Appendix: The Survey Questionnaire

The Survey Questionnaire

Your university: ____________________________________

Electronic Journals in Major Academic Libraries

1. E-journals are useful because they (please check all that apply):

provide timely access.
support searching capabilities.
accommodate unique features (e.g., links to related items).
contain multimedia information.
save physical storage space.
allow remote access.
can be used simultaneously by more than one user.
Other reasons (Please specify):

2. Of all the reasons you have checked/specified above, rank three reasons that you think are the most crucial in adopting e-journals with (1) being the highest. Please put your ranking next to the enumeration listed above.

3. E-journals are NOT useful because they (please check all that apply):

need special equipment.
incur great expense particularly in the beginning of implementation.
lack compatibility among different publishers.
are more difficult to browse than paper journals.
result in excessive printing.
are hard to be incorporated with paper journals.
require promotion and training.
cause more concern about copyright.
do not have sufficient journal and time coverage yet.
Other reasons (Please specify):

4. Of all the reasons you have checked/specified above, rank three reasons that you think are the most crucial in NOT adopting e-journals with (1) being the highest. Please put your ranking next to the enumeration listed above.

5. Did you receive any sample e-journals?

( ) Yes ( ) No

6. If you received some sample e-journals, did you try them?

( ) Yes ( ) No

7. Number of e-journal titles your library has at present: _________________

8. Number of paper journal titles your library has at present: _________________