Survey of Social Networking Users

Survey of Social Networking Users

Instructions

Answer questions as they relate to you. Check the boxes most applicable to you or fill in the blanks to respond. Thank you for your participation.

Section 1

What is your academic position?

	Professor
	Associate Professor
	Assistant Professor
	Instructor/Adjunct Faculty
	Teaching Asistant
	Student
	Other

What institution do you work for? (optional)

What is your research field?

What are your main research interests?

Do you use any other social networking sites as part of your research?

	Yes
	No

If yes, please specify which one/ones

How have these sites changed the way you conduct research &/or share information with others in your field?

Have you ever produced original scholarly work on such a site?

	Yes
	No

If yes, please specify which one/ones

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Section 2

What effect do you predict social networking and open source publishing will have on scholarly communication in the future?

What are the advantages of sharing ideas and information on social networking sites?

	(Select all that apply.)
	Community of people interested in a particular subject
	Idea sharing
	Creating contacts
	Forums
	Intellectual freedom
	All of the above
	None of the above
	Others

If you choose "Others" please specify it more in here.

What are the disadvantages of sharing ideas and information on social networking sites?

	(Select all that apply.)
	Copyright
	Plagiarism
	Legal issues
	Security
	All of the above
	None of the above
	Others

If you choose "Others" please specify it more in here.

How important is the role you think these sites play within your field?

	Extremely important
	Highly important
	Somewhat important
	Not too important
	Not at all important

How do you rate the information gathered from these sites?

	Extremely reliable
	Highly reliable
	Somewhat reliable
	Not too reliable
	Not at all reliable

Do you imagine social networking tools will ever challenge the traditional peer review process for publications?

	Yes, definitely
	Yes, I think so
	I am not sure
	No, I don't think so
	No definitely not

What do you think is the most important upcoming trend or challenge in scholarly communication?

What impact do you feel these trends in scholarly communication will have on the future of academic libraries?

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