Internet Survey
Vinta Dobrenen
vinta at UNR.EDU
Fri Aug 27 13:40:24 EST 1993
In Message Wed, 25 Aug 1993 16:32:58 -0400,
William Milheim <WMILHEIM at PSUGV.PSU.EDU> writes:
> INTERNET SURVEY
>
> Adele F. Bane <AFB2 at PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
> William D. Milheim <WMILHEIM at PSUGV.PSU.EDU>
> The Pennsylvania State University at Great Valley
>_______________________________________________________________________________
_
>This electronic mail survey is being conducted to identify the functions of the
>Internet that are most used by the academic community. You have been chosen as
>a member of a selected academic list service (LISTSERV) to participate.
>Results of this survey will form the basis of a journal article to be published
>later this year. Please answer all survey questions.
>_______________________________________________________________________________
_
>
>INTERNET INSIGHTS: A Survey
>
>We will begin by asking a few questions about yourself:
>
> How many years of computer experience do you have? __16___
> How long have you used e-mail of any type? __8___
> How long have you been an Internet user? __1___
>
>Three primary functions of the Internet have been identified. They are
>electronic mail, Telnet or remote log-in, and FTP or file transfer. An
>estimated 15 million users take advantage of these functions daily.
>This survey explores the use of each of these services.
>
>1. E-Mail Use: How often do you make these connections?
>
> (Insert the appropriate number beside items below:)
>
> 1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
> 2=A few times 5=Once a week
> 3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
>
> Private Email: __5___
>
> Discussion group(s): __6___
> (Specify)
>
> Usenet (or Netnews) ___1__
>
> Electronic journal(s)/newsletters(s): ___1__
> (Specify)
>
>
>
>2. Telnet Use: How often do you connect to remote databases?
>
> (Insert appropriate number beside items below.)
>
> 1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
> 2=A few times 5=Once a week
> 3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
>
> Games/Simulations: __1___
> Library Catalogs: __4___
> . Specialized Databases: ___5__
>
>
>2a. How frequently do you connect these Internet sources:
>
> (Insert appropriate number beside items below.)
>
> 1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
> 2=A few times 5=Once a week
> 3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
>
> American Mathematical Society BBS __1___
> American Psychological Assn. __1___
> CARL __4___
> CITADEL __1___
> Cleveland FreeNet ___1__
> Dartmouth Dante ____1_
> Dialog __4___
> Dow-Jones News Retrieval __1___
> Dranet __1___
> EDIN __1___
> EPA __1___
> ERIC __2___
> FEDIX/MOLIS __1___
> GenBank __1___
> Geographic Name Server __1___
> International Centre for Distance Learning __1___
> ISAAC __1___
> Lexis __1___
> Market/Business Report __1___
> National Education BBS __1___
> Netfind __1___
> Nexis __1___
> Oceanic Information Center __1___
> OCLC __1___
> PENpages __1___
> RLIN __1___
> SpaceLink __1___
> STIS __1___
> TC Forum __1___
> Weather Underground __1___
> Webster Dictionary __1___
>
> Other (Please specify):
>
>
>3. FTP Use: How often do you download files from FTP archive sites?
>
> (Insert appropriate number beside each item)
>
> 1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
> 2=A few times 5=Once a week
> 3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
>
> Computers and Academic Freedom __1___
> EASI __1___
> History __1___
> LIBSOFT __1___
> Lyric and Discography __1___
> NASA __1___
> Online Libraries Directory __1___
> Science Education __1___
> SIMTEL20 __1___
> SUMEX-AIM __1___
> U.S. Supreme Court Decisions __1___
> Washington Uni. Public Domain Archives __1___
>
> Other (Please Specify):
>
>
>4. Several navigational aids have been developed for the Internet.
> How often do you use these network guides?
>
> (Insert appropriate number beside items below.)
>
> 1=Not at all 4=About 2-3 times a month
> 2=A few times 5=Once a week
> 3=About once a month 6=More than once a week
>
> Archie __2___
> Campus-wide Information Systems __4___
> Gopher __4___
> WAIS (Wide-area information servers) __1___
> WWW (WorldWideWeb) __1___
> Veronica __2___
> HYTELNET __1___
> Other (Please specify):
>
>
>Personal experiences can be the most helpful to other users. Please comment on
>the following:
>
>5. The importance of the Internet to your work?
> It is very important for e-mail, for tracking sources, and
for database research.
>
>
>6. Advantages the Internet offers over other resources?
> wide range of users, etc. and good services set up.
>
>
>7. Barriers to using the Internet?
> just takes time
>
>
>8. Your most memorable use of the Internet?
> some of the interesting items on the discussion networks.
>
>
>9 These questions will help us interpret the results of this study:
>
> Title: ________Resource Center Coordinator______________________
> Affiliation: __Geriatric Education Center, University of Nevada_
> Discipline: _____Librarian/Information Specialist_______________
> Research Interest(s):__Computer Literature Searching, Database
Building, Literature by and about the elderly, rural interdisciplinary
continuing education._________________________
> _________________________________________________________
>
>Please return the completed survey to: WMILHEIM at PSUGV.EDU
>by September 3, 1993.
>
>If you would like a summary of the survey results, please place your
>e-mail address here: _vinta at unr.edu____________________.
>
>
> :) Thank you for taking the time to participate :)
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