[Web4lib] Request for Survey Participation: International Survey of Research Libraries-Free Copy Granted

[Sidey, Carolyne]

 Has anyone else taken this survey (or any other of theirs) and have concerns about the design and implementation of this?

Assumes answers and does not allow comment.
example::
37. Which phrase best captures your personal opinion of the impact that the open access movement will have on scholarly resources and their pricing?
I think prices will increase. That is not an allowed choice. They  assume they will decrease. 
This is therefore a flawed and biased survey. 

There are no places for commenting at all anywhere and the most suspect thing is that they are using a free surveymonkey account. Survey monkey is cheap and a paid account gives some "respectability" to the organization. Also the aol email is questionable.


Carolyne Sidey
Manager, XRCC Library 
Xerox Research Centre of Canada
2660 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, ON L5K 2L1 

(905) 823-7091 x 302 
fax. (905) 822-7022 
Carolyne.sidey at xrcc.xeroxlabs.com
http://xrccinfo.xrcc.xerox.com/insidexrcc/library/ 




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Sent: February 18, 2008 1:51 PM
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Subject: [Web4lib] Request for Survey Participation: International Survey of Research Libraries-Free Copy Granted

Primary Research Group (www.primaryresearch.com) is planning to publish a survey of international university, government and corporate research libraries. This survey is open to major research libraries of all nations. University participants must be a Carnegie Class 1 or Class 2 research or doctoral institution, or medical or engineering graduate school, or the equivalent in non-USA categorization systems.

Participants receive a free PDF copy of the estimated 100-page report. 
Data is broken out by type and size of institution for easier benchmarking.  Participants are listed in an appendix but responses are not attributed to specific respondents. To take the 50-question survey, follow the link below:


http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bzpHlJoCDe67Rzq5c2i8Jg_3d_3d



Maritza Ordoñez
Office Assistant
Primary Research Group, Inc.
Tel. 212-736-2316
Fax 212-412-9097


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