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JISC / RLUK / Ithaka S+R Survey of Academics UK 2012 Questionnaire and Codebook
Thank you for agreeing to participate in this important study!
Please remember,
This study is being conducted by Ithaka S+R in partnership with Research Libraries UK and with
support from JISC, and surveys academics at institutions of higher learning throughout the
United Kingdom. You and numerous other participants in this study have been selected at
random from among UK academics. When cognate surveys were conducted in the United
States over the past decade, a total of almost 20,000 academics responded. This is the first
time that this survey is being deployed in the United Kingdom.
The findings for this survey over the years have had great value to the college and university
community in tracking how academic practices and attitudes are shifting, and your participation
will help your college or university, as well as learned societies and academic publishers, to
develop and implement successful strategies for supporting your needs in a rapidly changing
environment.
On average, this survey takes about 20 minutes to complete. We appreciate you taking the time
out of your busy schedule to help improve understanding of the use and potential future impact
of new technologies on academic research, teaching, and communications.
Your answers to the questions in this survey will be aggregated with the answers of thousands
of other participants. It is therefore very important that you answer completely all of the
questions that are relevant to you.
If any question is not relevant to you, please feel free to skip it.
UK Data Archive Study Number 7644 - United Kingdom Survey of Academics, 2012
Q2.1 Below are five possible starting points for research. Typically, when you are conducting
academic research, which of these four starting points do you use to begin locating information
for your research?
Visit the physical library (1)
A general purpose search engine on the internet or world wide web (2)
Your online library catalogue (3)
A specific electronic research resource/computer database (4)
A national or international catalogue or database (5)
Q3.1 When you try to locate a specific piece of secondary research literature that you already
know about, how do you most often begin the process? Select one of the following answers.
Visit my college or university library's website or online catalogue (1)
Search on a specific academic database or search engine (2)
Search on a general purpose search engine (3)
Ask a colleague (4)
Ask a librarian (5)
Other: (6) ____________________
Q3.2 When you explore the research literature to find new journal articles and monographs
relevant to your research interests, how do you most often begin the process? Select one of the
following:
Visit my college or university library's website or online catalogue (1)
Search on a specific academic database or search engine (2)
Search on a general purpose search engine (3)
Ask a colleague (4)
Ask a librarian (5)
Other: (6) ____________________
Q4.1 When you think about the journal articles and monographs that you routinely use - for
research as well as for teaching - how important are each of the following sources? Use the
scales below to rate each item 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals
"Not at all important".
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
My college or university
library's collections or subscriptions
(Q4.1_1)
My own personal
collection or subscriptions
(Q4.1_2)
My academic
department's collections or subscriptions
(Q4.1_3)
Collections or
subscriptions of other
institutions (Q4.1_4)
Materials that are freely
available online
(Q4.1_5)
Q4.2 When you want a monograph or journal article that you do not have immediate access to
through your college or university library's physical or digital collections, how often do you use
each of the following methods to seek access to that material - often, occasionally, rarely,
never?
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Give up and look for a different
resource that I can access (Q4.2_1)
Use interlibrary loan or
document delivery services provided by my library (Q4.2_2)
Contact the author (Q4.2_3)
Search for a freely available version online
(Q4.2_4)
Purchase it myself from the publisher or a
vendor (Q4.2_5)
Ask a friend at another
institution (Q4.2_6)
Q4.3 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may
pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement
describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes
your point of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
I find it very frustrating
that I have to use a variety of different tools and
databases to find and access journal articles,
monographs, finding aids,
datasets, primary
sources, and other types of academic
sources (Q4.3_1)
When I am looking for
journal articles and monographs in the course
of my research, I often use a variety of different sources,
including the library,
academic databases,
and mainstream
search engines (Q4.3_2)
In my research, I often would like to use
journal articles that
are not in my library's print
or digital collections (Q4.3_3)
When I discover journal
articles I need for my research that are not in my
library's collections, I can almost always get satisfactory access to
these materials elsewhere (Q4.3_4)
Q5.1 Academics draw on a variety of different types of materials in their research. How
important to your research is each of the following types of materials? Rate from 10 to 1, where
10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." You may choose any
number on each scale – the higher the number the greater the importance you are placing on
the item and the lower the number the lesser the importance you are placing on the item.
