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university use the Intemrnet in their roles of researcher, teacher, and service provider.
Additional purposes will be to determine the criteria faculty members use to
determine a useful web site and the differences in usage between tenure-track and
tenured faculty members. This study will use a combination of quantitative and
qualitative methodologies to gather data necessary to answer the proposed research
questions.
2. Explanation of Procedures: The research will be conducted in the following phases.
Phase one involved collecting quantitative data. A questionnaire was to all tenure-
track and tenured faculty members at Angelo State University. You previously
returned one of these questionnaires. The questionnaire was designed to solicit
tenure-track and tenured faculty members' opinions concerning the Intemrnet's
usefulness for assistance in finding information to complete research, communicating
with colleagues, teaching and service activities, and frequency of use. The
"Comments" section allowed you to supply additional information concerning your
views on the Intemrnet's role in aiding your work as a researcher, teacher, and service
provider. Based on the responses from the returned questionnaires you were selected
by using theoretical sampling techniques for an in-depth, semi-structured interview.
3. Discomfort and Risks: Individuals participating in the interview portion of the project
will not be subject to any "risks." All they will need to do is give up approximately
one hour to participate in the interview.
4. Benefits: For participating in the interview portion of the project, you will receive
coaching to improve your Internet searching skills. This proposed study will add to
the existing understanding of the uses faculty members currently make of the Internet
to aid in their research, teaching, and service roles in higher education institutions.
Librarians and other information providers must have recent and continuous research
on how their patrons access information and which sources and mediums (print,
microform, and electronic) they use to fulfill their information needs. Higher
education administrators must gain knowledge of how technology is transforming the
classroom and the curriculum.
5. Confidentiality: All interviews will take place in a private room, the investigator's
office, or the faculty member's office. The interview transcripts will remain within
the investigator's office. This data will be stored either in a locked desk drawer or
lockable steel case in his office. Upon completion of the project, all notes and
transcripts will be destroyed.
6. RefusalVWithdrawal: Refusal to participate in this study will have no effect on any
future services you may be entitled to from the University. Anyone who agrees to
participate in this study is free to withdraw from the study at any time without
penalty.125
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Fortin, Maurice G. Faculty Use of the World Wide Web: Modeling Information Seeking Behavior in a Digital Environment, dissertation, December 2000; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2723/m1/132/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .