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Subject: Digital Library Survey
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:01:50 EDT
From: Mounir Khalil <MOUCC@cunyvm.cuny.edu>

EDITOR'S NOTE:  Please respond to Mounir Khalil regarding this survey.

WE ARE CONDUCTING A SURVEY RELATING TO THE PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS
OF READERS AND ENDUSERS OF DIGITAL LIBRAIRES IN ACCESSING THEIR INFORM
ATION FOR CONDUCTING THEIR RESEARCH, TERM PAPERS AND THE LIKE.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING SURVEY BY NOVEMBER 30,
1999.

LAST NAME:___________________________FIRST
NAME:___________________________
TITLE:___________________________ORGANIZATION:_____________________________
ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________
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CITY:________________________STATE_________________ZIP
CODE:_______________
COUNTRY:____________________
PHONE:_________________FAX:___________________
E-MAIL:
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TYPE OF BUSINESS: ( PLEASE INDICATE ILL, REFERENCE, SERIALS, INDIVIDUAL)
________ACADEMIC _________BUSINESS ________LAW __________MEDICAL
________PUBLIC  __________SCHOOL   _______SPECIAL _______OTHER

1- HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE " DIGITAL LIBRARY?"
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2- WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF A DIGITAL LIBRARY?
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   ________POWERFUL SERVERS OR WORKSTATIONS
   ________ADVANCED SOFTWARE
   ________SOPHISTICATED SOFTWARE
   ________ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
   ________OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)______________________________
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3- HOW DO YOU ACCESS ELECTRONIC INFORMATION?
    ______INTERNET ________HOMEPAGE (WWW) _______ONLINE DATABASES
    ______LIBRARIES _______BUSINESS ACCOUNT ______SHARE WITH OTHER
INSTITU=====
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4- ARE YOU DOWNLOADING YOUR "ELECTRONIC ITEMS" BY:
     __________E-MAIL ___________COMPUTERS ___________PRINTERS
     __________DISKETTES ________OTHER (SPECIFY)______________
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5- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ELECTRONIC DATA YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR RESEARCH;
    OR YOU CITE IN YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY?
    _______LESS THAN 10% ________20-40% _________MORE THAN 50%
    _________NONE
6- DO YOU TRANSMIT THE IMAGES OF ELCTRONIC ITEMS FROM THE DIGITAL
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   _________YES  ________NO
   IF (YES) BY : _______FAX ________INTERNET ______E-MAIL _____OTHER
(SPECIFY)

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7- WHAT ARE THE ADVANATAGES OF USING DIGITAL LIBRARIES OVER THE TRADITI
   ONAL LIBRAIRES? (PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL).

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8- WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF USING DIGITAL LIBRARIES?

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9- WHAT ARE OTHER BARRIERS FOR NOT USING DIGITAL LIBRARIES?

   _______LIBRARIES DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THEM.
   _______UNFAMILIAR WITH ELECTRONIC LIBRARIES
   _______EXPENSIVE MEDIA
   _______NEEDS TRAINING
   _______NO ELECTRONIC MEDIA AVAILABLE
   _______NOT MANY ELECTRONIC ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE RELATED TO MY
   _____________TOPIC ____________________________________________
   _______OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)__________________________________
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10- IN YOUR OPINION , ARE DIGITAL LIBRARIES COST-EFFECTIVE?
     ________YES  ______NO
     WHY SO?
     COMMENTS ARE WELCOME FROM ALL LIBRARY COLLEAGUES AND READERS_______
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11- ARE YOU ABLE TO ACCESS INFORMATION FROM OTHER DIGITAL LIBRARIES
FROM=====

    ________YES  _______NO
    IF (YES) SPECIFY WHICH
COUNTRY?_________________________________________

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    IF (NO) WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS?
     _________TECHNOLOGY ________CULTURAL ________OTHER (SPECIFY)
12- WILL RESEARCH AND TEACHNING BE BETTER WHEN THE DIGITAL LIBRARY
    IS FULLY IN PLACE?  PLEASE COMMENT:_______________________
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13- DO YOU THINK THAT THERE WILL BE MORE THAN ONE VIABLE LIBRARY
    SERVING THE SAME CONSTITUENCY?
    PLEASE
COMMENT___________________________________________________=====     _
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14- WILL ELECTRONIC COPYRIGHT LAW LIMIT THE USE OF THE DIGITAL LIBRARY_
    _______YES   ________NO
    PLEASE COMMENT____________________________________________________
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15- DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU WISH TO MAKE?
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    THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. WE
   APPRECIATE YOUR KIND REPLY BY NOVEMBER,30, 1999 YOU CAN SEND YOUR
   REPLY BY FAX OR E-MAIL.

   A SUMMARY OF THIS WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE.

   PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO EITHER:
    MOUNIR KHALIL          RAJA JAYATILLEKE
    CITY COLLEGE/CUNY      COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND/CUNY
    TEL.:(212) 650-7292    TEL.:(718) 982-4016
    FAX : (212)650-7648    FAX: (718) 982-4015
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