Please select one rating for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (3) 1 (1)
Peer reviewed journals and
journal articles (Q5.1_1)
Magazines and trade
journals that are not peer
reviewed (Q5.1_2)
Pre-print versions of articles that
will be released in a peer reviewed
journal (Q5.1_3)
Non-peer reviewed
"grey literature," such as reports
published by government agencies or
NGOs (Q5.1_4)
Research monographs
or edited volumes,
published by an academic
publisher (Q5.1_5)
Trade books that do not specifically target an academic audience (Q5.1_6)
Reference works, such
as bibliographies,
indices, or research
handbooks (Q5.1_7)
Films, images, or other non-textual media
(Q5.1_8)
Published conference proceedings
(Q5.1_9)
Blogs or social media (Q5.1_10)
Q5.2 You may employ a variety of different tactics to "keep up" with current research in your
field on a regular basis. Please use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 how important each of
the following methods is for staying current with new research in your field, where 10 equals
"Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one rating for each
item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Following the work of key academics (Q5.2_1)
Regularly skimming new issues of key
journals (Q5.2_2)
Regularly skimming table
of contents alerts of key
journals (Q5.2_3)
Reading or skimming book
reviews (Q5.2_4)
Reviewing catalogues or
announcements from academic
publishers (Q5.2_5)
Setting alerts for specific
relevant keywords (Q5.2_6)
Reading materials rated
highly by a relevant
repository or research tool
(Q5.2_7)
Reading materials
suggested by other
academics (Q5.2_8)
Attending conferences or
workshops (Q5.2_9)
Following other researchers
through blogs or social media
(Q5.2_10)
Q5.3 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view - a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes
your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point
of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Within the next five
years, the use of e-
books will be so prevalent
among academic
staff, researchers, and students that it will not be necessary to maintain
library collections of
hard-copy books.
(Q5.3_1)
If my library cancelled the
current issues of a
print version of a journal
but continued to make them
available electronically, that would be fine with me
(Q5.3_2)
Regardless of how
reliable and safe
electronic collections of journals may
be, it will always be crucial for
some libraries to maintain
hard-copy collections of
journals (Q5.3_3)
Assuming that
electronic collections of journals are proven to
work well, I would be
happy to see hard copy collections discarded
and replaced entirely by electronic collections (Q5.3_4)
Regardless of how
reliable and safe
electronic collections of journals may
be, it will always be
crucial for my college or university library to maintain
hard-copy collections of
journals (Q5.3_5)
I am completely comfortable with journals
I use regularly
ceasing their print versions
and publishing in electronic-only form. (Q5.3_6)
Electronic versions of research
monographs play a very important role in my
research and teaching (Q5.3_7)
Q6.1 Is teaching either undergraduate or postgraduate taught courses among your professional
responsibilities?
Yes (1)
No (0)
Q6.2 Is performing academic research among your professional responsibilities?
Yes (1)
No (0)
Q6.3 Some academics use primary source materials, such as archival materials, historical
newspapers, manuscripts, or images, in their teaching and research. Do you use these types of
primary source materials in your teaching or research? Please select one answer.
Yes (1)
No (0)
Q6.4 Have you ever collaborated on a research project with one or more other academics?
Yes (1)
No (0)
Q6.5 In the course of your research, you may build up collections of scientific, qualitative,
quantitative, or primary source research data. Do you accumulate any of these types of data in
your research? Please select one answer.
Yes (1)
No (0)
Q6.6 Are you a member of any learned societies in your discipline or field? Please select all that
apply.
I am a member of the primary learned society in my discipline or field (1)
I am a member of learned societies other than the primary learned society in my discipline or
field, such as a society focused on a subdiscipline or geographic region (2)
I am not a member of any learned societies (3)
Q7.1 You may have the opportunity to read academic monographs in electronic format, either
through a library subscription database or as standalone e-books. How often have you used
academic monographs in digital form in the past six months - often, occasionally, rarely, or
never?
Often (4)
Occasionally (3)
Rarely (2)
Never (1)
Q7.2 Below is a list of ways you may use an academic monograph. Please think about doing
each of these things with an academic monograph in print format or in digital format, and use
the scales below to indicate how much easier or harder is it to perform each activity in print or
digital format. Please select one answer for each item.
