The ability to customise permissions or restrictions for other researchers to use my data or datasets
52.08% 29.55% 18.37% 528
4 The ability to make my data or datasets freely available to the public
35.98% 38.45% 25.57% 528
5
The ability to store multiple versions of my data or datasets in the same place (such as raw data, normalised data, recoded data, restricted use data, etc.)
63.71% 24.95% 11.34% 529
6 The ability to store supplemental materials such as codebooks, questionnaires, interview transcripts, software code, etc.
51.51% 28.49% 20.00% 530
7 The ability to track academic research citing my data or datasets
60.87% 24.95% 14.18% 529
When you think about managing or preserving the research data that you collect,
how important are each of the following features or how important would each of
the following features be? Use the scales below to rate each item 10 to 1, where
10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important".
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When you think about managing or preserving the research data that you collect,
how important are each of the following features or how important would each of
the following features be? Use the scales below to rate each item 10 to 1, where
10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important".
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 When I am in the process of collecting data for my research, I often organise or manage these data on my own computer or computers
81.47% 12.29% 6.24% 529
2
When I am in the process of collecting data for my research, I often organise or manage these data on a cloud storage service (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Flickr, etc.)
29.32% 25.38% 45.30% 532
3 I find it difficult to organise or manage my data or datasets
22.50% 37.62% 39.89% 529
4 My university library manages or organises my data or datasets on my behalf
5.65% 13.94% 80.41% 531
5 In the course of my research, I often work with my data or datasets on a non-networked device
41.59% 24.57% 33.84% 529
6 In the course of my research, I often work with my data or datasets on a wireless mobile device
20.72% 22.41% 56.87% 531
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 My university library 42.53% 26.65% 30.81% 529
2 My university IT department 36.64% 31.11% 32.25% 524
3 An AV or media support department at my institution
20.75% 24.53% 54.72% 530
4 A disciplinary or departmental repository at my institution
38.67% 28.57% 32.76% 525
5 A disciplinary repository at another institution 21.17% 31.00% 47.83% 529
6 A publisher or a university press 23.58% 28.11% 48.30% 530
7 A scholarly society 18.53% 33.46% 48.02% 529
8 Freely available software 52.46% 25.00% 22.54% 528
9 My faculty IT department 43.07% 29.41% 27.51% 527
Please use the scale below to rate from 10 to 1 how valuable you would find each of the following possible sources of support for managing or preserving research data or how valuable you do find each of the following sources of support for managing or preserving research data, where 10 equals "Extremely valuable" and 1 equals "Not at all valuable." Please select one answer for each item.
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Please use the scale below to rate from 10 to 1 how valuable you would find each of the following possible sources of support for managing or preserving research data or how valuable you do find each of the following sources of support for managing or preserving research data, where 10 equals "Extremely valuable" and 1 equals "Not at all valuable." Please select one answer for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Sets of digital images or media that I compile myself
73.14% 20.49% 6.36% 283
2 Sets of digital images or media that are compiled by other researchers in my field at my university
35.69% 34.63% 29.68% 283
3 Sets of digital images or media that are compiled by researchers in my field at other institutions
43.46% 34.63% 21.91% 283
4 Sets of digital images or media that I access through my university library’s subscription to an online repository
41.70% 27.92% 30.39% 283
5 Sets of digital images or media that are freely available online
50.53% 32.74% 16.73% 281
6 Sets of digital images or media compiled by other researchers outside my field
25.80% 39.58% 34.63% 283
How important to your research are the following types of digital image or media
collections? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals
"Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one
answer for each item.
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How important to your research are the following types of digital image or media
collections? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals
"Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one
answer for each item.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 The ability to update existing datasets with new images or media
58.36% 22.78% 18.86% 281
2 The ability to merge entire datasets together to create and preserve new datasets
51.43% 26.07% 22.50% 280
3 The ability to customise permissions or restrictions for other researchers to use my image or media data
50.53% 26.69% 22.78% 281
4 The ability to make my image or media data freely available to the public
43.06% 30.25% 26.69% 281
5 The ability to store my image or media data with my corresponding published outputs (such as monographs, journal articles, etc.)
