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You are invited to participate in a research study focused on checking access to subscribed online journals. Participation is voluntary and open to anyone affiliated with a library who deals with maintaining access to online journals.

In the past, print issues arrived at the library and the staff had an option to keep track of received issues, claim missed issues, and generally verify which issues of what subscribed journals were available to library users.  With online journals many libraries only check online journal accessibility in response to problems as they arise.  Others have decided to create some internal method for systematically checking access rather than relying on library users to alert them to problems. Our survey gathers data on current library practices and expectations about developing standards that may improve library processes. The results of this survey will be presented at the NASIG 2009 conference in Asheville, NC.

This survey is confidential and the record kept of your survey responses does not contain any identifying information about you.  It should take about 15-20 minutes to complete.  Completion of the survey constitutes voluntary consent to participate in the study.  The survey will close on May 15, 2009. 

To participate in the survey, click on the following URL: http://tinyurl.com/cj4a88    You may leave the survey and clear your responses at any time.

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Kitti Canepi (kcanepi@lib.siu.edu) or Andrea Imre (aimre@lib.siu.edu), Librarians at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 

Thank you for your participation in this study.

If you do not respond to this survey or return the opt-out message, you will be contacted again with this request once during the next 2 weeks.  If you do not wish to receive a reminder message, please reply to aimre@lib.siu.edu. 

“This project has been reviewed and approved by the SIUC Human Subjects Committee.  Questions concerning your rights as a participant in this research may be addressed to the Committee Chairperson, Office of Research Development and Administration, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4709. Phone (618) 453-44533. Email siuhsc@siu.edu.”

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Andrea Imre

Electronic Resources Librarian

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Morris Library

605 Agriculture Dr

Carbondale, IL 62901

phone: 618-453-4339

fax:  618-453-3452

e-mail: aimre@lib.siu.edu