Much easier in print
format than digital (1)
Somewhat easier in print format than digital (2)
About the same in print
and digital format (3)
Somewhat easier in
digital format than print (4)
Much easier in digital
format than print (5)
Reading cover to cover in depth
(Q7.2_1)
Reading a section in
depth (Q7.2_2)
Skimming in whole or in
part (Q7.2_3)
Searching for a particular
topic (Q7.2_4)
Exploring references (Q7.2_5)
Comparing treatment of
ideas between
monographs (Q7.2_6)
Q7.3 You may have the opportunity to read academic monographs in electronic format, either
through a library subscription database or as a standalone e-book. Certain changes in the future
may make digital versions more valuable to you. Use the scales below to rate how much more
valuable each of the following would make digital versions of academic monographs to you than
they are today, from 10 to 1 where 10 equals "Much more valuable than they are today" and 1
equals "Not at all more valuable than they are today." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Access to a wider range
of materials in digital form (Q7.3_1)
Improved ability to
download and organize a personal
collection of monographs
(Q7.3_2)
Improved ability to navigate
through and among
monographs (Q7.3_3)
Improved ability to read
academic monographs on my device
of choice (Q7.3_4)
Improved ability to highlight,
annotate, and print
materials as needed
(Q7.3_5)
Ability to perform
computational analysis (text mining) over a corpus of electronic
monographs (Q7.3_6)
More effective
integration of images,
multimedia, and graphs linked to the text (Q7.3_7)
Certified preservation
of digital academic
monographs (Q7.3_8)
Answer If Some scholars use primary source materials in their teach... Yes Is Selected
Q8.1 Some academic and research staff use primary source materials in their teaching and
research, such as archival materials, historical newspapers, manuscripts, or images. How
important to your teaching are each of the following types of primary source collections? Use
the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not
at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (3) 1 (1)
Physical collections of primary
source materials held at my
own college or university
library, museum,
visual resources collection, or archives (Q8.1_1)
Physical collections of primary
source materials held at another
institution's library,
museum, visual
resources collection, or archives (Q8.1_2)
Digitized or born digital
versions of primary source
materials (Q8.1_3)
Answer If Some scholars use primary source materials in their teach... Yes Is Selected
Q8.2 How important to your research is each of the following types of primary source
collections? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely important"
and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Physical collections of primary
source materials held at my
own college or university
library, museum,
visual resources collection, or archives (Q8.2_1)
Physical collections of archival
and historical primary source
materials held at another
institution's library,
museum, visual
resources collection, or archives (Q8.2_2)
Digitised or born digital
versions of archival
and historical primary source
materials (Q8.2_3)
Answer If In the course of your research, you may build up collecti... Yes Is Selected
Q8.3 In the course of your research, you may build collections of scientific, qualitative,
quantitative, or primary source research data. If these collections of research data are
preserved following the conclusion of the projects, what methods are used to preserve
them? Please select each method by which they are preserved or indicate that they are not
preserved.
I preserve these materials myself, using commercially or freely available software or
services (1)
I preserve these materials myself in a repository made available by my institution or another
type of online repository (2)
My campus or university library preserves these materials on my behalf (3)
A publisher preserves these materials on my behalf alongside the final research output (4)
These materials are generally not preserved following the conclusion of a project (5)
Q9.1 When you think about new research projects or new research areas, how important is
each of the following in helping you define and select the areas to pursue? Use the scales
below to rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all
important." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
My own interests (Q9.1_1)
My perceptions of gaps in
the existing research (Q9.1_2)
Advice from peers
(Q9.1_3)
Promotion, REF, and
other research
assessment requirements
(Q9.1_4)
Available funding
(Q9.1_5)
Available opportunities
to publish (Q9.1_6)
Practicality or feasibility of a project (Q9.1_7)
Accessibility of potential
data, images, or
primary source
materials (Q9.1_8)
Q9.2 How important to your research is each of the following digital research activities and
methodologies today? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals "Extremely
important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Computational analysis of text (text mining)
(Q9.2_1)
Geo-spatial data (GIS) /
mapping data (Q9.2_2)
Analysis of quantitative
data that you generate in
the course of your research
(Q9.2_3)
Analysis of pre-existing quantitative
data that you do not
generate in the course of your research
(Q9.2_4)
Writing software or
code (Q9.2_5)
Using models or simulations
(Q9.2_6)
Q9.3 Use the scale below to rate from 10 to 1 your level of interest in integrating digital research
activities and methodologies such as those listed above more deeply into your work, where 10
equals "Very interested" and 1 equals "Not at all interested." Please select one answer.
