NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Office of the Chief Scientist Electronic Library Subscription/DataBase Survey

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Office of the Chief Scientist

Electronic Library Subscription/Database Survey

1. Approximately how many journal articles do you open or download from any source per month?

   1. None

   2. 1-2

   3. 3-5

   4. 6-10

   5. More than 10

2. Approximately how many journal articles do you open or download from the Ames library journal subscriptions (e.g. Science) or databases (i.e. ProQuest Aerospace Database, NASA ADS) per month?

   1. None

   2. 1-2

   3. 3-5

   4. 6-10

   5. More than 10

3. Do you have access to electronic journal subscriptions or databases outside of Ames? (i.e. personal subscription, university)

   1. Yes

   2. No

4. Approximately how many journal articles do you open or download from journal subscriptions or databases provided by a library or institution other than the Ames library per month?

   1. None

   2. 1-2

   3. 3-5

   4. 6-10

   5. More than 10

   6. Other. Please specify:

5. Approximately how often are you unable to open or download journal articles that you want to read due to lack of access?

   1. I am always able to open or download journal articles I am interested in. 

   2. Most of the time I am able to open or download journal articles I am interested in.

   3. Occasionally I am not able to open or download journal articles I am interested in.

   4. Often I am not able to open or download journal articles I am interested in.

6. How often do you typically have the Ames Library order a journal article not available via the existing subscriptions or databases (i.e. inter-library loan or direct article purchase)

   1. Weekly

   2. Monthly

   3. Occasionally

   4. Never

7. Do you use a librarian service for assistance conducting searches?

   1. Yes

   2. No

8. How do you typically conduct literature searches? Check all that apply.

   1. Ames Library website

   2. Other NASA resources (e.g. ADS)

   3. Academic/university website

   4. Google scholar/commercial source (i.e. not part of the Ames/NASA library)

   5. Find referenced publications from another (related) article

   6. Other. Please explain:

9. Which search capability that Ames does not currently have would you like to see?

Please list:

10. How do you typically determine which articles to download/read?

    1. Read the abstracts of many different articles and download only the ones you want.

    2. Download several articles related to your topic of study and then decide what you need.

    3. Other. Please describe:

11. Are you a civil servant, contractor, student or other?

    1. Civil servant

    2. Contractor

    3. Student

    4. Other. Please explain:

12. Do you self identify as Early Career?

    1. Yes

    2. No

13. What is your primary job function at Ames?

    1. Researcher

    2. Engineer

    3. Manager

    4. Mission support

    5. Other. Please describe:

14. Would you find an occasional seminar on extent and use of library electronic subscription services useful?

    1. Yes

    2. No 

15. Additional comments: