Emory University Research Data Management Faculty Survey

In the fall of 2012, the Emory University Libraries, in cooperation with the Emory University Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness, sent an email invitation to all employees with faculty status as classified by Human Resources to voluntarily complete a brief online survey of their research data management practices and perspectives. The survey was comprised of 13 possible questions and was administered using Qualtrics software. It was open for 4 weeks, and three email reminders were sent at 1-week intervals. Survey respondents were allowed to move forward in the survey without requiring an answer to each question. For multiple choice questions, respondents were given the choice of selecting ‘other’ and writing in a text response. Over 400 faculty members from a wide range of schools and colleges across campus responded to the survey, with over 350 faculty stating that they generate some type of research data (e.g., spreadsheets, text, images, videos, audio files, instrument files, photographs, physical samples/specimens, etc.).