10 (10)
9 (9)
8 (8)
7 (7)
6 (6)
5 (5)
4 (4)
3 (3)
2 (2)
1 (1)
Q10.1 You indicated that you would like to integrate digital research activities and
methodologies more deeply into your work. How important would each of the following factors
be in helping you to do so? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals
"Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each
item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
More time to learn about
digital research
activities and methodologies
(Q10.1_1)
Help in understanding
how digital research
activities and methodologies
could be thoughtfully
integrated into my research (Q10.1_2)
Technical support and advice on
implementing digital
research activities and
methodologies in my
research (Q10.1_3)
Q11.1 You indicated that you would not like to integrate digital research activities and
methodologies more deeply into your work. How important would each of the following possible
reasons be in explaining why you are not interested in doing so? Use the scales below to rate
from 10 to 1 where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please
select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Digital research
activities and methodologies
are not valuable or
important for the type of
research I am interested in performing. (Q11.1_1)
The time it would take to
integrate digital
research activities and
methodologies into my work would not be
worth it (Q11.1_2)
I do not know how to
effectively integrate
digital research
activities and methodologies into my work (Q11.1_3)
Promotion decisions or
other research assessment
exercises would not
recognize my work in
integrating digital
research activities and
methodologies into my work (Q11.1_4)
Q12.1 You may have the opportunity to share the findings of your research in a variety of
different formats. Please use the scales below to indicate how often you have shared the
findings of your research in each of the following ways in the past five years – often,
occasionally, rarely, or never. Please select one answer for each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Peer-reviewed journals
(Q12.1_1)
Magazines and trade journals
that are not peer reviewed (Q12.1_2)
Monographs or edited volumes, published by an
academic publisher (Q12.1_3)
Trade books that do not
specifically target an academic audience (Q12.1_4)
Published conference proceedings (Q12.1_5)
Blogs or social media (Q12.1_6)
Digital publications
other than the types of
publication options listed
above, including publications that are not primarily
textual (Q12.1_7)
Q12.2 When it comes to influencing your decisions about journals in which to publish an article
of yours, how important to you is each of the following characteristics of an academic journal?
Please use the 10 to 1 scales below where a 10 equals "Extremely important" and a 1 equals
"Not at all important." Select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
The journal makes its articles freely
available on the internet, so there is no cost to
purchase or read
(Q12.2_1)
The journal permits
academics to publish articles for
free, without paying page
or article charges
(Q12.2_2)
Measures have been taken to
ensure the protection
and safeguarding
of the journal's
content for the long
term (Q12.2_3)
The current issues of the journal are circulated
widely, and are well read
by academics in your field (Q12.2_4)
The journal is highly selective;
only a small percentage of submitted articles are published (Q12.2_5)
The journal is accessible
to readers not only in developed
nations, but also in
developing nations
(Q12.2_6)
The journal has a high
impact factor or an
excellent academic reputation (Q12.2_7)
The journal's area of
coverage is very close to
my immediate
area of research
(Q12.2_8)
If accepted, the journal will publish my article
quickly, with relatively little delay (Q12.2_9)
Q13.1 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view - a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes
your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point
of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Circulating pre-print
versions of my research
outputs is an important way
for me to communicate my research findings with
my peers (Q13.1_1)
Academic publishers have been
rendered less important to
my process of communicating
research knowledge by my increasing ability to share
my work directly with peers online (Q13.1_2)
I clearly understand the criteria that are
used to evaluate me in
promotion decision-making
(Q13.1_3)
I shape my research
outputs and publication choices to match the criteria I
perceive for success in promotion processes (Q13.1_4)
Q13.2 Thinking back to the last research article or monograph that you published, how valuable
to you were the activities performed by your publisher in each of the following aspects of this
process? Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals "Extremely important" and
1 equals "Not at all important." Select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Managing the peer review
process to provide
high-quality feedback to assess and
improve your work (Q13.2_1)
Managing the peer review
process to ensure your research is released as quickly as possible
(Q13.2_2)
Placing your article in a high-visibility
publication or channel (Q13.2_3)
Associating your work
with a reputable brand that signals its
quality (Q13.2_4)
Providing professional copy-editing and lay-out
of your work
(Q13.2_5)
Q13.3 Does your college or university library, learned society, university press, or another
service provider assist you with any of the following aspects of the publication process?
