Student e-book survey: participation request

[Tish Wagner <tish.wagner@ebrary.com>]

ebrary is sponsoring an informal survey focused on e-book usage 
and needs of college and university students. The questionnaire, 
which was developed by approximately 150 librarians from around 
the world, is now available at 
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ZSXA2X_2bHmmN6hbcjfBnnhQ_3d_3d> 
It will remain open through April 11, 2008.

As of March 18, 2008, nearly 1,000 students have completed the 
survey.

We would greatly appreciate it if you could forward the survey to 
students at your institution. To help you promote the survey, we 
have created a number of materials that you are welcome to edit 
as needed:

* Email copy that you may send directly to students, available at
<http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/en/survey/student_email.doc>

* Flyers for posting in the library and around campus, available 
at 
<http://www.ebrary.com/corp/collateral/en/survey/student_flyer.pdf>

* FAQ (frequently asked questions) for you and your colleagues, 
available at <http://www.ebrary.com/corp/survey.jsp>

Please note that results to your institution are available upon 
request.

How do librarians' perceptions compare to students' actual 
responses?

Many librarians who helped us design this survey expressed an 
interest in determining how librarians' perceptions of how 
students are using e-books differ from what students are 
indicating.  If you are interested, we have cloned the survey and 
are making it available to librarians to take separately as if 
they were students. The librarian version of the student survey 
is available at 
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=TRQN9_2fCO845kF0XrYTQxAg_3d_3d>

ebrary's goal is to compile and share the results with the public 
in late June.

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