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I picked this on from the Technomads mailing list.  A fellow is working on
his undergraduate thesis and looking folks to help him out with a survey he
is doing.  If you are interested in helping, here is his survey.  He also
said he appreciate if the survey were spread around.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

     Bob

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In <9311290419.AA24985@wombat.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, gnu.ai.mit.edu!jprovo says:
Thanks!  here tis!

Please take a few moments to fill our this survey and return it to
crimson@wpi.edu, or send hardcopy responses to Joe Provo, 100 Institute Road,
#336, Worcester MA 01609, USA.

I am studying some issues surrounding the use of some common computer-based
communication services.  For the purposes of being general across several
types of systems, I have used the term "On-line System" (OLS) to denote any
multi-user (or networked) computer-based grouping of services, no matter if
they are running on mainframes, home systems, workstations, Bulletin Board
Systems (BBSes), subscription services, et al.  Likewise, I have used the
term "Special Interest Group" (SIG) to denote implementation of a
topic-oriented communication area, be they called "Boards", Message Bases,
Notesfiles, newsgroups, mailing lists, conferences, "Echoes", et al.

Respondent's confidentiality is assured.  Please feel free to distribute this
survey.


What is your:
sex-          age-

If you attend a school, please indicate
   where:                              what year or class you are:

   how long you have attended:         what are you major and minor
                                         areas of study:

If you are employed, please indicate
   where and in what field:

   in what position:                   for how long:

How long have you been exposed to or aware of OLSes?

How long have you been actively participating in OLSes?

What means do you use to participate in OLSes?
     - your own equipment
     - your school's equipment
     - your employer's equipment
     - other (please specify):


Has the time you spend participating increased/decreased/fluctuated/
   remained constant since you began using OLSes?

How many hours a week would you say you spend utilizing OLSes?

What forms of OLSes do you participate in?
     - SIGs
     - electronic mail
     - file transfer
     - interactive chats
     - multi-user interactive chats
     - information gathering / databases
     - other (please specify):

Which SIGs do you participate in on a regular basis?

For what purposes do you use OLSes?

How and where did you come across this survey?

If you are available for follow-up interviews, please rank your preferred
  means of contact, and supply contact information.
     - in person
     - telephone
     - on-line ("virtual")