Yes (1) No (0)
Helping me understand and negotiate favorable
publication contracts (Q13.3_1)
Helping me determine where to publish a given work to
maximise its impact (Q13.3_2)
Helping me to assess the impact of my work following
its publication (Q13.3_3)
Managing a public webpage for me that lists links to my recent research outputs,
provides information on my areas of research and teaching, and provides
contact information for me (Q13.3_4)
Making a version of my research outputs freely
available online in addition to the formally published
version (Q13.3_5)
Q13.4 How valuable do you find support from your college or university library, learned society,
university press, or another service provider for each of the following aspects of the publication
process, or how valuable would you find it if this support was offered to you? Use the scales
below to rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely valuable" and 1 equals "Not at all
valuable." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Helping me
understand and
negotiate favorable
publication contracts (Q13.4_1)
Helping me
determine where to publish a
given work to
maximise its impact (Q13.4_2)
Helping me to
assess the impact of my work following
its publication (Q13.4_3)
Managing a public
webpage for me that lists links
to my recent
research outputs, provides
information on my
areas of research
and teaching,
and provides contact
information for me
(Q13.4_4)
Making a version of
my research outputs freely
available online in
addition to the
formally published version
(Q13.4_5)
Q14.1 How important is it to you that your research reaches each of the following possible
audiences? Please use the 10 to 1 scales below where a 10 equals "Extremely important" and a
1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Academics in my specific
subdiscipline or field of research
(Q14.1_1)
Academics in my discipline but outside of my specific
subdiscipline or field of research
(Q14.1_2)
Academics outside my discipline (Q14.1_3)
Undergraduate students
(Q14.1_4)
Professionals outside of
academia in areas related
to my research interests
(Q14.1_5)
The general public beyond the academic
and associated
professional community (Q14.1_6)
Q14.2 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view, where a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may
pick any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement
describes your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes
your point of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
I regularly include
undergraduate students as
collaborators in research
projects I lead (Q14.2_1)
I principally pursue my research
alone, with only
occasional or informal
engagement with other academics
throughout my research process
(Q14.2_2)
Q14.3 In addition to publishing your research in a traditional journal or monograph, you may
also have the ability to make a final or pre-print version of the article or monograph text
available through a variety of other channels. Use the scales below to rate from 10 to 1 how
important it is to you that your research is available through each of the following channels,
where 10 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one
answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
My personal webpage or blog
(Q14.3_1)
A repository provided
by my college or university, its library,
or my university system
(Q14.3_2)
A cross-institutional repository focused on
my discipline or field of
study (Q14.3_3)
Q14.4 In addition to the published version of an academic work, you may also be able to access
pre-print or other versions of the work made available by the author directly or through an
institutional or disciplinary repository which contain the same substance as the published
version but may lack the copy editing, layout, and formatting of the final version. How often do
you do each of the following with these versions of research outputs - often, occasionally, rarely,
or never? Please select one answer for each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Read these versions of an academic work instead of the
published version
(Q14.4_1)
Cite these versions of an academic work instead of the
published version
(Q14.4_2)
Q15.1 Please select which types of courses you have taught in the last 2 years:
First or second year undergraduate courses (1)
Third or fourth year undergraduate courses (2)
Post-graduate taught courses (3)
Q16.1 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view - a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes
your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point
of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
I expect the first and
second year undergraduate
students whom I teach to locate and
use secondary academic sources - journals,
monographs - in their
coursework and student
research projects
beyond the readings I
directly assign them
(Q16.1_1)
I expect the first and
second year undergraduate
students whom I teach to locate and use primary sources -
newspapers, historical
documents, data, images -
in their coursework and student
research projects
beyond the readings I
directly assign them
(Q16.1_2)
Q16.2 How often do you assign your students in a first or second year undergraduate course to
read or otherwise engage with each of the following types of materials in preparation for a class
- often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer for each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Textbooks or textbook chapters
(Q16.2_1)
Academic articles
(Q16.2_2)
Primary source materials (Q16.2_3)
Academic monographs or
monograph chapters
(Q16.2_4)
Non-academic books (Q16.2_5)
Films, audio, artwork, or other
non-textual media (Q16.2_6)
Q16.3 Do the first and second year undergraduate courses that you teach include any of the
following types of course formats? Please select yes or no for each item.
Yes (1) No (0)
Lectures (Q16.3_1)
Seminars or discussion sections (Q16.3_2)
Laboratories (Q16.3_3)
Q17.1 Whether you do it yourself or you are supported by a college or university service in
doing so, how often do you utilise each of the following techniques in your first or second
year undergraduate courses - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer
for each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Make audio or video recordings of my lectures
available online for my students
to access (Q17.1_1)
Make audio or video recordings of my lectures
available online for the general
public to access (Q17.1_2)
Supplement in-person class
time with additional audio
or video modules
(Q17.1_3)
Rely on students watching my
lectures through audio or video recordings to
reserve face to face time for
other activities (Q17.1_4)
Ask my students to meet with each other
through voice or video chat for
collaboration or discussion of
course materials (Q17.1_5)
Voice or video chat with
students one-on-one or in small
groups for “virtual office
hours” (Q17.1_6)
Q17.2 How often do you assign each of the following types of coursework in the first and
second year undergraduate courses you teach - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please
select one answer for each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Problem sets (Q17.2_1)
Responses to assigned readings
(Q17.2_2)
Essays (Q17.2_3)
Experiments or experiential
learning (Q17.2_4)
Presentations or multimedia
projects (Q17.2_5)
Q17.3 How often do you make use of email lists or discussion boards on a course management
system to support collaboration or ongoing discussion between you and your students outside
of the classroom - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer for each item.