60.36% 22.50% 17.14% 280
6 The ability to track academic research citing my image or media data
54.64% 23.21% 22.14% 280
When you think about managing or preserving the image or media data that you
collect, how important are each of the following features or how important would
each of the following features be? Use the scales below to rate each item 10 to 1,
where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important".
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When you think about managing or preserving the image or media data that you
collect, how important are each of the following features or how important would
each of the following features be? Use the scales below to rate each item 10 to 1,
where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important".
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 When I am in the process of collecting data for my research, I often organise or manage these data on my own computer or computers
85.77% 10.32% 3.91% 281
2
When I am in the process of collecting data for my research, I often organise or manage these data on a cloud storage service (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Flickr, etc.)
36.17% 20.92% 42.91% 282
3 I find it difficult to organise or manage my data or datasets
24.11% 37.59% 38.30% 282
4 My college or university library manages or organises my data or datasets on my behalf
8.54% 14.23% 77.22% 281
5 In the course of my research, I often work with my data or datasets on a non-networked device
42.14% 31.79% 26.07% 280
6 In the course of my research, I often work with my data or datasets on a wireless mobile device
25.27% 23.49% 51.25% 281
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 My university library 43.17% 27.34% 29.50% 278
2 My university IT department 40.65% 27.34% 32.01% 278
3 An AV or media support department at my institution
27.08% 32.13% 40.79% 277
4 A disciplinary or departmental repository at my institution
35.84% 31.18% 32.97% 279
5 A disciplinary repository at another institution 17.92% 32.26% 49.82% 279
6 A publisher or a university press 27.44% 32.85% 39.71% 277
7 A scholarly society 22.38% 36.46% 41.16% 277
8 Freely available software 60.00% 23.21% 16.79% 280
9 My faculty IT department 45.68% 25.54% 28.78% 278
Please use the scale below to rate from 10 to 1 how valuable you would find each of the following possible sources of support for managing or preserving image or media data or how valuable you do find each of the following sources of support for managing or preserving image or media data, where 10 equals "Extremely valuable" and 1 equals "Not at all valuable." Please select one answer for each item.
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Please use the scale below to rate from 10 to 1 how valuable you would find each of the following possible sources of support for managing or preserving image or media data or how valuable you do find each of the following sources of support for managing or preserving image or media data, where 10 equals "Extremely valuable" and 1 equals "Not at all valuable." Please select one answer for each item.
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# Answer Response %
1 I preserve these materials myself, using commercially or freely available software or services
637 78.06%
2 I preserve these materials myself in a repository made available by my institution or another type of online repository
301 36.89%
3 My university library preserves these materials on my behalf 46 5.64%
4 A publisher preserves these materials on my behalf alongside the final research output
71 8.70%
5 These materials are generally not preserved following the conclusion of a project
53 6.50%
Total 1108 100.00%
If these collections or sets of research data are preserved following the
conclusion of the projects, what methods are used to preserve them? Please
select each method by which they are preserved or indicate that they are not
preserved.
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 I want to preserve these materials myself, but I do not have the funds or financial support
33.33% 29.41% 37.25% 51
2 I do not feel the need to preserve these materials
26.92% 30.77% 42.31% 52
3 I want to preserve these materials myself, but I do not have the technical support or skills
30.00% 24.00% 46.00% 50
4 I must destroy these materials following the conclusion of a project
17.65% 23.53% 58.82% 51
You indicated that you generally do not preserve your research data following the
conclusion of a project. How well does each of the following possible reasons
explain why you generally do not preserve these materials? Please use the 10 to
1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes your point of
view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the
statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think
the statement describes your point of view.
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Role of the library
The questions in this module cover perceptions of the changing role and value of the
campus library.
Module items
Q40
How dependent would you say you are on your university library for research you
conduct? Please rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals "Completely dependent" and 1
equals "Not at all dependent."
