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How do you perceive your role as a researcher?
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Has your view changed from five years ago?
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What are your aspirations and visions for the future?
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What places constraints on your role as a researcher? Why?
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How does this make you feel?
APPENDIX F
Surveys
APPENDIX F1
Questionnaire for Faculty
Q UESTIONNAIRE FOR FACULTY
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Name:
Institution:
Department: …………………………………………………………………………
Affiliation: …………………………………………………………………………
Phone: …………… Fax: …………… Email: …………………
Permanent Position: Yes…… No……..
No. of years at institution: ………
Percentage of time spent on research: ……………..
Percentage of time spent on teaching: ……………..
Percentage of time spent on policy/ administration processes: ……………..
1. What is your principal area of research? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How would you rate your current access to scholarly journals in this area of study? [please circle the correct answer]
Poor / Adequate / Good / Excellent
3. What percentage of this access to research is through the university libraries?
……………………………………………………………………..……………………….
4. What percentage of this access is through private subscription? ………………
5. Can you name journals, not currently available in the library’s collection that you would like to consult regularly?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. How do you rate the importance of your collection of journals published in Africa to those published elsewhere?
More ٱ Equally ٱ Less ٱ
7. How do you rate the importance of your collection of journals published in South Africa to those published elsewhere?
More ٱ Equally ٱ Less ٱ
8. What serial indexes do you consult to find journal articles (indicate if print/online)? ………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. What effect do you think the quality of access to research literature has on: [Please circle the correct answer. 1 = little effect, 5 = great effect]
Teaching 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Working with graduate students 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Conducting research 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Writing up research 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Publishing research 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Participating in scholarly communities 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Providing counsel to public bodies 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
10. How often did you turn to print versions of scholarly journals in the last month? [Tick the correct answer].
Daily ٱ Thrice a week ٱ Once a week ٱ Once in 2 weeks ٱ
What proportion of this was for teaching purposes: __%
What proportion of this was for research purposes: __%
11. How often did you turn to online (electronic) versions of journals in the last month? [Tick the correct answer]
Daily ٱ Thrice a week ٱ Once a week ٱ Once in 2 weeks ٱ
What proportion of this was for teaching purposes: __%
What proportion of this was for research purposes: __%
12. What poses the greatest challenge in getting online access to journals you would like to consult? ………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. How do you feel about your current rate of access to scholarly journals?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
B. Access to Internet Technology
1. Where do you have access to the World Wide Web?
University ٱ Public ٱ Home ٱ Other (specify) ٱ
How much, if anything, does this access cost you? …………..
2. What are the main purposes for which you use the World Wide Web?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. For how many hours, approximately, did you use the World Wide Web in the last month? ……………………………
4. How has your use changed over the last year? ………………………..
5. What online scholarly resources have you consulted in the last month?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. In what ways would you imagine taking advantage of online journals in your field that are “open access” (available free of charge)? [Please circle the correct answer. 1 = very unlikely; 5 = very likely.]
Use as a teaching material 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
In work with graduate students 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
To keep up to date in the field 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
To find models and ideas for research 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
To enrich your scholarly writing 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
As a source or outlet for publishing work 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
To increase participation in scholarly communities 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
To provide counsel to public bodies 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
7. Can you give examples of how the World Wide Web could help you more: In your teaching? ………………………………………………………
In your research? ………………………………………………………
C. Library Resources and Policies
1. How would you rank the following priorities in the university library. [Please circle the correct answer. 1 = unimportant, 5 = very important]
Subscribe to more print journals 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Improve access to African journals 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Improve access to online journals 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Improve access to online serial indexes 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Provide more computers and printers 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Provide access to computers outside of library 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
Increase access to the World Wide Web 1 2 3 4 5 Unsure
2. What do you see as the advantages of online scholarly journals that are "open access" (free to read)?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What would be your principle concerns with efforts to increase the number of online journals that are “open access”?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. If “open access” publishing systems were used in the coming years to do the following things, how would you rank them in importance. [ 1=highest; 5=lowest; or leave blank if not important]
Increase access to SA journals ………
Increase access to African journals ………
Increase access to overseas journals ………
Increase the international indexing of SA journals ……….
Increase the international indexing of African journals ……….
Improve the chances of publishing in overseas journals ………
5. To what extent would you be inclined to publish your research in a locally run open access (free), peer reviewed, online journal? Please give reasons.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. If an existing peer-reviewed journal switched from subscription-based access to open access, would you be more inclined or less inclined to submit a
paper to it for publication? Why?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Do you believe that increasing open access to peer-reviewed research
literature has a positive impact on the research capacity of this country?
Can you give an example from your experience that will explain your response?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Are there areas of need or interest in which a new peer-reviewed journal in your field should be started, resources permitting? If yes, please identify them:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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