Often (4)
Occasionally (3)
Rarely (2)
Never (1)
Answer If Do the lower division undergraduate courses that you teac... Laboratories - Yes Is
Selected
Q17.4 How often do you do each of the following in the first and second year undergraduate
courses that you teach - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer for
each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Supplement in-person
laboratory exercises with
digital simulations of
laboratory activities
(Q17.4_1)
Replace in-person
laboratory exercises with
digital simulations of
laboratory activities
(Q17.4_2)
Q18.1 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view - a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes
your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point
of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
I expect the third and
fourth year undergraduate
students whom I teach to locate and
use secondary academic sources - journals,
monographs - in their
coursework and student
research projects
beyond the readings I
directly assign them
(Q18.1_1)
I expect the third and
fourth year undergraduate
students whom I teach to locate and use primary sources -
newspapers, historical
documents, data, images -
in their coursework and student
research projects
beyond the readings I
directly assign them
(Q18.1_2)
Q18.2 How often do you assign your students in a third or fourth year undergraduate course to
read or otherwise engage with each of the following types of materials in preparation for a class
- often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer for each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Textbooks or textbook chapters
(Q18.2_1)
Research articles
(Q18.2_2)
Primary source materials (Q18.2_3)
Academic monographs or
monograph chapters
(Q18.2_4)
Non-academic books (Q18.2_5)
Films, audio, artwork, or other
non-textual media (Q18.2_6)
Q18.3 Do the third and fourth year undergraduate courses that you teach include any of the
following types of course formats? Please select yes or no for each item.
Yes (1) No (0)
Lectures (Q18.3_1)
Seminars or discussion sections (Q18.3_2)
Laboratories (Q18.3_3)
Q19.1 How often do you assign each of the following types of coursework in the third and
fourth year undergraduate courses you teach - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please
select one answer for each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Problem sets (Q19.1_1)
Responses to assigned readings
(Q19.1_2)
Essays (Q19.1_3)
Experiments or experiential
learning (Q19.1_4)
Presentations or multimedia
projects (Q19.1_5)
Q19.2 Whether you do it yourself or you are supported by a college or university service in
doing so, how often do you utilise each of the following techniques in your third and fourth year
undergraduate courses - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer for
each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Make audio or video recordings of my lectures
available online for my students
to access (Q19.2_1)
Make audio or video recordings of my lectures
available online for the general
public to access (Q19.2_2)
Supplement in-person class
time with additional audio
or video modules
(Q19.2_3)
Rely on students watching my
lectures through audio or video recordings to
reserve face to face time for
other activities (Q19.2_4)
Ask my students to meet with each other
through voice or video chat for
collaboration or discussion of
course materials (Q19.2_5)
Voice or video chat with
students one-on-one or in small
groups for “virtual office
hours” (Q19.2_6)
Q19.3 How often do you make use of email lists or discussion boards on a course management
system to support collaboration or ongoing discussion between you and your students outside
of the classroom - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer for each item.
Often (4)
Occasionally (3)
Rarely (2)
Never (1)
Answer If Do the upper division undergraduate courses that you teac... Laboratories - Yes Is
Selected
Q19.4 How often do you do each of the following in the third and fourth year undergraduate
courses you teach - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer for each
item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Supplement in-person
laboratory exercises with
digital simulations of
laboratory activities
(Q19.4_1)
Replace in-person
laboratory exercises with
digital simulations of
laboratory activities
(Q19.4_2)
Q15.2 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view - a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes
your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point
of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
My undergraduate students have
poor skills related to
locating and evaluating research
information (Q15.2_1)
Developing the research skills of my
undergraduate students related to
locating and evaluating research
information is principally my responsibility
(Q15.2_2)
Developing the research skills of my students related to
locating and evaluating research
information is principally my
academic library's
responsibility (Q15.2_3)
Librarians at my college or
university library
contribute significantly to my students' learning by
helping them to find,
access, and make use of a
range of secondary
and primary sources in
their coursework (Q15.2_4)
Librarians at my college or
university library
contribute significantly to my students' learning by
helping them to develop
their research skills
(Q15.5_5)
Q20.1 In your undergraduate teaching, you may have had the opportunity to introduce new
pedagogies or approaches that take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technology
to change how you impart knowledge to your students, assign readings and coursework, and
evaluate your students. How often do you do each of the following in your undergraduate
teaching - often, occasionally, rarely, or never? Please select one answer for each item.
