Information Research Reader Survey                                                        This free survey was powered by QuestionPro - try it yourself
How long have you been using Information Research? (Choose one only)
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.Less than 1 year316.72%
2.1 year275.86%
3.2 years7015.18%
4.3 years9420.39%
5.4 years6113.23%
6.5 years4810.41%
7.More than 5 years13028.20%
Total461100%
Key Analytics
Mean4.716
Key Facts
  • 48.59% chose the following options :
    • More than 5 years
    • 3 years
  • Least chosen option 5.86% :
    • 1 year
Confidence Interval @ 95%[4.543 - 4.888]
n = 461
Standard Deviation1.890
Standard Error0.088

How did you discover Information Research?
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.Referred to it by teacher265.78%
2.Found it in a literature search10423.11%
3.From a citation in a journal paper429.33%
4.Direct referral from a colleague7416.44%
5.Mentioned in a discussion list6414.22%
6.Mention on a Website or blog347.56%
7.By chance when surfing the Web5412.00%
8.Other5211.56%
Total450100%
Key Analytics
Mean4.387
Key Facts
  • 39.56% chose the following options :
    • Found it in a literature search
    • Direct referral from a colleague
  • Least chosen option 5.78% :
    • Referred to it by teacher
Confidence Interval @ 95%[4.185 - 4.589]
n = 450
Standard Deviation2.185
Standard Error0.103

When you look at an issue do you read: (Choose all that apply)
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.all of the papers?304.13%
2.one or two papers?15120.80%
3.only the occasional paper of special interest to you?28439.12%
4.the reviews?12417.08%
5.the editorial?12517.22%
6.the abstracts in Spanish?121.65%
Total726100%
Key Analytics
Mean3.274
Key Facts
  • 59.92% chose the following options :
    • only the occasional paper of special interest to you?
    • one or two papers?
  • Least chosen option 1.65% :
    • the abstracts in Spanish?
Confidence Interval @ 95%[3.191 - 3.357]
n = 726
Standard Deviation1.144
Standard Error0.042

What is the main purpose for which you use Information Research? (Choose one only)
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.in studying for a degree286.35%
2.in teaching a related subject347.71%
3.to help me in my information-related job8419.05%
4.for personal professional development9922.45%
5.for general interest in the field5312.02%
6.to help me in my research13731.07%
7.Other61.36%
Total441100%
Key Analytics
Mean4.247
Key Facts
  • 53.51% chose the following options :
    • to help me in my research
    • for personal professional development
  • Least chosen option 1.36% :
    • Other
Confidence Interval @ 95%[4.100 - 4.395]
n = 441
Standard Deviation1.581
Standard Error0.075

How easy to you find it to navigate the Information Research site?
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.1 - Very difficult30.68%
2.251.13%
3.38619.50%
4.417539.68%
5.5 - Very easy17239.00%
Total441100%
Key Analytics
Mean4.152
Key Facts
  • 78.68% chose the following options :
    • 4
    • 5 - Very easy
  • Least chosen option 0.68% :
    • 1 - Very difficult
Confidence Interval @ 95%[4.076 - 4.228]
n = 441
Standard Deviation0.819
Standard Error0.039

How frequently do you use the following search facilities of the journal:
Overall Matrix Scorecard
Question Count Score
NeverVery rarelyOccasionallyOftenVery often
1.Author index4162.445
2.Subject index4293.005
3.Search page4132.751
4.Google site search4112.389
Average>2.647

Author index
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.Never9422.60%
2.Very rarely12830.77%
3.Occasionally12931.01%
4.Often4510.82%
5.Very often204.81%
Total416100%
Key Analytics
Mean2.445
Key Facts
  • 61.78% chose the following options :
    • Occasionally
    • Very rarely
  • Least chosen option 4.81% :
    • Very often
Confidence Interval @ 95%[2.339 - 2.550]
n = 416
Standard Deviation1.098
Standard Error0.054

Subject index
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.Never6013.99%
2.Very rarely8319.35%
3.Occasionally13030.30%
4.Often10724.94%
5.Very often4911.42%
Total429100%
Key Analytics
Mean3.005
Key Facts
  • 55.24% chose the following options :
    • Occasionally
    • Often
  • Least chosen option 11.42% :
    • Very often
Confidence Interval @ 95%[2.890 - 3.119]
n = 429
Standard Deviation1.209
Standard Error0.058

Search page
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.Never7518.16%
2.Very rarely10024.21%
3.Occasionally12029.06%
4.Often8921.55%
5.Very often297.02%
Total413100%
Key Analytics
Mean2.751
Key Facts
  • 53.27% chose the following options :
    • Occasionally
    • Very rarely
  • Least chosen option 7.02% :
    • Very often
Confidence Interval @ 95%[2.636 - 2.865]
n = 413
Standard Deviation1.186
Standard Error0.058

