Eprints <http://www.eprints.org> will soon be launching a detailed survey of self-archivers and non-archivers. The four draft questionnaires (for users and non-users of the Physics and Cognitive Science, respectively) are below. Comments would be appreciated on the comprehensibility and comprehensiveness of the questions.
Questionnaire for users of arXiv http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~chh398/arXiv.php3 Questionnaire for non-users of arXiv ahttp://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~chh398/nonusersarXiv.php3 Questionnaire for users of Cogprints http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~chh398/Cogprints.php3 Questionnaire for non-users of Cogprints http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~chh398/nonusersCogprints.php3 A complete archive of the ongoing discussion of providing free access to the refereed journal literature online is available at the American Scientist September Forum (98 & 99 & 00 & 01): http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/American-Scientist-Open-Access-Forum.html You may join the list at the site above. Discussion can be posted to: [email protected] See also: For Whom the Gate Tolls? http://cogsci.soton.ac.uk/harnad/Tp/resolution.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stevan Harnad [email protected] Professor of Cognitive Science [email protected] Department of Electronics and phone: +44 23-80 592-582 Computer Science fax: +44 23-80 592-865 University of Southampton http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/ Highfield, Southampton http://www.princeton.edu/~harnad/ SO17 1BJ UNITED KINGDOM