Often (4) Occasionally (3) Rarely (2) Never (1)
Use automated online tools to
evaluate student assignments
and offer feedback or
guidance in real time to students
(Q20.1_1)
Use publisher-provided
instructional modules that accompany a textbook to
assist students (Q20.1_2)
Assign students to create
audiovisual or digital media
projects (Q20.1_3)
Assign students to share reading responses on a
course discussion board
or a blog (Q20.1_4)
Use digital games or
simulations to allow students to
explore concepts (Q20.1_5)
Show videos in the classroom, instead or as
one component of a lecture or
discussion (Q20.1_6)
Use social media (such as
Facebook or Twitter) to keep
in touch with students currently
enrolled in your courses
(Q20.1_7)
Q20.2 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view - a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes
your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point
of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
My institution
offers excellent
training and support to help me
adopt new pedagogies
or instructional approaches
that take advantage
of the opportunities
offered by digital
technology (Q20.2_1)
My institution
recognises or rewards academic staff for
taking the time to
integrate new
pedagogies or
instructional approaches
that take advantage
of the opportunities
offered by digital
technology (Q20.2_2)
Q20.3 Please use the scale below to rate from 10 to 1 how much you rely on each of the
following possible sources of instructional support when introducing new pedagogies or
approaches that take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technology, where 10
equals "A great deal" and 1 equals "Not at all." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
My own ideas
(Q20.3_1)
My college or university
library (Q20.3_2)
My college or university IT service (Q20.3_3)
An AV or media
support service at
my institution (Q20.3_4)
A teaching centre at my
institution (Q20.3_5)
A disciplinary centre or
departmental resource at
my institution (Q20.3_6)
Other academics
at academic conferences (Q20.3_7)
Other academics in my personal
network (Q20.3_8)
Blogs or other online resources (Q20.3_9)
Learned society
conference programs,
newsletters, etc.
(Q20.3_10)
Q20.4 As far as you know, how often do students in the courses you teach interact with
librarians at your college or university library - often, occasionally, rarely, or never?
Often (4)
Occasionally (3)
Rarely (2)
Never (1)
Q20.5 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate the extent to which undergraduate
students' interaction with librarians at your college or university library helps them to succeed in
your courses, where a 10 equals “Helps significantly” and a 1 equals “Does not help at all”.
10 (10)
9 (9)
8 (8)
7 (7)
6 (6)
5 (5)
4 (4)
3 (3)
2 (2)
1 (1)
Q21.1 When you think about the different learned societies you may be a member of, which is
the most important to you? Please select the society that you are a member of with which you
feel the closest affinity.
The primary learned society for my discipline or field (1)
A learned society that is focused on my particular area of research interest (2)
A learned society that is organized for the geographic region in which I live and/or work (3)
Q21.2 How important is it to you that the primary learned society for your field or discipline
provides each of the functions below or serves in the capacity listed below? Please use the 6 to
1 scales where a 6 equals "Extremely important" and a 1 equals "Not at all important." Please
select one answer for each item.
6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Organises conferences and other in-
person meetings (Q21.2_1)
Provides information
about fellowships and jobs (Q21.2_2)
Publishes peer-reviewed academic journals
(Q21.2_3)
Publishes new forms of
discipline-specific or
interdisciplinary peer-reviewed
academic communications
(Q21.2_4)
Disseminates more informal
academic materials, such as pre-prints, conference
proceedings, datasets,
images, etc (Q21.2_5)
Facilitates peer interactions via listservs, blogs, and other group
collaboration tools (Q21.2_6)
Defines and advocates for
the field's values and
policy priorities (Q21.2_7)
Q21.3 When you think about attending an academic conference, how important is each of the
following conference activities to you? Rate from 10 to 1, where 10 equals "Extremely
important" and 1 equals "Not at all important." Please select one answer for each item.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Hearing about new research
being performed by
my peers (Q21.3_1)
Engaging in broad
discussion about the
state of my discipline (Q21.3_2)
Learning about new
methods and technologies that could be useful in my
research (Q21.3_3)
Learning about new
methods and technologies that could be useful in my
teaching (Q21.3_4)
Socialising with peers
and strengthening
my professional
network (Q21.3_5)
Q21.4 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes
your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point
of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
I can't take the time for more travel to engage more with
my peers at academic
conferences (Q21.4_1)
I don't have the funds to
support more travel to engage more with
my peers at academic
conferences (Q21.4_2)
I do not feel the need to
engage more with
my peers at academic
conferences than I
already do (Q21.4_3)
Q22.1 How dependent would you say you are on your college or university library for
research you conduct? Please rate from 10 to 1 where 10 equals ‘Completely dependent’; and 1
equals ‘Not at all dependent.’
