Greetings! SERIALST will soon mark its 5th anniversary (Oct. 18, 1995)
and I am in the process of gathering information [working on a paper] to
document its history, use, and the role it plays in professional
networking in the serials community. This allows an opportunity to ask
questions and collect some data I have been wondering about for some time,
namely, what you do with mail from SERIALST, how you use its contents and
whether or not you make use of any of SERIALST's related services (e.g.,
archives, fileserver documents, or World Wide Web page). I would very
much appreciate your help in answering the questions on the survey I am
appending. Please feel free to forward or redistribute to colleagues who
aren't regular subscribers, but might otherwise make use of SERIALST's
resources. Survey results will be summarized on SERIALST at a future
date.
Please send your replies to me by September 30.
You may return them to me at: bmaclenn@moose.uvm.edu or
bmaclenn@uvmvm.uvm.edu. (Please don't reply to SERIALST)
You are also welcome to respond by FAX to: 802-656-4038 Or by mail to:
Birdie MacLennan, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington,
VT 05405, USA.
In the days ahead, I hope to see my email account deluged and overflowing
with your responses. Thank you (in advance) for your help! -- Birdie
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SERIALST USER SURVEY
1. How long have you subscribed to SERIALST?
_____# of years _____# of months ____less than 1 month
_____I'm not a regular subscriber; I read SERIALST through a local
redistribution network or other source (please specify):
2. Where did you first hear about SERIALST?
_____ from a colleague or staff member
_____ from a supervisor
_____ Internet mailing or announcement
(please specify):
_____ professional meeting
(please specify):
_____ professional literature
(please specify):
_____ other (please specify):
3. What format do you use to read SERIALST mail?
_____read individual messages as posted
_____read daily digest
_____scan daily index summaries & retrieve selected messages
_____occasionally scan messages in the archives for specific topics
_____other (please specify):
4. Do you use any of the following services related to SERIALST, and if
so, how often? (please check all that apply)
a. _____Submit a message to the SERIALST list
___weekly ___monthly ___occasionally ___never (I'm a lurker)
b. _____SERIALST home page (WWW)
___weekly ___monthly ___occasionally ___never
___Maintain bookmark link to it on local WWW client software
___Maintain a link to it on a local WWW homepage (server)
c. _____Search the SERIALST gopher archives (WAIS index)
___weekly ___monthly ___occasionally ___never
___Maintain bookmark link to it on local gopher client
___Maintain bookmark link to it on local WWW client
___Maintain a link to it on a local gopher server menu
___Maintain a link to it on a local WWW server menu
d. _____Search the SERIALST archives using the LISTSERV database
(LDBASE) at LISTSERV@UVMVM.UVM.EDU
___weekly ___monthly ___occasionally ___never
e. _____Retrieve documents from the fileserver (eg, Scope & Purpose,
CONSER Core Records, Format Integration for Serials, etc.)
___weekly ___monthly ___occasionally ___never
5. How do you process messages from SERIALST? (please check all that apply)
___ read and delete ___ print and read
___ read and print (to keep) ___ print and route
___ read and print (to route) ___ log online and read
___ read and log online ___ download to disk and read
___ read and download to disk ___ read and forward by email
___ scan subject lines to read selectively
___ other (please specify):
6. Approximately how many others see your copy of SERIALST messages?
___ none ___1-5 persons ___11-15 persons ___ 6-10 persons
___ 16-20 persons ___ more than 20 persons
7. What action have you taken in response to information posted on
SERIALST? (please check all that apply)
_____responded to SERIALST (i.e., the list)
_____responded directly to a SERIALST contributor
_____discussed with coworkers
_____discussed with institution faculty/administration
_____discussed with colleagues located elsewhere
_____used in workflow planning
_____used in budget planning
_____used in cancellation/retention decisions
_____used in developing policy(ies)
_____responded to the subject of a news item or article
_____cited in talk or article
_____other (please specify):
8. What do you like best about SERIALST?
9. What could be improved (format, content, etc.)?
10. What changes would you like to see in SERIALST?
11. Other comments (stories, memorobilia, etc. on the occasion of
SERIALST's 5th anniversary also welcome!):
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SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION
Occupation:
___ librarian
___ library support staff
___ faculty member/researcher/administration (nonlibrarian)
___ systems manager
___ systems vendor
___ subscription agent
___ publisher
___ student
___ other (please specify):
Location (state, province, or country):
(Optional)
Name:
Title:
Address:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! Please return by Sept. 30 to:
_______
| |
)* | Birdie MacLennan BMacLenn@moose.uvm.edu
/ / Bailey/Howe Library BMacLenn@uvmvm.uvm.edu
) | University of Vermont Phone: 802-656-2016
| | Burlington, VT 05405, USA Fax: 802-656-4038
|__| Serials Coordinator, SERIALST Listowner, etc.
Email preferred; fax and mail also welcome. Thanks!
