R1 Digital Scholarship Program Survey

Start of Block: Consent

Consent By proceeding to take this survey, I agree to participate in the R1 Digital Scholarship Program Study to be conducted by Cody Hennesy, Emily Janisch, Alexis Logsdon, Brian Vetruba, and Benjamin Wiggins of the University of Minnesota Libraries, Twin Cities. I may withdraw from the survey at any time without consequence. No means of identifying me will be provided to any future researcher in any event.
o Yes, I consent to participate  (1) 
o No, I do not consent  (2) 

End of Block: Consent

Start of Block: Program background

Q1 What is the name of your institution?
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Q2 What is the name of your digital scholarship program or service?
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Q3 What is your job title?
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Q4 How many full-time employees dedicate at least 50% of their time to the administration or primary activities of your digital scholarship program?

Number of employees (1)
Faculty (1) 

Librarians, curators, and archivists (2) 

Technologists (3) 

Administrative staff (4) 

Postdocs (5) 

Other (6) 


Q5 Across everyone involved in the program (whether formally or informally affiliated), at what percentage do the following job classes contribute to the core activities of the program? (Percentages should add up to 100%)

Percentage of contribution (1)
Faculty (1) 

Librarians, curators, and archivists (2) 

Technologists (3) 

Administrative staff (4) 

Postdoctoral (8) 

Graduate students (5) 

Undergraduate students (6) 

Other (7) 

Total



Q6 List the name of all units (e.g., Office of Information Technology) or sources (e.g., Mellon Foundation) that provide funding for your digital scholarship program:
o Funding source 1  (1) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 2  (2) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 3  (3) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 4  (4) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 5  (5) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 6  (6) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 7  (7) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 8  (8) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 9  (9) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 10  (10) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 11  (11) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 12  (12) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 13  (13) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 14  (14) ________________________________________________
o Funding source 15  (15) ________________________________________________


Q7 What is the rough percentage of overall funding that each unit has provided the digital scholarship program over the course of the past 12 months? (Percentages should add up to 100%)

Percentage of funding (1)
Funding source 1 (x1) 

Funding source 2 (x2) 

Funding source 3 (x3) 

Funding source 4 (x4) 

Funding source 5 (x5) 

Funding source 6 (x6) 

Funding source 7 (x7) 

Funding source 8 (x8) 

Funding source 9 (x9) 

Funding source 10 (x10) 

Funding source 11 (x11) 

Funding source 12 (x12) 

Funding source 13 (x13) 

Funding source 14 (x14) 

Funding source 15 (x15) 

Total


End of Block: Program background

Start of Block: Program activities & engagement


Q8 What percentage of the following categories of activities and support does the digital scholarship program engage in? (Percentages should add up to 100%)

Percentage (1)
Research (1) 

Teaching (2) 

Outreach & Engagement (3) 

Other (4) 

Total


Q9 For what topics do individuals most often seek support from your program?Ê(e.g., web design, data visualization, text mining).ÊList up to five.
o Topic one  (1) ________________________________________________
o Topic two  (2) ________________________________________________
o Topic three  (3) ________________________________________________
o Topic four  (4) ________________________________________________
o Topic five  (5) ________________________________________________

Q10 For what software applications, hardware, and/or programming languages do individuals most often seek support from your program for? (e.g., Wordpress, Raspberry Pi, Python). List up to five.
o Technology one  (1) ________________________________________________
o Technology two  (2) ________________________________________________
o Technology three  (3) ________________________________________________
o Technology four  (4) ________________________________________________
o Technology five  (5) ________________________________________________

Q11 What are the most effective ways you share your programÕs activities, services, and events with your campus users? (e.g., email newsletter, department visits, tabling) List up to five.
o Outreach one  (1) ________________________________________________
o Outreach two  (2) ________________________________________________
o Outreach three  (3) ________________________________________________
o Outreach four  (4) ________________________________________________
o Outreach five  (5) ________________________________________________


Q12 Who uses your program? Estimate how much each of the following groups utilize your programÕs service offerings. (Percentages should add up to 100%)

Percentage of use (1)
Faculty (1) 

Graduate students (2) 

Undergraduate students (3) 

Postdoctoral (4) 

Librarians, curators, and archivists (5) 

Technologists (6) 

Administrative staff (7) 

Community members (9) 

Other (8) 

Total


Q13 Please list any units on your campus that offer services or programs that are closely related to, or duplicative of, those you offer. List up to ten.
o Unit 1  (1) ________________________________________________
o Unit 2  (2) ________________________________________________
o Unit 3  (3) ________________________________________________
o Unit 4  (4) ________________________________________________
o Unit 5  (5) ________________________________________________
o Unit 6  (6) ________________________________________________
o Unit 7  (7) ________________________________________________
o Unit 8  (8) ________________________________________________
o Unit 9  (9) ________________________________________________
o Unit 10  (10) ________________________________________________

End of Block: Program activities & engagement

Start of Block: Program perceptions

Q14 What would you identify as the major successes of the program in the past several years?
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Q15 What are the primary challenges your program currently faces or has recently overcome?
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Q16 Please describe how your program assesses its own impact, successes, and challenges.
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Q17 What do you envision as the most important priorities for your program across the next three to five years?
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End of Block: Program perceptions