10 (10)
9 (9)
8 (8)
7 (7)
6 (6)
5 (5)
4 (4)
3 (3)
2 (2)
1 (1)
Q22.2 How important is it to you that your college or university library be the provider of each of
the functions below or be the provider of the capacity listed below? Please use the scales below
to rate from 6 to 1, where 6 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important."
Please select one answer for each item.
6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (2)
The library serves as a
starting point or "gateway" for
locating information for my research (Q22.2_1)
The library pays for
resources I need, from academic journals to books to electronic databases (Q22.2_2)
The library serves as a repository of
resources -– in other words, it
archives, preserves, and keeps track of
resources (Q22.2_3)
The library supports and facilitates my
teaching activities
(Q22.2_4)
The library provides active
support that helps to
increase the productivity of my research (Q22.2_5)
The library helps
undergraduates develop
research, critical analysis, and information
literacy skills (Q22.2_6)
Q22.3 Some libraries offer a range of digital services, like resources and facilities for
instructional design, media creation, video editing, and more. How important is it to you that
your library offers these digital services? Please use the scales below to rate from 6 to 1, where
6 equals "Extremely important" and 1 equals "Not at all important."
6 (6)
5 (5)
4 (4)
3 (3)
2 (2)
1 (1)
Q22.4 Please use the 10 to 1 scales below to indicate how well each statement below describes
your point of view – a 10 equals "Extremely well" and a 1 equals "Not at all well." You may pick
any number on the scale. The higher the number, the better you think the statement describes
your point of view. The lower the number, the less you think the statement describes your point
of view.
10
(10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) 5 (5) 4 (4) 3 (3) 2 (2) 1 (1)
Because research
material is available
electronically, colleges and universities
should redirect the
money spent on library
buildings and staff to other
needs (Q22.4_1)
Because faculty have easy access to academic
content online, the role
librarians play at this
institution is becoming much less important (Q22.4_2)
The primary responsibility of my college or university library should be facilitating my access to any research materials in
print or digital form that I
may need for my research and teaching
(Q22.4_3)
The primary responsibility of my college or university library should be supporting undergraduate
student learning by
helping students to
develop research skills
and find, access, and make use of
needed materials (Q22.4_4)
Q23.1 What is your title or role?
Professor (1)
Reader (2)
Senior Lecturer (3)
Lecturer (4)
Early Career Researcher (5)
Research Assistant (6)
Other (7) ____________________
Q23.2 What is your primary academic field? Mark all that apply...
Art History (1)
English Studies (2)
Fine Arts (3)
History (4)
Language & Literature (5)
Linguistics (6)
Music (7)
Performing Arts (8)
Philosophy & Religious Studies (9)
Visual Arts & Design (10)
Anthropology / Archaeology (11)
Built Environment / Architecture (12)
Business Management / Finance (13)
Economics (14)
Education (15)
Geography (16)
Law (17)
Media & Communications Studies (18)
Political Sciences (19)
Psychology (20)
Sociology & Social Studies (21)
Applied Sciences Research (22)
Agriculture / Food Science (23)
Biochemistry (24)
Biological Sciences / Ecology / Zoology (25)
Chemistry (26)
Computing & Information Science (27)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering (28)
Engineering Science (29)
Environmental Sciences (30)
Geology & Earth Sciences (31)
Materials Science (32)
Mathematics & Statistics (33)
Physics (34)
Anatomy & Physiology (35)
Dental Sciences (36)
Health / Health Related Sciences (37)
Medicine & Nursing (38)
Pharmacy & Pharmacology (39)
Psychiatry (40)
Veterinary Sciences (41)
Other (42) ____________________
Q23.3 For how many years have you been at your current college or university?
0-5 (1)
6-10 (2)
11-15 (3)
16-20 (4)
20+ (5)
Q23.4 For how many years have you been working in your current field?
0-5 (1)
6-10 (2)
11-15 (3)
16-20 (4)
20+ (5)
Q23.5 Do you think of yourself primarily as a researcher, primarily as a teacher, or somewhere
in between?
Much more as a researcher than as a teacher (1)
Somewhat more as a researcher than as a teacher (2)
About equally as a researcher and a teacher (3)
Somewhat more as a teacher than as a researcher (4)
Much more as a teacher than as a researcher (5)
Q23.6 Faculty members teach courses both in traditional face-to-face classroom settings and
using a variety of distance education models. Do you teach courses primarily face-to-face,
primarily remotely, or somewhere in between?
Primarily teach face-to-face (1)
About equally face-to-face and at a distance (2)
Primarily teach at a distance (3)
Q23.7 What is your age?
22-34 (1)
35-44 (2)
45-54 (3)
55-64 (4)
65+ (5)
Q23.8 Are you…...
Male (1)
Female (2)