Librarians in Second Life--of course!
SeondLife
Dear all,
Hello, it appears that there is a limit of friend requests that I can make within this social network so i am trying another alternative in posting my online interview to everyone.
My name is Paula Barbato and I as a senior library assistant at the University of Goldsmiths in London. I am also currently undertaking my MSc dissertation in Information & Library Studies at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth under the supervision of Dr Allen Foster. I also work full time as a senior library assistant at the University of Goldsmiths in London.
My degree aims to explore the everyday life Information seeking behaviours of Information professionals within this particular social networking site and I need as any individuals as possible from all walks of life in as many different countries as possible to fill out an online asynchronous Interview. There are twenty-one questions in total and the majority of these questions are about your activities pertaining to this social network site . Other questions asked are about your activities in SL itself.
If you are interested in taking part could you please complete the online interview below and post it back to my email address at: paulabarbato707@hotmail.com
There is no immediate rush for these answers so if you decide that you would like to take part in my study please do not feel that you need to rush in order to complete the questions.
There are no right or wrong answers. If you choose to take part in my online interview could you please read the statements below.
I understand that my participation in this project will involve completing an online interview about my everyday life information seeking behaviours in regards to this particular social network and my interaction with others within SL
I understand that my participation in this study is entirely voluntary and that I can withdraw from the study at any time without giving a reason.
I understand that the information provided by me will be totally confidential and used solely for the purposes of research.
I understand that I am free to ask any questions at any time and am free to discuss my concerns at any time
I agree that by completing this online interview I am giving my consent for the data I have provided to be used for the process of research. I also understand that at the end of the study I will be provided with additional information with feedback about the purpose of this study.
Thank you in once again for your time and help.
1.Approximately how many participants on this social network site are you friends with?
2.How many friends that you made on this social network are of
•The same gender as yourself?
•The same country of origin as yourself?
•Similar occupation as yourself?
3.Have you ever attended any social/educational events in SL with other participants on this Social Networking site?
•Please could you give details of the events, which you have attended?
4.Have you ever set up or attended any social events in RL with other participants on this social networking site?
•Please could you give details of the events, which you have attended?
5.If you find anything of interest on SL do you share this information with all participants within this social network or a select few that you are friends with?
6.Do you share specific information with individual participants (friends) on this social network as opposed to everyone?
•If you do is the information that is shared amongst friends on this social network related solely to SL?
•If the information shared is not related to SL experiences what other kind of information do you share with your online friends?
7.Have you discussed any social aspects of what you do SL that do not pertain specifically to work?
•If yes please give details
8.How many discussions on this social network site have you initiated?
•Could you please give details of the discussions, which you have initiated?
9.How many discussions on this social network site have you responded to?
•Could you please give details of the discussions which you have responded to
10.Is this the only SL social network site that you are a member of?
•If not could you please give details of other SL social networking sites that you are registered with
11.How long have you been a member of this social network?
12.How often are you on this social network?
13.How useful do you find this particular social network?
•If you find this social network useful could you give details of what exactly it is that you find useful.
14.How satisfied are you with the content within this social network?
15.Have you encountered any difficulties accessing material on this particular social network?
•If you have could you please give details of what you were trying to access?
16.How many more groups in SL are you a member of as a result of information or recommendations given from other members and their favorite SL places?
•Please give details of the number of SL groups that you have joined.
17.How many more social networking sites have you joined as a result of information and or recommendations given from other members on this social network?
•Please give details of other social network sites that you are a member of
18.Has using this social networking site enhanced your experience of being in SL?
•If the answer is yes please give details
19.How adept are you on a scale of one to ten with navigating yourself in and around SL?
20.What do you consider the biggest achievement to date that you have carried out within SL?
21.What if any other information sources do you use besides the Internet to find out more about SL?
Once again many thanks for you help.
Hello, it appears that there is a limit of friend requests that I can make within this social network so i am trying another alternative in posting my online interview to everyone.
My name is Paula Barbato and I as a senior library assistant at the University of Goldsmiths in London. I am also currently undertaking my MSc dissertation in Information & Library Studies at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth under the supervision of Dr Allen Foster. I also work full time as a senior library assistant at the University of Goldsmiths in London.
My degree aims to explore the everyday life Information seeking behaviours of Information professionals within this particular social networking site and I need as any individuals as possible from all walks of life in as many different countries as possible to fill out an online asynchronous Interview. There are twenty-one questions in total and the majority of these questions are about your activities pertaining to this social network site . Other questions asked are about your activities in SL itself.
If you are interested in taking part could you please complete the online interview below and post it back to my email address at: paulabarbato707@hotmail.com
There is no immediate rush for these answers so if you decide that you would like to take part in my study please do not feel that you need to rush in order to complete the questions.
There are no right or wrong answers. If you choose to take part in my online interview could you please read the statements below.
I understand that my participation in this project will involve completing an online interview about my everyday life information seeking behaviours in regards to this particular social network and my interaction with others within SL
I understand that my participation in this study is entirely voluntary and that I can withdraw from the study at any time without giving a reason.
I understand that the information provided by me will be totally confidential and used solely for the purposes of research.
I understand that I am free to ask any questions at any time and am free to discuss my concerns at any time
I agree that by completing this online interview I am giving my consent for the data I have provided to be used for the process of research. I also understand that at the end of the study I will be provided with additional information with feedback about the purpose of this study.
Thank you in once again for your time and help.
1.Approximately how many participants on this social network site are you friends with?
2.How many friends that you made on this social network are of
•The same gender as yourself?
•The same country of origin as yourself?
•Similar occupation as yourself?
3.Have you ever attended any social/educational events in SL with other participants on this Social Networking site?
•Please could you give details of the events, which you have attended?
4.Have you ever set up or attended any social events in RL with other participants on this social networking site?
•Please could you give details of the events, which you have attended?
5.If you find anything of interest on SL do you share this information with all participants within this social network or a select few that you are friends with?
6.Do you share specific information with individual participants (friends) on this social network as opposed to everyone?
•If you do is the information that is shared amongst friends on this social network related solely to SL?
•If the information shared is not related to SL experiences what other kind of information do you share with your online friends?
7.Have you discussed any social aspects of what you do SL that do not pertain specifically to work?
•If yes please give details
8.How many discussions on this social network site have you initiated?
•Could you please give details of the discussions, which you have initiated?
9.How many discussions on this social network site have you responded to?
•Could you please give details of the discussions which you have responded to
10.Is this the only SL social network site that you are a member of?
•If not could you please give details of other SL social networking sites that you are registered with
11.How long have you been a member of this social network?
12.How often are you on this social network?
13.How useful do you find this particular social network?
•If you find this social network useful could you give details of what exactly it is that you find useful.
14.How satisfied are you with the content within this social network?
15.Have you encountered any difficulties accessing material on this particular social network?
•If you have could you please give details of what you were trying to access?
16.How many more groups in SL are you a member of as a result of information or recommendations given from other members and their favorite SL places?
•Please give details of the number of SL groups that you have joined.
17.How many more social networking sites have you joined as a result of information and or recommendations given from other members on this social network?
•Please give details of other social network sites that you are a member of
18.Has using this social networking site enhanced your experience of being in SL?
•If the answer is yes please give details
19.How adept are you on a scale of one to ten with navigating yourself in and around SL?
20.What do you consider the biggest achievement to date that you have carried out within SL?
21.What if any other information sources do you use besides the Internet to find out more about SL?
Once again many thanks for you help.
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