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"When you think about new research projects or areas, how important is each of the following in helping you define
and select the areas to pursue?" Percent of respondents who indicated that each of these areas is very important.
My own interests
My perceptions of gaps
in the existing research
Practicality or feasibility
of a project
Available opportunities to publish
Accessibility or reproducibility of
needed data, images, or primary
source materials
Available funding
Tenure, promotion, and
other research
assessment requirements
Advice from peers
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
co-authors. In the humanities in particular, there has been active effort to change
these perceptions, as many digital humanists have made it a priority to recast
humanities scholarship as more deeply collaborative. 28
Our respondents clearly demonstrated that these perceptions have their basis in
reality, though they are far from universal truths. Among our responses, over 4
out of 5 respondents reported that at some point in their career they have col-
laborated on a research project with one or more other scholars. But while some
level of collaboration was commonly reported across respondents, the prevalence
of collaborative research varies significantly by discipline. Virtually all of the
scientists reported that they have collaborated with others at some point in their
career, while only two-thirds of humanists had done so. But while a large share
of respondents in all fields indicated that they have collaborated at some point,
about three quarters of humanities and social science faculty members agreed
strongly with the statement that "I principally pursue my research alone, with
only occasional or informal engagement with other scholars," while less than a
third of scientists indicated that they do so (see Figure 21). These responses rein-
force the common perception of the sciences as substantially more collaborative
than the social sciences or humanities, but they also demonstrate that there are
28 "Blaise Cronin, "Scholarly Communication and Epistemic Cultures," Keynote Address, Scholarly Tribes and
Tribulations: How Tradition and Technology Are Driving Disciplinary Change (ARL: Washington, DC, October 17,
2003), http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/cronin.pdf.Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey 2012 * April 8, 2013
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