Q41
How important is it to you that your university library provides each of the functions
below or serves in the capacity listed below? Please use the scales below to rate from 6
to 1, where 6 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please
select one answer for each item.
Q42
Some libraries offer a range of digital services, like resources and facilities for
instructional design, media creation, video editing, and more. How important is it to you
that your library offers these digital services? Please use the scales below to rate from 6
to 1, where 6 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important."
Q43
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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# Answer Response %
1 8-10 480 57.01%
4 4-7 257 30.52%
8 1-3 105 12.47%
Total 842 100.00%
How dependent would you say you are on your university library for research you
conduct? Please rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals "Completely dependent" and 1
equals "Not at all dependent."
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# Question 5-6 3-4 1-2 Response
1 The library serves as a starting point or "gateway" for locating information for my research
69.51% 21.53% 8.96% 915
2 The library pays for resources I need, from academic journals to books to electronic databases
91.29% 6.97% 1.74% 918
3 The library serves as a repository of resources – in other words, it archives, preserves, and keeps track of resources
65.65% 24.86% 9.49% 917
4 The library supports and facilitates my teaching activities
51.49% 27.72% 20.79% 909
5 The library provides active support that helps to increase the productivity of my research and scholarship
56.27% 30.53% 13.20% 917
6 The library helps undergraduates develop research, critical analysis, and information literacy skills
63.10% 28.28% 8.62% 916
7 The library helps postgraduate coursework students develop reseach, critical analysis, and information literacy skills
65.21% 25.82% 8.97% 914
8 The library helps higher degree students develop research, critical analysis, and information literacy skills
70.85% 22.71% 6.44% 916
How important is it to you that your university library provides each of the
functions below or serves in the capacity listed below? Please use the scales
below to rate from 6 to 1, where 6 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not
at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
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How important is it to you that your university library provides each of the
functions below or serves in the capacity listed below? Please use the scales
below to rate from 6 to 1, where 6 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not
at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
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# Answer Response %
1 5-6 331 36.66%
3 3-4 301 33.33%
5 1-2 271 30.01%
Total 903 100.00%
Some libraries offer a range of digital services, like resources and facilities for
instructional design, media creation, video editing, and more. How important is it
to you that your library offers these digital services? Please use the scales below
to rate from 6 to 1, where 6 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all
important."
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# Question 8-10 4-7 1-3 Response
1 Because scholarly material is available electronically, universities should redirect the money spent on library buildings and staff to other needs
14.44% 35.34% 50.22% 914
2 Because faculty have easy access to academic content online, the role librarians play at this institution is becoming much less important
22.25% 33.48% 44.27% 917
3
The primary responsibility of my university library should be facilitating my access to any scholarly materials in print or digital form that I may need for my research and teaching
73.50% 22.57% 3.93% 917
4
The primary responsibility of my university library should be supporting undergraduate student learning by helping students to develop research skills and find, access, and make use of needed materials
47.32% 41.09% 11.58% 915
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below
describes your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at
all well." You may pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the
better you think the statement describes your point of view. The lower the
number, the less you think the statement describes your point of view.
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Demographics
This section includes items from the demographics module.
Module items
D1
In which academic discipline do you primarily work? Please select one from the list
below.
D2
Are you employed as a sessional teacher?
D3
Does your job focus mainly on research, or teaching, or somewhere in between?
D4
Thinking about your academic career, which of the following best describes you now?
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# Answer Response %
1 Yes 152 16.50%
2 No 769 83.50%
Total 921 100.00%
Are you employed as a sessional teacher?
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# Answer Response %
1 I am mainly a researcher 583 63.10%
2 I am mainly a teacher 85 9.20%
3 About equally a researcher and a teacher 256 27.71%
Total 924 100.00%
Does your job focus mainly on research, or teaching, or somewhere in between?
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# Answer Response %
1 Early-career academic 471 51.14%
2 Mid-career academic 219 23.78%
3 Senior academic 231 25.08%
Total 921 100.00%
Thinking about your academic career, which of the following best describes you now?