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Dr Lesly Huxley and Christine Mullings

• Gathering Evidence Current ICT Use and Future
  Needs for Arts Humanities Research
• AHRC ICT Strategy Projects meeting, 14/12/05

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Project overview
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Project Steering Group

• Dr Angela Piccini, PARIP Project, Department of
  Drama, University of Bristol
• Dr Jonathan Gibson, English Department, Royal
  Holloway University of London
• Dr John Irving, Head of Music Department,
  University of Bristol
• Dr Shelley Hales, Classics and Ancient History,
  University of Bristol
• Jayne Everard, Service Manager, Artifact,
  Manchester Metropolitan University
• Professor David Cowling, Professor of French,
  University of Durham
• Sheila Anderson, Director, Arts and Humanities
  Data Service, Kings College London

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What does the survey cover?

• Current research and how it is carried out
• The importance of e- and non-e resources
• Creating eResources
• Dissemination of research results
• Formal and informal support available
• Effect and impact of ICT use in research
• Difficulties and gaps in provision
• Future intentions/needs around ICT use

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http//www.survey.bris.ac.uk/ahrc/survey
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Distribution and follow-up

• Dec JISCmail and other e-lists via HUMBUL,
  Artifact, AHDS and the AHRC and members of our
  steering group difficulty of reaching individual
  researchers by email or post
• Dec Links on AHRC, AHDS, HUMBUL and Artifact
• Jan Approaches to heads of department to remind
  and encourage No e- or other lists available
• Feb/Mar Identification and follow-up of 6 case
  studies via interview

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Potential issues, possible solutions

• Overlap with other ICT programme surveys Meeting
  with other major survey projects and Methods
  Network - no discernible overlaps, agree to share
  data, only ours going out to individuals
• 2. Survey fatigue and confusion for usersTry
  to make our survey distinguishable and work with
  Methods Network re dissemination
• 3. Difficulty of reaching non-users and cases
  Other project focussing on non-users