1. While preparing your ETD, where did you find answers to your questions?
Please select all that apply.

		through e-mail	(13/171 responses)
		from ETD tech support	(4/171 responses)
		Other/Comments	(17/171 responses)
		by telephone	(3/171 responses)
		from friends	(20/171 responses)
		at an ETD workshop	(16/171 responses)
		from my committee	(15/171 responses)
		from New Media Center staff	(7/171 responses)
		other Web site(s)	(8/171 responses)
		VT ETD Web site	(68/171 responses)
73.45% of the people who took this survey (83 / 113) answered this question.

Other Responses (17 for this question)
"Didn't prepare an ETD!"
"Dr. Eaton"
"ETD workshop video"
"graduate school"
"Most by trial and error"
"other"( 10 ) responses
"Staff of my Firm"
"workshop video"

2. If you consulted the VT ETD Web site, please indicate if the site was useful.

		Not useful	(4/83 responses)
		Very useful	(35/83 responses)
		Did not consult VT ETD Web site.	(5/83 responses)
		Somewhat useful	(24/83 responses)
		Useful	(15/83 responses)
73.45% of the people who took this survey (83 / 113) answered this question.

3. If you attended an ETD workshop, please indicate if you found the workshop useful.

		Did not attend ETD workshop.	(44/83 responses)
		Somewhat useful	(11/83 responses)
		Useful	(6/83 responses)
		Very useful	(19/83 responses)
		Not useful	(3/83 responses)
73.45% of the people who took this survey (83 / 113) answered this question.

4. If you used the New Media Center, please indicate if the staff was helpful.

		Very helpful	(11/77 responses)
		Somewhat helpful	(5/77 responses)
		Helpful	(8/77 responses)
		Not helpful	(2/77 responses)
		Did not use the New Media Center.	(51/77 responses)
68.14% of the people who took this survey (77 / 113) answered this question.

5. How many ETDs did you consult while preparing your ETD?

		more than 10	(4/82 responses)
		Did not consult any ETDs.	(27/82 responses)
		3-5	(19/82 responses)
		1-2	(29/82 responses)
		6-10	(3/82 responses)
72.57% of the people who took this survey (82 / 113) answered this question.

6. Compared to what you expected, how difficult was it to create a PDF file?

		Much more difficult	(7/81 responses)
		Somewhat more difficult	(7/81 responses)
		Somewhat less difficult	(27/81 responses)
		Much less difficult	(23/81 responses)
		Neither more nor less difficult	(17/81 responses)
71.68% of the people who took this survey (81 / 113) answered this question.

7. My computer is a

		Other	(7/84 responses)
		Unix	(2/84 responses)
		PC	(63/84 responses)
		Mac	(12/84 responses)
71.68% of the people who took this survey (81 / 113) answered this question.

Other Responses (7 for this question)
"computer running BeOS"( 2 ) responses
"Linux"
"other"( 4 ) responses

8. Where were you when you submitted your ETD?

		Campus residence hall	(3/89 responses)
		Campus computer lab	(18/89 responses)
		Campus office	(29/89 responses)
		New Media Center	(5/89 responses)
		Off-campus residence	(12/89 responses)
		Other	(22/89 responses)
70.8% of the people who took this survey (80 / 113) answered this question.

Other Responses (22 for this question)
"ANU, Australia"
"at employer location"
"Australia"
"Denver CO"
"Home"
"Library"
"New Job"
"Off-campus business office"
"other"( 13 ) responses
"WVU"

9. Compared to what you expected, how difficult was it to submit your thesis/dissertation electronically?

		Neither more nor less difficult.	(15/78 responses)
		Much more difficult	(9/78 responses)
		Somewhat more difficult	(8/78 responses)
		Somewhat less difficult	(24/78 responses)
		Much less difficult	(22/78 responses)
69.03% of the people who took this survey (78 / 113) answered this question.

10. Within the next 1-2 years, what do you intend to publish from your ETD?
Please select all that may apply.

		Book chapter	(4/113 responses)
		Conference proceedings	(22/113 responses)
		Will not publish	(9/113 responses)
		Journal article	(57/113 responses)
		Other	(7/113 responses)
		Book	(14/113 responses)
69.03% of the people who took this survey (78 / 113) answered this question.

Other Responses (7 for this question)
"Electronic version"
"other"( 4 ) responses
"several journal articles"( 2 ) responses

11. If you restricted access to your VT ETD, what did you base your decision on?
Select all that apply.

		Personal choice	(21/75 responses)
		Other	(3/75 responses)
		Advice of others	(9/75 responses)
		Advice of publisher	(14/75 responses)
		Advice of faculty	(28/75 responses)
45.13% of the people who took this survey (51 / 113) answered this question.

Other Responses (3 for this question)
"other"( 2 ) responses
"Will find out from advisor if necessary to restrict"

12. Please include any comments or questions that you have about ETDs?

Text Responses (16 for this question)
""Required Fields" are to be indicated with an asterix, but none are (and this field doesn't wrap)."
"Archive fee."
"ddd"
"good questions"
"I am restricting access until it is published. Is this appropriate?"
"It is pretty stupid to have the review and acceptance of your thesis, dependent on the completion of this survey, which refuses to load itself, with cookie or no cookie."
"it's useful and convenient."
"No comments" - ( 4 responses)
"nothing"
"Thank you for helping this become a painless experience!"
"The bookmarks were not a straight-forward operation and needed more explanation."
"There certainly is a lot of hard-copy paper work to do for an electronic submission"
"Wow!"

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