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WE ARE CONDUCTING A FOLLOWUP SURVEY RELATING TO THE PERCEPTIONS AND
OPINIONS OF READERS AND ENDUSERS OF ELECTRONIC JOUTRNALS AS USED IN THEIR
RESEARCH, TERM PAPERS OR LOCATING JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM ANY ONLINE DATA-
BASE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING SURVEY BY OCTOBER 30,
1998.

LAST NAME:___________________________FIRST NAME:___________________________
TITLE:___________________________ORGANIZATION:_____________________________
ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________
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CITY:________________________STATE_________________ZIP CODE:_______________
COUNTRY:____________________ PHONE:_________________FAX:___________________
E-MAIL: ___________________________________________________________________
TYPE OF BUSINESS: ( PLEASE INDICATE ILL, REFERENCE, SERIALS, INDIVIDUAL)
________ACADEMIC _________BUSINESS ________LAW __________MEDICAL
________PUBLIC  __________SCHOOL   _______SPECIAL _______OTHER
1- HOW DO YOU ACCESS ELECTRONIC JOURNALS?
    ______INTERNET ________HOMEPAGE (WWW) _______ONLINE DATABASES
    ______LIBRARIES _______BUSINESS ACCOUNT ______SHARE WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS
    ________OTHER (SPECIFY) _______________________________________________
   ______HOMEPAGE(WWW)_____ONLINE DATABASES______LIBRARIES
   ______BUSINESS ACCOUNT_____SHARE WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS
   ______(OTHER (SPECIFY)  _____________________________________         _______
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2- ARE YOU DOWNLOADING YOUR "EJ"ARTICLES?
     __________E-MAIL ___________COMPUTERS ___________PRINTERS
     __________DISKETTES ________OTHER (SPECIFY)______________
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3- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS DO YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR RESEARCH;
    OR YOU CITE IN YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY?
    _______LESS THAN 10% ________20-40% _________MORE THAN 50%
    _________NONE
4- DO YOU TRANSMIT THE IMAGES OF JOURNAL ARTICLES FROM ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
   TO OTHER READERS OR END-USERS?
   _________YES  ________NO
   IF (YES) BY : _______FAX ________INTERNET ______E-MAIL _____OTHER (SPECIFY)
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5- WHAT ARE THE ADVANATAGES OF USING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS OVER THE PRINT
   JOURNALS? PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL).
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6- WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF USING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS?
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7- WHAT ARE OTHER BARRIERS FOR NOT USING ELECTRONIC JOURNALS?

   _______LIBRARIES DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THEM.
   _______UNFAMILIAR WITH ELECTRONIC JOURNALS
   _______EXPENSIVE SUBSCRIPTION
   _______NEEDS TRAINING
   _______NO ELECTRONIC MEDIA AVAILABLE
   _______NOT MANY JOURNAL TITLES ARE AVAIALBLE RELATED TO MY TOPIC.
   _______OTHER ( SPECIFY)________________________________________
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8- IN YOUR OPINION , ARE ELECTRONIC JOURNALS COST-EFFECTIVE?
     ________YES  ______NO
     WHY SO?
     COMMENTS ARE WELCOME FROM ALL LIBRARY COLLEAGUES AND READERS_______
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9- ARE YOU ABLE TO ACCESS ELECTRONIC JOURNALS FROM OTHER DATABASES IN COUNTRIES
   OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES?
    ________YES  _______NO
    IF (YES) SPECIFY WHICH COUNTRY?_________________________________________
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    IF (NO) WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS?
     _________TECHNOLOGY ________CULTURAL ________OTHER (SPECIFY)
10- DO YOU USE "NEWJOUR LISTSERV" TO LEARN ABOUT NEW ADDED ELECTRONIC
    JOURNALS IN ANY DISCIPLINE? OR DO YOU USE OTHER E-JOURNALS LISTSERVS?_
    IF YES, PLEASE STATE THE NAME OF THE LISTSERV_________________________
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11- DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO "JSTORE" FOR REACHING THE ARCHIVED BACK ISSUES___
    _ DOES YOUR LIBRARY OR INSTITUTION OR BUSINESS SUBSCRIBE TO THESE
      SERVICES?   ______YES  ______NO
12- 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 OCTOBER 30,1998. YOU CAN SEND YOUR
   REPLY BY FAX OR E-MAIL.
   RESULTS OF THE PREVIOUS (1996) SURVEY WERE PUBLISHED IN "THE
   ELECTRONIC LIBRARY",VOL. 14, NO.6, DECEMBER,1996,PP483-84.

   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) 650-8244    TEL.:(718) 982-4016
    FAX : (212)650-7626    FAX: (718) 982-4015
  E-M:MOUCC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU E-M:JAYATILLEKE@POSTBOX.CSI.CUNY.EDU