The University of Hong Kong Faculty Survey: Report of Findings

Abstract

<p> The University of Hong Kong implementation of the Ithaka S+R Faculty Survey was launched on March 10, 2015, and was closed to new responses on April 10, 2015, with a total of 125 complete responses. The questionnaire covers topics in several key areas, including: how faculty members discover materials for research; the value of mechanisms for gaining access to research literature; faculty members’ data preservation and management behaviors and needs; faculty members’ usage of scholarly communication services; and the role of the library in supporting faculty members’ needs. The following report provides a high-level overview of findings from the University of Hong Kong faculty survey.1 </p> <p>Details</p> <p> In total, 298 faculty members started the survey and 125 completed the survey. Due to the survey flow and skip patterns, not all University of Hong Kong faculty respondents received every question in the survey. </p> <p>How to interpret the findings</p> <p> For each question in the University of Hong Kong survey, this document provides a single graph and table of overall responses. Title pages provide information about survey flow and contingent items, which signify that a question was only presented to those who satisfied a condition in their response to another question. If you have any questions about this report or working with the raw data provided, please contact Christine Wolff, Ithaka S+R Survey Administrator, at Christine.Wolff@ithaka.org. </p> <p>1 This report covers results from completed surveys and does not include an overview of partially completed responses. Partially completed responses are included in the spreadsheet of raw data.</p>