Google site search
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.Never13532.85%
2.Very rarely10124.57%
3.Occasionally8420.44%
4.Often6215.09%
5.Very often297.06%
Total411100%
Key Analytics
Mean2.389
Key Facts
  • 57.42% chose the following options :
    • Never
    • Very rarely
  • Least chosen option 7.06% :
    • Very often
Confidence Interval @ 95%[2.266 - 2.512]
n = 411
Standard Deviation1.274
Standard Error0.063

Which areas are of most interest to you in the field of information research?
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.Bibliometrics/infometrics924.44%
2.Database management743.57%
3.Digital libraries1818.74%
4.Electronic publishing1075.17%
5.Everyday information seeking20810.04%
6.Information behaviour28113.57%
7.Information management1889.08%
8.Information retrieval1838.84%
9.Information systems1175.65%
10.Internet research1788.59%
11.Library management1266.08%
12.Records management522.51%
13.Web design and development984.73%
14.Web searching1376.62%
15.Other492.37%
Total2071100%
Key Analytics
Mean7.478
Key Facts
  • 23.61% chose the following options :
    • Information behaviour
    • Everyday information seeking
  • Least chosen option 2.37% :
    • Other
Confidence Interval @ 95%[7.318 - 7.638]
n = 2071
Standard Deviation3.717
Standard Error0.082

In which country do you live and work? (Choose from the drop-down menu)
Frequency Analysis
Answer CountPercent
20%40%60%80%100%
1.Albania00.00%
2.Algeria00.00%
3.American Samoa00.00%
4.Andorra00.00%
5.Angola00.00%
6.Anguilla00.00%
7.Antarctica00.00%
8.Antigua and Barbuda00.00%
9.Argentina40.94%
10.Armenia00.00%
11.Aruba00.00%
12.Australia378.67%
13.Austria10.23%
14.Azerbaijan00.00%
15.Bahamas00.00%
16.Bahrain00.00%
17.Bangladesh10.23%
18.Barbados00.00%
19.Belarus00.00%
20.Belgium10.23%
21.Belize00.00%
22.Benin00.00%
23.Bermuda00.00%
24.Bhutan00.00%
25.Bolivia00.00%
26.Bosnia and Herzegowina10.23%
27.Botswana00.00%
28.Bouvet Island00.00%
29.Brazil153.51%
30.British Indian Ocean Territory00.00%
31.Brunei Darussalam00.00%
32.Bulgaria00.00%
33.Burkina Faso00.00%
34.Burma00.00%
35.Burundi00.00%
36.Cambodia00.00%
37.Cameroon00.00%
38.Canada163.75%
39.Cape Verde00.00%
40.Cayman Islands00.00%
41.Central African Republic00.00%
42.Chad00.00%
43.Chile00.00%
44.China51.17%
45.Christmas Island00.00%
46.Cocos (Keeling) Islands00.00%
47.Colombia10.23%
48.Comoros00.00%
49.Congo00.00%
50.Congo, the Democratic Republic of the00.00%
51.Cook Islands00.00%
52.Costa Rica10.23%
53.Cote dIvoire00.00%
54.Croatia00.00%
55.Cuba00.00%
56.Cyprus00.00%
57.Czech Republic10.23%
58.Denmark51.17%
59.Djibouti00.00%
60.Dominica00.00%
61.Dominican Republic00.00%
62.East Timor00.00%
63.Ecuador00.00%
64.Egypt00.00%
65.El Salvador00.00%
66.Equatorial Guinea00.00%
67.Eritrea00.00%
68.Espana00.00%
69.Estonia10.23%
70.Ethiopia10.23%
71.Falkland Islands00.00%
72.Faroe Islands00.00%
73.Fiji00.00%
74.Finland102.34%
75.France51.17%
76.French Guiana00.00%
77.French Polynesia00.00%
78.French Southern Territories00.00%
79.Gabon00.00%
80.Gambia00.00%
81.Georgia00.00%
82.Germany51.17%
83.Ghana20.47%
84.Gibraltar00.00%
85.Greece30.70%
86.Greenland00.00%
87.Grenada00.00%
88.Guadeloupe00.00%
89.Guam00.00%
90.Guatemala10.23%
91.Guinea00.00%
92.Guinea-Bissau00.00%
93.Guyana00.00%
94.Haiti00.00%
95.Heard and McDonald Islands00.00%
96.Honduras00.00%
97.Hong Kong00.00%
98.Hungary10.23%
99.Iceland00.00%
100.India92.11%
101.Indonesia61.41%
102.Iran71.64%
103.Ireland81.87%
104.Israel40.94%
105.Italy10.23%
106.Jamaica00.00%
107.Japan30.70%
108.Jordan00.00%
109.Kazakhstan00.00%
110.Kenya10.23%
111.Kiribati00.00%
112.Korea (South)10.23%
113.Korea, Republic of10.23%
114.Kuwait00.00%
115.Kyrgyzstan00.00%
116.Lao Peoples Democratic Republic00.00%
117.Latvia00.00%
118.Lebanon00.00%
119.Lesotho00.00%
120.Liberia00.00%
121.Liechtenstein00.00%
122.Lithuania10.23%
123.Luxembourg00.00%
124.Macau00.00%
125.Macedonia00.00%
126.Madagascar00.00%
127.Malawi00.00%
128.Malaysia61.41%
129.Maldives00.00%
130.Mali00.00%
131.Malta00.00%
132.Marshall Islands00.00%
133.Martinique00.00%
134.Mauritania00.00%
135.Mauritius00.00%
136.Mayotte00.00%
137.Mexico10.23%
138.Micronesia, Federated States of00.00%
139.Moldova, Republic of00.00%
140.Monaco00.00%
141.Mongolia00.00%
142.Montserrat00.00%
143.Morocco00.00%
144.Mozambique00.00%
145.Myanmar00.00%
146.Namibia10.23%
147.Nauru00.00%
148.Nepal10.23%
149.Netherlands61.41%
150.Netherlands Antilles00.00%
151.New Caledonia10.23%
152.New Zealand40.94%
153.Nicaragua00.00%
154.Niger00.00%
155.Nigeria51.17%
156.Niue00.00%
157.Norfolk Island00.00%
158.Northern Mariana Islands00.00%
159.Norway51.17%
160.Oman10.23%
161.Pakistan30.70%
162.Palau00.00%
163.Panama00.00%
164.Papua New Guinea00.00%
165.Paraguay00.00%
166.Peru00.00%
167.Philippines30.70%
168.Pitcairn00.00%
169.Poland51.17%
170.Portugal71.64%
171.Puerto Rico00.00%
172.Qatar00.00%
173.Reunion00.00%
174.Romania10.23%
175.Russia00.00%
176.Russian Federation20.47%
177.Rwanda00.00%
178.Saint Kitts and Nevis00.00%
179.Saint Lucia00.00%
180.Saint Vincent and the Grenadines00.00%
181.Samoa (Independent)00.00%
182.San Marino00.00%
183.Sao Tome and Principe00.00%
184.Saudi Arabia10.23%
185.Senegal00.00%
186.Seychelles00.00%
187.Sierra Leone00.00%
188.Singapore30.70%
189.Slovakia10.23%
190.Slovenia30.70%
191.Solomon Islands00.00%
192.Somalia00.00%
193.South Africa61.41%
194.South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands00.00%
195.South Korea00.00%
196.Spain122.81%
197.Sri Lanka10.23%
198.St. Helena00.00%
199.St. Pierre and Miquelon00.00%
200.Suriname00.00%
201.Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands00.00%
202.Swaziland00.00%
203.Sweden92.11%
204.Switzerland20.47%
205.Taiwan40.94%
206.Tajikistan00.00%
207.Tanzania00.00%
208.Thailand20.47%
209.Togo00.00%
210.Tokelau00.00%
211.Tonga00.00%
212.Trinidad00.00%
213.Trinidad and Tobago10.23%
214.Tunisia00.00%
215.Turkey30.70%
216.Turkmenistan00.00%
217.Turks and Caicos Islands00.00%
218.Tuvalu00.00%
219.Uganda10.23%
220.Ukraine00.00%
221.United Arab Emirates10.23%
222.United Kingdom of GB and Northern Ireland7317.10%
223.United States of America8920.84%
224.United States Minor Outlying Islands00.00%
225.Uruguay00.00%
226.Uzbekistan00.00%
227.Vanuatu00.00%
228.Vatican City State (Holy See)00.00%
229.Venezuela Viet Nam10.23%
230.Virgin Islands (British)00.00%
231.Virgin Islands (U.S.)00.00%
232.Wallis and Futuna Islands00.00%
233.Western Sahara00.00%
234.Yemen00.00%
235.Zambia10.23%
236.Zimbabwe10.23%
Total427100%
Key Analytics
Mean149.283
Key Facts
  • 37.94% chose the following options :
    • United States of America
    • United Kingdom of GB and Northern Ireland
Confidence Interval @ 95%[141.796 - 156.770]
n = 427
Standard Deviation78.933
Standard Error3.820