ELSEVIER 2021 TEACHING & LEARNING Customer Research
How familiar are you with the following resources?
| Extremely familiar | Moderately familiar | Somewhat familiar | Slightly Familiar | Not at all familar | |
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| Elsevier Library Connect |
19% |
24% |
14% |
12% |
31% |
| Elsevier Researcher Academy |
11% |
21% |
17% |
13% |
38% |
| Elsevier Connect |
11% |
22% |
19% |
12% |
36% |
ELSEVIER 2021 TEACHING & LEARNING Customer Research
From the list below, which are your top priorities related to supporting Teaching & Learning goals?
| Very important | Important | Neutral | Low importance | Not at all important | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creating/updating syllabi (incl: assignments) |
54% |
36% |
8% |
1% |
1% |
| Making Open Educational Resources (OER) & open textbooks available |
37% |
37% |
19% |
5% |
2% |
| Remote access to databases (research and A&I databases) |
49% |
35% |
13% |
2% |
1% |
| Driving student engagement & success |
64% |
32% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
| Engaging with the library for materials & support |
40% |
41% |
15% |
3% |
1% |
Elsevier ScienceDirect Customer Research
From the list below, which are the top priorities for your library related to supporting Teaching & Learning goals?
Very important
Important
Neutral
Low importance
Not at all important
| Open Educational Resources (OER) materials/open textbooks |
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| Remote access to full text and A&I databases (ex: ScienceDirect, Scopus, etc.) |
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| Student engagement |
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| Faculty engagement |
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| Information literacy |
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| Supporting online technologies (e.g., embedding links from library content into your institution's LMS) |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Customer Research
ScienceDirect has supported me achieving the following business objectives (select all that apply)
| Accelerate research, improve commercial viability |
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| Use my time efficiently and effectively |
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| Improve R&D productivity |
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| Make decisions based on the high-quality scientific information |
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| Stimulate innovation and support the journey of research innovation |
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| Uncover more novel science |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Customer Research
Please rate how much you agree with the following statements: If I could not read pre-1995 articles, I would:
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
| Miss out on a reference I need for my work |
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| Worry I do not have the complete picture |
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| Wonder if I am repeating previous work |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Customer Research
Please rate how much you agree with the following statements regarding ScienceDirect pre-1995 articles:
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
| Having access is useful for my research preparation |
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| Reading them sparks new ideas for me |
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| They provide relevant knowledge |
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| Their quality is high |
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| I could not do my work without them |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Customer Research
Please select when this type of paper (an article published before 1995) would be useful to a researcher like yourself:
| Looking for foundational knowledge about my area of research |
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| Knowledge gathering when doing interdisciplinary research |
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| Gathering overall knowledge on the evolution of a particular issue |
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| Validating past works and experiments that have already been done |
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| As a catalyst for pursuing new areas of research |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Customer Research
Please rate how much you agree with the following statement: In my work I often…
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agree or Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
| Do interdisciplinary research |
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| Come across unknown terms |
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| Use books & journals together |
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| Have a lack of time |
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| Need fundamental information |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Customer Research
Please select the answers that you agree with (you may select multiple answers). Topic pages help me to:
| Learn about an unknown term |
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| Quickly access relevant foundational content |
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| Understand and interpret scientific literature |
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| See different points of view and connections in a topic |
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| Save time |
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| Keep up to date on a topic |
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| Discover more |
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| Access book content I wouldn’t have otherwise found |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Customer Research
Please select which situations you think ScienceDirect topic pages would be useful for? You may select multiple answers.
| Current research |
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| Background reading in new area |
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| Background reading in primary specialty |
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| Planning future research |
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| Teaching or Coursework |
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| Conference |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Customer Research
Please rate how much you agree with the following statement: Topic pages…
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agree or Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
| help me achieve my goals |
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| save me time |
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| spark new ideas for me |
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| provide relevant knowledge |
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| teach me about new topics |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Customer Research
Please select when this type of page (a topic page) would be useful to a researcher.
| Investigating a new subject area for multidisciplinary research |
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| When coming across an unfamiliar term in a journal article |
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| Learning about a new subject as a student |
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| Use as a teaching tool |
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| Reading in current research area |
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| Looking up a technique or methodology |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Customer Research
What are the key platform advantages offered by Books from Elsevier on ScienceDirect?
| Accessing books together with journals on a single platform |
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| Trusted, authoritative content from a reputable publisher |
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| Easy to download and print (no digital rights management restrictions - DRM) |
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| Powerful browse and search to find information fast |
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| Linking out from references into various other content types |
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| Single platform/log-in with integrated book and journal |
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| Strongly accessible platform for users requiring additional support |
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| Supports multi-user/concurrent access at any time from any location |
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| Portability of the content to other platforms (e-readers, tablets,smart phones, etc.) |
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| Ability to collaborate and knowledge share with colleagues via Mendeley |
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Elsevier Reference Module from ScienceDirect Customer Research
What challenges are you aiming to solve using the Reference Module?
| Access to wide range of content |
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| Need for foundational content |
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| Getting up to speed in a new area |
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| Gaining additional context for a journal article |
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| Generating new direction for a project |
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| Learning about a subject as a student |
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| Preparing to teach a course in a new subject area |
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Elsevier Reference Module from ScienceDirect Customer Research
What are the key platform advantages offered by Reference Modules from Elsevier on ScienceDirect?
| Accessing Reference Modules together with journals on a single platform |
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| Having access to the full depth and breadth of the subject in one location |
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| Linking out from cited references into various other content types |
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| Easy to download and print (no digital rights management restrictions - DRM |
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| Portability of the content to other platforms (e-readers, tablets, smart phones, etc.) |
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| Supports multi-user/concurrent access at any time from any location |
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Elsevier Reference Module from ScienceDirect Customer Research
Please answer the question below by indicating your level of agreement with the following statements regarding Reference Modules on ScienceDirect.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither agree or disagree
Disagree
| They are comprehensive |
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| Content is reliable |
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| Content is useful |
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| Search results are relevant |
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| Mobile access is important |
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Customer Research
What types of marketing and promotional materials would you find the most useful to promote your collection of ebooks?
| Email templates with links to top titles by subject area |
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| Email templates with links to tutorials |
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| Printable tutorials |
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| Printable posters |
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| Web banners |
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| Printable flyers |
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| Short promotional blurbs |
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| Computer screensavers |
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