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Re: Internet Survey

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From: Warren A. Brown
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1993 13:04
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>                              INTERNET SURVEY
>
>                     Adele F. Bane <AFB2@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
>                 William D. Milheim <WMILHEIM@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?      18_____
>        How long have you used e-mail of any type?              8_____
>        How long have you been an Internet user?                3_____
>
>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:                                  6_____
>
>                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:               6_____
>        .       Specialized Databases:          4_____
>
>
>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                                            1_____
>                CITADEL                                         1_____
>                Cleveland FreeNet                               2_____
>                Dartmouth Dante                                 1_____
>                Dialog                                          1_____
>                Dow-Jones News Retrieval                        1_____
>                Dranet                                          1_____
>                EDIN                                            3_____
>                EPA                                             1_____
>                ERIC                                            1_____
>                FEDIX/MOLIS                                     1_____
>                GenBank                                         1_____
>                Geographic Name Server                          2_____
>                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                                       3_____
>                U.S. Supreme Court Decisions                    1_____
>                Washington Uni. Public Domain Archives          1_____
>
>                Other (Please Specify): INFORUM, U. of Md.
>
>
>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                                          1_____
>                Campus-wide Information Systems                 1_____
>                Gopher                                          3_____
>                WAIS (Wide-area information servers)            3_____
>                WWW (WorldWideWeb)                              1_____
>                Veronica                                        1_____
>                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?
>   Extremely important for corresponding with colleagues, and for make
>initital contacts vi list servers.
>
>
>6.      Advantages the Internet offers over other resources?
>       It is free and most of the folks I correspond with are on it.
>
>
>7.      Barriers to using the Internet?
>
>       Some of the folks I work with in the government and business sectors do
>not have access to internet.
>
>8.      Your most memorable use of the Internet?
>       Nothing comes to mind
>
>
>9  These questions will help us interpret the results of this study:
>
>        Title:  Research Associate
>        Affiliation:  Cornell University
>        Discipline:  Sociology/Demography
>        Research Interest(s):Community and Regional Development, Migration,
        Labor Markets and Workforce Characteristics.
>
>Please return the completed survey to: WMILHEIM@PSUGV.EDU
>by September 3, 1993.
>
>If you would like a summary of the survey results, please place your
>e-mail address here:  WAB4@cornell.edu.
>
>
>            :) Thank you for taking the time to participate :)
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