(KIP) Karst Research Survey

[L Roebuck]

Karst Information Portal (KIP) has a survey. The Karst Research Survey is located at:
www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=258492193950

[Karstscience]

Thank you for posting the link to the Karst Research Survey Lynn. I had came here to post the information and you had beaten me to it. Here is the original request for anyone who did not receive a copy.

Dear Karst Researcher,

This email message includes a link to an online survey concerning the types of information sources used in karst research. Your responses to this 20-question survey 1) allow us to measure the degree to which karst researchers require access to grey literature to accomplish their goals and 2) inform the design of the Karst Information Portal.

No risks are associated with participating in this study. The benefits to karst researchers are as yet undetermined other than to state that the design of the Karst Information Portal is facilitated by the information derived from the study.

If you wish to respond to a survey instrument in a different language, please contact Todd Chavez at [e-mail].

Please feel free to forward this survey to other potentially interested persons/organizations. Your help in reaching the widest possible audience is greatly needed and appreciated!

SURVEY LOCATED AT
www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=258492193950

Background
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The Karst Information Portal (KIP) is an evolving international community of scientists, information specialists, and speleologists seeking to create open access to integrated information systems to advance karst, cave, and aquifer research. The operational challenge lies in the fact that the karst research community and its knowledge base are poorly integrated because both are fragmented, globally distributed, and highly interdisciplinary. As karst issues move to the forefront of attempts to develop solutions in response to significant human environmental degradation, information integration and linkages promoting collaboration and connectivity among researchers is essential. Implementing an information portal dedicated to karst-related information sources and services may serve to alleviate this situation.

Confidentiality & Privacy
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The results of this study may be published. However, the data obtained from you will be combined with data from others in the publication. The published results will not include your name or any other information that would personally identify you. All web activity associated with the study is completely confidential.

Thank you for taking the time to assist us! If you have questions regarding the project or this study, please feel free to contact ...

Todd Chavez
USF Libraries
[phone] or [e-mail]

Dr. Anna Perrault
USF School of Library & Information Science
[phone] or [e-mail]

If you have questions about your rights as a person who is taking part in a research study, you may contact the Division of Research Compliance of the University of South Florida at [phone].

Todd Chavez
USF Library System
[phone]
[e-mail]