FPA Librarian Survey December 2012

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* 1. We will offer one or both of the following sales models. Please indicate your preference:

a) Perpetual Access

b) Subscription

c) Depends on the price

d) Neither – we are not likely to purchase

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* 2. All the images will need to be uploaded to the FPA site in stages. We aim to launch with 150,000 images and add up to c.300,000 more images over time, for example in batches of 50,000 twice a year with accompanying articles and other content. With this in mind, if you were a perpetual access customer, how would you prefer to pay?

a) One-off upfront fee for entire archive

b) Purchase perpetual access instalments as image collections are released onto the site

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* 3. Given that the images will be uploaded to the FPA in stages, if you were a perpetual access customer paying for the entire archive up front (ie. c.450,000 images), how quickly would you expect all the images to be available online?

a) Within the first year

b) Two years

c) Three years

d) Four years

e) Five years

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* 4. As a subscription customer, after the initial launch of 150,000 images, how frequently would you expect major new batches of images to become available?

a) 50,000 images uploaded per year (comprised of 2 or more batches)

b) 75,000 images uploaded per year (comprised of 2 or more batches)

c) 100,000 images added per year (comprised of 2 or more batches) for first 3 years, smaller updates thereafter

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* 5. We understand that library resources are limited and want to ensure we price the resource affordably. Based on the size of your institution and your budget, what do you feel would be a reasonable amount to pay for the following options:

a) For Perpetual access? (the total amount for purchase of entire archive of c.450,000 images only – ie not annual hosting )

b) Hosting, if purchased on a Perpetual Access model:

c) For a yearly subscription?

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* 6. What would you normally pay for similar types of collections/resources?

For Perpetual Access (entire archive)?

For Hosting, if purchased on a Perpetual Access model?

For a yearly subscription?

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* 7. Other than price, what are the main factors that would influence your decision to pay for FPA? Please rank the below in order of importance.

Number of images offered at launch

Number of images offered across several years

Amount of accompanying articles/audio/video/other contextual scholarly materials offered

Regularity of image+text updates

Number of students likely to use the resource within my institution

Academic standing of contributing scholars/commentators/image batch curators

Ease of use for students

Teaching resources for the site such as lesson plans

Strong recommendation from academics/course leaders

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* 8. Which subject areas offered at your institution do you think would benefit from access to the FPA? Please note which would find it the most useful as a resource.

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* 9. Roughly how many students study the courses you have listed above?

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* 10. Does you institution subscribe to the Berg Fashion Library?

a. Yes

b. Not yet, but we have a free trial or are considering subscribing at some point

c. No, we do not subscribe for budget/other reasons

d. I do not know about the Berg Fashion Library

If your answer is No, please specify why:

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* 11. Would you consider FPA to be more or less vital/relevant to your institution than Berg Fashion Library?

a. More

b. Less

c. Equal

d. Don’t know

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* 12. Would you like to see FPA being offered as part of, or integrated with, the Berg Fashion Library?

Yes, and I would be more likely to purchase it

Yes, this would be easier for users

Maybe

I don't know about Berg Fashion Library

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* 13. Overall, do you think your institution is likely to buy / subscribe to the FPA?

a) Yes

b) No

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* 14. Do you have any other comments or feedback or suggestions for us as we develop this product?

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* 15. To say thank you for completing our survey we would like to offer you a free book, please enter your email address below and we will send you a request form.