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8/4/2019 SPECTRa Questionnaire (1)
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The Use of Computers and theInternet in Chemistry Research
Attitudes and Customs: Questionnaire
All responses will be treated in strict confidenceand the anonymous results will published in the
JISC report at the end of the project.
Please return completed to:
Department of Chemistry Library,
University of Cambridge,
Lensfield Road,
Cambridge CB2 1EW
Or e-mail it to: [email protected]
SPECTRa : A Digital Repository for the Chemical Community
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/spectra
SPEC
TRa
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SPECTRa: S ubmission, P reservation and E xposure of C hemistry T eaching and R esearch Dat a
SPECTRa is an eighteen month project, run jointly between The
University of Cambridge (lead) and Imperial College London, which will
develop a set of customized software tools to enable chemists to
routinely deposit experimental data, much of which is currently lost, in
Open Access digital repositories.
Why are DIGITAL REPOSITORIES important?
An increasing proportion of an academic institution's output is being
created in digital format - reports and publications, scientific data sets,
multimedia objects - and digital repositories are seen as part of the
institution's effort to acknowledge the importance of these objects as
digital assets and to ensure their long-term preservation and availability
for future access.
N.B. It may be mandated by funders or academic processes in the future
that all experimental data produced will be stored or saved in Open
Access digital repositories.
Thank you for taking the time to complete thisquestionnaire, your answers are greatly appreciated .
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The Use of Computers and the Internet inChemistry Research
The aim of this survey is to determine the level of computer and Internet use inchemistry research today and investigate the cultural issues in capturing and re-usingscientific data.
PLEASE COMPLETE USING CAPITALS AND BLACK INK OR TYPE
A: Personal Background
1. Chemistry Discipline
Atmospheric Chemistry and Kinetics
Chemical BiologyMaterials and Polymer Synthesis
Molecular Informatics and Molecular Modelling (Computational Chemistry)
Spectroscopic and Structural Methods and Structural Chemistry
Surface Science and Heterogeneous Catalysis
Synthetic Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry
Other (please specify)
2. In order that we might better understand the way that you generate and usedata, please would you identify your own role by selecting from the followinglist:
Professor
Reader
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer
Post Doc / Research Fellow
Ph.D. Student (please specify which year) Year : 1 2 3 4
Other
3. Who funds your research? (please select all that apply )
Research Councils (e.g. EPSRC, BBSRC etc.)
Industrial CASE Awards
Other
SPEC TRa
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B: Use of Computers
4. How often do you use a computer for the following?
For scientific research Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
Intend toin thefuture
Searching for papers
Researching backgroundinformation
Instrument control
Programming e.g. VisualBasic etc.
Chemical Drawingpackages e.g. ChemDraw
Journal submission
Other (please specify )
Personal use Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
Intend toin thefuture
Internet
Music downloading
Banking
Weblogs
Shopping
Games
Other (please specify )
5. Which chemical drawing software do you use?
ChemDraw ISISDraw Other (please specify):
Please select which file format you use the most from the file types listed:
ChemDraw cdx (standard ChemDraw File) MDL skc (standard ISISDraw File Format)
Alchemy File Format MSC (XMol) XYZ Format
Sybyl Mol 2 Format CHARMm File Format
MDL Molfile Format MOPAC File Format
Brookhaven Databank (pdb) Other ( please specify ):
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6. Which Internet resources do you use and how often?
Never heardof it Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
Beilstein / GmelinDatabase
SciFinder Scholar
Web of Knowledge
Science Direct
Google Scholar
NIST(National Institute
of Standards andTechnology)
Chemical DatabaseService (CDS)Daresbury Lab
CrystalWeb -Cambridge Crystal DataCentre
Protein Data Bank
Other ( please specify)
7. Have you ever been trained to use any of the following IT applications?
Professionally Trainede.g. Departmental course or
Institutional training (library etc.) Word of mouthtaught by other research group
members
Self-taughtIf YES please tick Box 1 and alsotick Box 2 if this course was at the
University of Cambridge
1 2
Word
Excel
Beilstein/Gmelin
SciFinder Scholar
Web of Knowledge
Endnote / ReferenceManager
Science Direct
Using e-journals/Publishers websites
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8. Do you access journals and download papers directly from the publishers’websites?
Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
9. After downloading papers in PDF format, how do you file them? Yes No
Manually filed them on to your computer
With additional software e.g. EndNote, Reference Manager
You don’t, if you need the paper again you’ll download it again
Never download papers
10. Do you know how many Acrobat files (PDFs) you have on your computer?
1 – 100 files
100 – 1000 files
1000+ files
Have no idea
11. When wanting to inform colleagues of interesting papers, which of thefollowing do you consider doing?
Send your colleague the reference and expect them to find or download the
paper themselves.
Send your colleague your downloaded Acrobat file (PDF).
Send your colleague the URL or DOI of the paper so they can download itthemselves.
None of the above.
12. Do you submit supplementary/supporting information/data whensubmitting a paper?
Always Often Occasionally Rarely Never
13. If do submit supplementary/supporting information/data, which fileformats do you use to submit you data? (please select all that apply)
PDFs
Image (jpeg, gif, tif)
Word processor document (Word, WordPerfect, rtf, txt)
Graphics/text scripting language (PostScript/EPS, LaTex)
Binary chemical structure file (ChemDraw cdx, ISIS/Draw skc)ASCII chemical structure file (CIF, CML, MDL molfile)
Other (please specify)
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C: Experimental Data Storage
14. How do you currently store your experimental data?
Raw Data, Images and SpectraPlease select all that apply and how you store them:
Data type
Lab book or
hard-copy
Stored
electronically
Both
(electronically andas a hard-copy)
Sample description
Experimental procedure/Workup
Melting point
Mass Spectrum Peaks
Elemental/micro analysis
UV-vis
NMR (any type)
Fluorescence
Phosphorescence
IR (any type)
Images e.g. photographs etc.
