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Article #1013Re: Internet Survey
From: Warren A. Brown
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1993 13:04
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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