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Feasibility Study of the Electronic Deposition of Full-Text Grey Literature Documents

Appendix 1 : Survey Form

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Dear Colleague!

IFLA SCI-TECH Libraries Section is starting the Feasibility Study of the Electronic Deposition of Full-Text Grey Literature Documents. Your opinion on the topic will be much appreciated. You are kindly requested to return filled questionnaire to the project manager:

Andrei Zemskov,
Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology,
12 Kuznetsky most, Moscow 103031 Russia
tel (007-095) 923-92-01,
fax (007-095) 921-98-62,
E-mail: zemskov@gpntb.msk.su

  1. Name of the library/institution

  2. Name of chief person/contact person

  3. Address

    telfaxE-mail

  4. Collections. Total q-ty, items. Periodicals, titles

    Breakdown by subjects, %%

    Physical Sciences & Mathematics Technology Life Sciences Health Sciences

    Grey literature documents, breakdown, %%

    reports theses patents other (specify)

  5. Users. Total q-ty (visits per year)

    Breakdown, %%

    Students Researchers Specialists Others

  6. Technical awareness.

    Items PC LAN CD readers Scanners DTP
    Q-ty

  7. Staff awareness for CD service

    • Needs training
    • Satisfactory
    • Good

  8. Enduser awareness

    • Needs training
    • Satisfactory
    • Good

  9. Availability of CD at your library/institution

    • Bad
    • Satisfactory
    • Good

  10. Are you satisfied with CD-publications market?

    • No
    • Yes
    • Remarks (if any)

  11. In general, do you plan to start deposition of electronic documents?

    • No
    • Not yet
    • Yes

    12. The following questions relate to the feasibility of a full-text CD-ROM of grey literature.

  12. Up to what cost, would you consider a full-text CD-ROM of grey literature acceptable:

    • only if it was available free
    • up to $ 3000
    • up to $ 10 000
    • more than $ 10 000 and up to (please specify amount) $

    • money is not a problem

  13. Are there any obstacles to your participation in such a project? Check all that apply:

    • insufficient staff
    • insufficient equipment
    • lack of technical expertise/support
    • other (please specify)

  14. Would you prefer that the full-text CD-ROM be arranged by

    • country
    • subject

  15. In summary, what is your opinion of the usefulness of a full-text CD-ROM of grey literature?

    • important
    • somewhat important
    • not important

  16. Please list any additional comments/concerns/suggestions relating to the feasibility of a full-text CD-ROM of grey literature:

Thank you

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