Other (please specify)
15. In what formats do you store the initial raw data? (Please select all that apply and
estimate how many of these files you create in a year)
Number of filesDo not know how
many - but doproduce some1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000+
.txt/ASCII
.csv
Excel/.xls
HTMLXML
Word/.doc
Chemical Structure File
Images (.jpg, .tif, .gif or .bmp)
Spectra Proprietary Format(Bruker/Jeol/etc.)
Spectra Non-proprietaryFormat (JCAMP-DX)
Hard-copy
Other (please specify)
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16. In which format do you store/save your analysed data?
e.g. UV-vis, Phosphorescence, MS, HPLC etc. (Please select all that apply)
Number of filesDo not know how
many - but do producesome1-10 10-100 100-1000 1000+
.txt/ASCII
.csv
Excel/.xls
HTML
XML
Word/.doc
Chemical Structure File
Images (.jpg, .tif, .gif or .bmp)
Spectra ProprietaryFormat (Bruker/Jeol/etc.)
Spectra Non-proprietaryFormat (JCAMP-DX)
Hard-copy
Other (please specify)
17. How does your research group currently archive/file experimental and
analysed data?Please indicate which is the most common forms of data storage that you are awareof within your research group: (please select all that apply)
Raw Data Analysed Data
Group computer
Instrument’s computer
Zip Drive
Lab-books
DVD/CD
Photocopies/Hard copies
USB drivers/memory sticks
Other (please specify):
18. Have you ever disposed of your research data due to storage problems?(Either electronic or hard copy).
Yes, due to lack of long term storage
Yes, due to obsolete file formats
Yes, due to the loss of technical expertise e.g. losing a member of staff
No, never had a problem with storage
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D: Digital Repositories
19. Do you know what any of the following are?
Yes No
MetaData
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
InChI Strings
JCAMP-DX
Open Access (Open Access online resources e.g. repositories etc.)
Semantic Web
RDF (Resource Description Framework)
CAS RN (Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers)
20. Did you know what digital repositories were before this study?
No, never heard of them
Yes, heard of them but not clear what they are
Yes, know what they are but unaware of how to use them
Yes, know what they are and using one
Yes, know what they are but do not plan to use them
21. What would be your favoured method of accessing/searching a chemistryresearch data repository? (please select your top four)
Structure
Sub-structure
Systematic Compound Name
Chemical Formula
Date (e.g. date created)
Project Title
Author/Creator Names
InChI String
Subject Keywords
Project reference number/ experimental identifiers – lab-book number
Other (please specify)
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Ph.D. Students ONLY please answer Questions 22 and 23 Academics and Post Docs please go to Question 24
Please feel free to add any extra comments relating to this subject in thespace provided in Question 28
22. If it was possible to electronically store and search all of the usefulexperimental data produced by your research group, what would you use thisfor? (please select only the most important answer to you)
Background information on your area of research
As a comparison or reference for you current work
For structure confirmation
Other (please specify)
23. What factors would encourage you to store your research data in an openaccess repository? (please select the two which are the most important to you)
As a permanent back-up of your research data for report writing e.g. your thesis
Easy way to store your files when preparing reports over three years
Easy way to prepare and sort, in advance, possible spectra/data to be included inyour reports
Easier access to your group’s research for reference proposes e.g. resultverification, structure elucidation, background reference data.
Career preparation – familiarisation with the methods of storage and referencingdata in industry
Potential benefits to the research community
No obvious benefits
Other (please specify)
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Academics and Post Docs ONLY please answer
Questions 24 – 27
24. What factors would encourage you to voluntarily share your research datain an open access repository? (please select the three which are most importantto you)
To provide long-term preservation of my digital research materials.
Demonstrable benefit to my research profile (this may be improved status,future funding or new research
Potential benefits to the research community
Easier access to the research data required for journal submission
Enabling collaboration and contributions by others
Improved visibility for my research
Restricted access to your research until successful publication, either local(group), departmental, institution or global access
Embargo on research data for 3 -5 years from the start of a project
Secure data storage
Other (please specify)
25. If your funding body mandated publishing in an Open Access repository
would you ...?Comply
Seek another funding source
Don’t know – have not given it any thought.
26. Do you know what your funding bodies’ positions are on Open Accesspublishing/repositories?
Yes
No
27. If your funding body issued a statement promoting voluntary deposition of your research into an Open Access repository, how would this affect your likelihood of using Open Access repository in the future?
More likely to deposit
Less likely to deposit
About the same
Don’t know
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28. If you wish to make any additional comments on this subject please feelfree to do so in the space below:
AND FINALLY
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.We recognise that this questionnaire cannot capture all the
important attitudes and opinions of the chemistry researchcommunity. Consequently we shall also be conducting shortinterviews to explore and contextualise the responses givenhere in person.
Would you be happy to participate in one of theseinterviews?
If yes, please add your e-mail address below:
For further information:
SPECTRa website: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/spectra
JISC website: www.jisc.ac.uk
Information about InChI www.iupac.org/inchi
Information about Research Council'sOA policies
www.sherpa.ac.uk/juliet
Information about Open Access:
www.plos.org/oa/index.html
or e-mail: [email protected]