In an effort to gather information about use of the Temple University Libraries’ electronic resources, an occasional web-based survey will be launched on July 31. The survey form will appear when connecting to any electronic resource including journal databases, online encyclopedias, music libraries, electronic books, and other e-reources. The online web survey must be completed in order to gain access to the desired electronic resource. This four question survey, while creating a momentary disruption, will only be conducted for two consecutive hours per month throughout the academic year, running through June of 2015.  The survey will be presented only once in the two hour interval as long as the browser window is not closed.  The survey is anonymous and will coincide with short on-site surveys of a similar nature taking place at some campus libraries.

The University Administration has requested that we conduct this survey to gain more information about how institutional investment in electronic information resources contributes to our scholars’ and researchers’ capacity to perform research that leads to new discoveries. While this survey will create some minimal disruption in the short run, the data gathered has proven to be of great benefit to our institution in the long run. Therefore, we will greatly appreciate your understanding and cooperation if and when you are asked to complete the survey form.

Should you have further questions, FAQ are appended to the online survey instrument. Further questions may be directed to the Controller’s Office, which is sponsoring the survey.