Welcome to the Automatic Metadata Generation Applications (AMeGA) Survey!

The survey is now closed.

This page functions as an introduction to the survey, and as a consent form.

ABOUT THIS SURVEY
This survey is part of a Library of Congress funded research project to develop a set of recommended functionalities for automatic metadata generation applications. To participate in the survey, you need to:

  1. Read the remainder of this document
  2. Click on the link at the bottom of this page to indicate that you have read this document and consent to participate in the Web survey
  3. Complete the Web survey. The survey has 29 questions, and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

PARTICIPANTS
Metadata Creators / Catalogers, Librarians, Web Architects, and other people interested in improving the state-of-the-art metadata tools have important knowledge about metadata creation and we are seeking input from at least 100 people in these areas of work.

BENEFITS TO SOCIETY
Your participation will provide data that will help us to determine how to best incorporate automatic functionalities and improve the state-of-art metadata generation tools.

YOUR RIGHTS
In accordance with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilll’s policy, and as the principal investigator, I assure you that:

  1. Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary.
  2. You are free to refuse to answer any question at any time.
  3. Your participation will be anonymous if you choose not to answer any of the personal identifying information in the beginning of the survey.
  4. All personal identifying information will be kept strictly confidential. Surveymonkey’s software has a secure server, and only research team members have access to the survey data. All electronic files with personal identification information will be destroyed after data collection, and hard copies will be kept in a secured locked office space.
  5. Upon request, you will be given results of the study after they are formulated.

If you have questions about the survey, please contact:

Principal Investigator: Jane Greenberg, Associate Professor
School of Information and Library Science
CB#3360, 207A Manning Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-3360
Tel: (919) 962-8066
Fax: (919) 962-8071
E-mail: janeg@ils.unc.edu

The Academic Affairs Institutional Review Board (AA-IRB) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has approved this study. If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant in this study, please contact the AA-IRB at 919-962-7761 or at aa-irb@unc.edu.

Thank you for your participation in this research.

Sincerely, Jane Greenberg

Please print a copy of this page for your records. The link below will take you to the front page of the survey. Clicking the link indicates that you have read this form, and that you consent to participate in the survey.

To complete the survey, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=39171536601