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Subject:Survey: Techwr-L Listserv From:Laurel Meier <LMEIER -at- RCHVMW2 -dot- VNET -dot- IBM -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 7 Nov 1994 08:54:53 CST
Hi,
I'm doing research to determine such things as what makes a listserv
successful, whether this listserv meets the needs of its subscribers,
why people subscribe and more. I would really appreciate it if you
would take a few minutes to respond to the survey I've included in
this note. Send your responses to meie0046 -at- gold -dot- tc -dot- umn -dot- edu -dot-
I will compile and post the results of this survey to the list when my
research is complete. Your individual response will be completely
confidential.
Have you posted on this listserv?
If so, was the response you received beneficial?
Have you responded to a post?
If so, did you post your response to the listserv, contact the person
directly, or both? If you contacted the person directly, why did you
choose to do this rather than post to the listserv?
Do you use e-mail regularly?
Do you subscribe to any other listservs?
Do you use any newsgroups?
What is your background?
What educational degrees do you hold?
What are your main sources of information in this field?
Where did you find out about this listserv?
Why did you subscribe?
Does this listserv meet your needs?
If not, what do you need?
Describe the ideal listserv for you in this field.
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