C. QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF

In answering this questionnaire, you will be providing data for a research project which is examining and evaluating the use that is being made of African-published journals. The data collection is taking place every three years in two African universities, University of Ghana in Legon and University of Zambia. The broad objectives of the survey are to discover the use being made of African-published journals; to evaluate their impact on research; and to compare the use made of African and non-African journals. It is hoped that the results of the survey will provide insights into the relationship between indigenous publication and African scholarship and suggest ways of improving the publication, availability and use made of African-published journals.

In 1998, the final year of the research, you are being asked to complete a questionnaire. All information will be treated in confidence. The results of the research will be circulated to you in 1999. We very much appreciate your assistance and co-operation. Thank you!

PART ONE: BACKGROUND INFORMATION

University:

Faculty:__________________ Department:

Name:___________________ Post:

Were you interviewed or did you complete a questionnaire in connection with this research:

in 1996? Yes No in l997? Yes No

Date on which you are completing this questionnaire:

PART TWO: JOURNALS IN GENERAL

1. Is journal literature important to your current academic work? (Tick)

Yes No Partly

Give reasons for your answer:

2. How do you rate the importance of journal literature to your work compared to other types of literature? (Tick)

More Equally Less

Give reasons for your answer:

3. Name the titles of journals (up to three) which you consult the most:

4. In what ways do these journals assist you in your teaching? (Rank ways, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1,2,3 in the boxes provided)

Basis of a lecture
Recommended reading for students
Updating notes
Other (please name the way)

5. In what ways do these journals assist you in your research? (Rank ways, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1 2,3 in the boxes provided)

Contribution to ongoing research
Future research topic
Other (please name the way)

6. How do you identify which journal or journal article you need to read? (Rank methods, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1,2,3,4 in the boxes provided)

Current issue on display in the Library
Current contents service
Indexing/abstracting service
Reference found in another publication
Newsletter
Personal contact
No method
Other (please name the method)

7. Do you use electronic means (e.g. Internet, CD-ROM, e-mail) to identify a journal or journal article you wish to read? (Tick)

Internet
CD-ROM
E-mail
Other (please name)

If so, give full details:

If not, give reasons:

8. How do you obtain the journal articles you want to read? (Rank methods, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 in the boxes provided)

University Library
Departmental Library
Another library
Subject network
Purchase
Personal contact
No method
Other (please name the method)

9. Do you use electronic means (e.g. Internet, CD-ROM, e-mail) to obtain a journal or journal article you wish to read? (Tick)

Internet
CD-ROM
E-mail
Other (please name)

If so, give full details:

If not, give reasons:

PART THREE: AFRICAN-PUBLISHED JOURNALS

10. How do you rate the importance to your academic work of journals published in Africa compared to those published elsewhere? (Tick)

More Equally Less

Give reasons for your answer:

11. Name titles of journals published in Africa which you consult regularly:

12. In what ways do these journals assist you in your teaching? (Rank ways, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1,2,3 in the boxes provided)

Basis of a lecture
Recommended reading for students
Updating notes
Other (please name the way)

13. In what ways do these journals assist you in your research? (Rank ways, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1,2,3 in the boxes provided)

Contribution to ongoing research
Future research topic
Other (please name the way)

14. How do you identify an African-published journal or article in an African-published journal which you need to read? (Rank methods, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1,2,3,4 in the boxes provided)

Current issue on display in the Library
Current contents service
Indexing/abstracting service
Reference found in another publication
Newsletter
Personal contact
No method
Other (please name the method)

15. Do you use electronic means (e.g. Internet, CD-ROM, e-mail) to identify an African-published journal or journal article you wish to read? (Tick box)

Internet
CD-ROM
E-mail
Other (please name)

If so, give full details:

If not, give reasons:

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16. How do you obtain articles from African-published journals? (Rank methods, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1,2,3,4 in the boxes provided)

University Library
Departmental Library
Another library
Subject network
Purchase
Personal contact
No method
Other (please name the method)

17. Do you use electronic means (e.g. Internet, CD-ROM, e-mail) to obtain an African-published journal or journal article you wish to read? (Tick box)

Internet
CD-ROM
E-mail
Other (please name)

If so, give full details:

If not, give reasons:

18. Name the title of any African-published journal (s) which you would like to consult, but which you have not been able to obtain:

19. In what ways could journals published in Africa be made more useful to your teaching or research? (Rank methods, in order of their importance, by writing the numbers 1,2,3,4 in the boxes provided)

Improved marketing to increase awareness of existence
Inclusion in international current contents/indexing/abstracting databases
Current contents/indexing/abstracting service for African journals
More regular publication
Better researched articles
Better refereeing/editorial control
Circulation of new issues, table of contents, etc. to academic staff
Other, i.e.

PART FOUR: THE FUTURE

20. Do you consider that your perception of the importance of journal literature to your academic work has changed over the last three years or is likely to change in the future? Give reasons for your answer.

21. Do you consider that your perception of the importance of African-published journal literature to your academic work has changed over the last three years or is likely to change in the future? Give details.

22. Do you consider that your actual use of journal literature has increased over the past three years? (Tick box)

Journals in general:	More	Less	Same
African-published:	More	Less	Same

Give reasons for your answer:

23. Over the past three years, have you found it easier or harder to identify and obtain the journal articles that you want to read?

Journals in general:	Easier	Harder	Same
African-published:	Easier	Harder	Same

Give reasons for your answer:

PART FIVE: YOUR VIEWS AND OPINIONS

24. Any other comments: