[Eril-l] Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of Faculty Use of Scientific Blogs & Blogging, ISBN 979-8-88517-228-8

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This study looks at the use of scientific blogs as a scholarly
communications vehicle.  Blogs have been somewhat controversial in the
scientific world given their lack of peer review, and the views of some
that they contribute to the unattributed use of other’s ideas.  But the
demands of open science and the need for greater transparency, as well as
the digital habits of the youngest generation of scientists, have pushed in
another direction.

• 10.62% of faculty use one or more blogs to report their research findings
and follow developments in their fields.

• Younger faculty members and those not tenured but on a tenure track show
a higher tendency to seek peer assistance in developing their blogs or
blogging strategies.

• 39.4% of female faculty were not at all comfortable blogging vs. only
27.6% of male faculty.  Differences by race or ethnicity, on the other
hand, were generally minor.
• Data in the report was derived from a survey drawing 339 responses from
faculty

Data in the report was derived from a survey drawing 339 responses from
faculty from 100 colleges and universities in the USA; it was conducted
from November 2023 to February 2024.

Data is broken out by variables related to the institutional affiliation of
the survey participants (enrollment size, public/private status) as well as
personal characteristics such as age, gender and academic field.

For a table of contents, the questionnaire and an excerpt – view the
product page at:
https://www.primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=798
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