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Databits survey
Survey of Databits readership and it may best serve our community going forward.
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Have you read the two most recent Databits issues (spring 2018 and summer 2019)?
yes, all or most of the content
some but not all
not yet but still planning to
no, and not interested
Clear selection
If reading Databits has not interested you, what might increase your interest?
Your answer
What topics do you like to read about in Databits, select all that are appropriate?
Site IM updates (SiteBytes)
Personnel updates (Where are they now? Who is the new face?)
International updates
Recaps from meetings, working groups, and Slack conversations
Recommendations for IM techniques/technologies/tools, new or old
Reading recommendations (Useful best practices, resources, articles)
Op-eds, reflections, and commentaries
Analyses of interest with cool graphs (JP’s analyses of keyword use, durations, locations in data pkgs, GB’s common EML patterns project)
History tidbits (DH’s history of LTER IM meetings)
What topics might you be interested to write about in Databits, either for an IM or broader audience?
Site IM updates (SiteBytes)
Personnel updates (Where are they now? Who is the new face?)
International updates
Recaps from meetings, working groups, and Slack conversations
Recommendations for IM techniques/technologies/tools, new or old
Reading recommendations (Useful best practices, resources, articles)
Op-eds, reflections, and commentaries
Analyses of interest with cool graphs (JP’s analyses of keyword use, durations, locations in data pkgs, GB’s common EML patterns project)
History tidbits (DH’s history of LTER IM meetings)
If you are not interested to contribute a story, can you envision any changes that would make you more likely to contribute?
Your answer
What is an optimal length for Databits stories, both in terms of the length of story you would like to read and to write (note that Site Bytes does not count here because it is an aggregate)?
Under 800 words per article (about 3-4 min read)
800 to 1.5k words per article (about 4-8 min read)
More than 1.5k words (8+ min read)
There has been lively discussion about the format of Databits (i.e., PDF or a blog model). For the editors, it comes down to continuous versus discrete publishing models. Would you be more likely to read Databits articles if they are distributed first:
Choose
as a continuous stream of single articles, as in a blog
as a discrete issue, all articles at once, most likely annually or bi-annually
about the same, as long as I know it is available
How would you like to hear about new Databits content if it were published continuously (as in a blog)? For a sense of frequency, the latest issue had 8 articles (excluding Site Bytes) and was published 15 months after the prior issue.
IM mailing list (one email per new article)
Twitter
Slack
Other:
Do you share Databits content outside of the IM community?
Yes
No
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What do you think is Databits’ value to the IM community?
IMs take away an overview of what is happening in the community
IMs take away new ideas
a shared publication helps build and engender a sense of community
provides a sandbox for new projects, possibly for subsequent publications
provides a platform for sharing cool tidbits and smaller projects or analyses
provides sharable, citable record of IM work for disseminating to wider community
Please provide any additional thoughts that you would like to share, and note that we are receptive to strong, even inflammatory, opinions so please feel free to comment openly.
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