Globalization, democratization and knowledge production
D. The Role of Researchers
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- Questionnaire for Librarians
- Access to Scholarly Resources
- 4. To what extent does your library subscribe to a) African journals ……………, b) International journals ……………..
- B. Technology in the Library
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D. The Role of Researchers1. How do you feel about the amount of time you devote to research? Please elaborate. …………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. How do you feel about the amount of time the university as a whole devotes to the generation of research? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. How have recent changes in technology affected your role as a researcher? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What role do you see yourself playing 5 years from now? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Please return completed questionnaire to: Sal Muthayan Address: Or, Fax to: APPENDIX F2 Questionnaire for Librarians Questionnaire for LibrariansBIOGRAPHICAL DATA Name: ………………………………………………………………………… Institution: ………………………………………………………………………… Department: ………………………………………………………………………… Affiliation: ………………………………………………………………………… Phone: …………… Fax: …………… Email: ………………… No. of years at institution: ……… Percentage of time spent on information research: …………….. Percentage of time spent on policy/ administration processes: …………….. Access to Scholarly ResourcesA. Library’s Serial Holdings
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……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. With regard to the current serial collection, can you provide a rough breakdown of the number or percentage of journals by discipline? Social Sciences…….. Education………… Life Sciences………. Law………………. Pure Sciences………. Technology………. Humanities…………. Other (specify)……. 3. With reference to the lecturers, what effect do you think 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 Finding research ideas and models 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
5. How do you rate the importance of journals published in Africa compared to those published elsewhere:More ٱ Equally ٱ Less ٱ 6. Describe any linkages with university libraries in Africa, for example, the University Libraries in Africa…………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
B. Technology in the Library1. How many electronic serial indexes and databases does the library currently subscribe to? ……………………………………………………………… 2. What free online indexing services do your students and faculty use? ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. What is currently the most popular format for consulting research literature among your students and faculty? Please give reasons for your answer. print ٱ ………………………. CD-ROM ٱ ………………………. microfilm ٱ ………………………. online ٱ ………………………. 4. What do you believe the most popular format will be in five years? Why? ………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. How many computers are there in your university library with World Wide Web connections? ………………………………………………….. 6. How many of these are connected to the World Wide Web by Modem……… ISDN……. Cable ……. Satellite…….. Other (specify) ……….. 7. How many of these are connected to printers that faculty can use? ……… 8. How many of these are connected to printers that students can use? ……… 9. What do you see as the advantages of online scholarly journals that are "open access" (free to read)? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. What would be your principle concerns with efforts to increase the number of online journals that are “open access”? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. To what extent do you think researchers would be inclined to publish their research in a locally run open access (free), peer reviewed, online journal? Please give reasons. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. If an existing peer-reviewed journal switched from subscription-based access to open access, would researchers be more inclined or less inclined to submit a paper to it for publication? Why? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. 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? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. Are there areas of need or interest in which a new peer-reviewed journal should be started, resources permitting? If yes, please identify them: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………C. Library and Technology Policy1. What policies or initiatives, if any, are underway that will expand the library’s research resources? ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What would you identify as the most important advantages of World Wide Web access for university libraries in South Africa? ……………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. What are the principal challenges facing university librarians over the next five years in assisting faculty and students in their work? ……………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What are the challenges that you, as a librarian face, in increasing access to knowledge through digital technologies? ……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Yüklə 1,13 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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