OAIster Summary Survey Report

1. Put a check next to the role that best describes you.   Response Percent Response Total     undergraduate student 5.7% 33     graduate student 11.9% 69     faculty member 9% 52     research scientist 4.8% 28     library staff member 42.4% 245     other staff member 5.9% 34     Other (please specify) 20.2% 117 Total Respondents   578 (skipped this question)   13

2. Do you go online to look for information to support your work?   Response Percent Response Total     yes 98.1% 566     no, but I'm interested in using online resources 1.6% 9     no, not applicable to my work 0.3% 2 Total Respondents   577 (skipped this question)   14

3. When you look for information online, what kinds of digital resources are you looking for? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   electronic books, i.e., the complete text of "War and Peace" 48.1% 266   online journals, i.e., an article from The Journal of Insect Science 88.8% 491   gray literature, e.g., a pre-print of a nuclear physics article from the Los Alamos National Laboratory 42.7% 236   data, e.g., climate statistics taken at the UM Biostation 56.2% 311   audio files, e.g., a John F. Kennedy speech 25% 138   images, e.g., a picture of a Calder mobile 53.2% 294   movies, e.g., an Edison phonograph commercial 17.5% 97   reference materials, e.g., a list of engineering supply firms 80.1% 443   Other (please specify) 22.4% 124 Total Respondents   553 (skipped this question)   38

4. What kinds of digital resources have you been looking for, but haven't been able to find online? (be as general or specific as you want)  Total Respondents   296 (skipped this question)   295

5. When you're looking for information, what are some problems you run into? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   you can't find a known resource 56.6% 263   you only retrieve the record of a resource, but not the resource itself, e.g., the record of "War and Peace," not the text of "War and Peace" 67.1% 312   you're not sure where to start looking for information 32% 149   you're not sure whether it's more effective to search or browse for information 29.9% 139   you're not sure how to use a search service 14.8% 69   you're not sure how to formulate a search query 23.2% 108   Other (please specify) 21.1% 98 Total Respondents   465 (skipped this question)   126

6. Would you be interested in being able to easily access digital resources that are currently difficult for you to find using standard web search and browse mechanisms?   Response Percent Response Total     very interested 75.8% 370     somewhat interested 19.7% 96     neutral 2.9% 14     not very interested 0.2% 1     not interested 0.4% 2     not applicable 1% 5 Total Respondents   488 (skipped this question)   103

7. Our service -- OAIster (http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/) -- will provide access to difficult-to-find digital resources. What features would make this service useful to you? (check all that apply)   Response Percent Response Total   searching information about resources 77.5% 366   browsing information about resources 58.3% 275   searching the resource itself, e.g., within the complete text of a book 78.2% 369   looking for resources in a specific subject area 82.6% 390   limiting to resources of a particular format, e.g., only audio files 54.4% 257   looking for resources created within a certain period of time 54.7% 258   looking for new or updated resources 62.7% 296   using a service that covers a wide range of subject areas 53% 250   using a service that is continually updated 78.4% 370   Other (please specify) 11% 52 Total Respondents   472 (skipped this question)   119

8. If you would be interested in being contacted for further testing of our service, please fill in your email address in the box below.  Total Respondents   211 (skipped this question)   380

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