2010-10-01

The University Library has acquired an important collection of online Elsevier books and is a partner in a worldwide study on the usage of online Elsevier books on ScienceDirect.

Would you like to participate in this study?  Participation will require 1.0-1.5 hours of your time, spread out over a few weeks.  As compensation, researchers (including Ph.D. students) and University teachers will receive an Amazon voucher of $100 and graduate students (Master’s) will receive an Amazon voucher of $25. Interested?

If you are a researcher, Ph.D. student, or teacher, please visit www.pleiadesurvey.nl/cgi-bin/webSurvey.cgi?LOGIN_CODE=jebuqaxi for more information.

If you are a graduate student (Master’s), please visit www.pleiadesurvey.nl/cgi-bin/webSurvey.cgi?LOGIN_CODE=pohagege for more information.

This is a completely voluntary research survey, and full confidentiality is assured.  No identifying information is linked to your responses unless you provide specific consent.  You may choose not to participate, or discontinue participation at any time with no consequences.  There are no risks associated with participating in this study, other than those found in daily life. If you agree to participate, you will be providing the Library with valuable information that will help us to measure ebook value and usability.

Questions about the survey can be addressed to Maurits van der Graaf ( m.vdgraaf@pleiade.nl ); local questions about access to the survey can be addressed to Tina Chrzastowski ( chrz@illinois.edu ).

Do you have a story you’d like added to the Library News & Events? If so, please contact Heather Murphy ( hmurphy@illinois.edu ).