Mobile devices in the scientific workflow
Thank you for taking 5-7 minutes to fill out the questions below. Even though the form may look long, most questions consist of just making a selection. If you are interested in hearing about the results we get out of this, please send an email to MobileMarket@elsevier.com, and we're more than happy to share our findings with you. The first set of questions is about your current use of your current mobile device (e.g. a smartphone, PDA, e-reader, netbook, tablet PC, etc.).
1.	How do you rate the usefulness of having the following types of scientific content on a mobile device?     Definitely useful   Definitely not useful 1 2 3 4 5 a. Full-text articles b. Complete books c. Book chapters d. Abstracts database with links to full-text e. Multimedia (e.g. images, video, audio) f. RSS / Email Alerts (e.g. search alerts, issue alerts) g. Factual scientific info (e.g. formulas, tables with chemical properties or other facts) h. Reference management i. Other: j. Other: k. For the content type(s) above that you rated as the most useful, what makes this so useful to you? l. For the content type(s) above that you rated as the least useful, what makes this not useful to you?
2.	Do you currently use a mobile device for some more extensive reading (i.e. more than a few paragraphs)? Yes No
3.	If you answered No to the previous question, why not? screen is too small screen is too hard to read no useful content for me to read no reason for me to read while I am in transit Other
4.	Do you currently use any work-related applications on your mobile device? No Yes, namely
5.	What work-related application would you really like to have on your mobile device?
Mobile devices usually have a wide range of multimedia and other features. Do you see any use in your workflow for the following features:
6.	In my workflow, I would use the camera for taking photes taking videos other use of the camera Please describe a typical use in your workflow
7.	In my workflow, I would use the location awareness (e.g. GPS) for Please describe a typical use in your workflow
8.	In my workflow, I would use an online connection to the internet for Please describe a typical use in your workflow
9.	In my workflow, I would use offline information for Please describe a typical use in your workflow
10.	In my workflow, I would use a relatively large display for viewing images other use of the display Please describe a typical use in your workflow
11.	In my workflow, I would use sound for playing music playing sounds other than music recording sound other use of sound Please describe a typical use in your workflow
12.	In my workflow, I would use the phone for Please describe a typical use in your workflow
13.	In my workflow, I would use SMS / texting for Please describe a typical use in your workflow
14.	In my workflow, I would use note taking for Please describe a typical use in your workflow
15.	In my workflow, I would use RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification, identifying and tracking objects) Please describe a typical use in your workflow
16.	Other feature of the device Please describe a typical use in your workflow
17.	Please indicate below what work-related activities you currently do on a mobile device, in different contexts:   a. When at home, I use my mobile device for reading evaluating and selecting info searching for facts searching for background / introductionary info to-do type of functionality keeping track of research data Other   b. While commuting, I use my mobile device for reading evaluating and selecting info searching for facts searching for background / introductionary info to-do type of functionality keeping track of research data Other   c. While working in the lab, I use my mobile device for reading evaluating and selecting info searching for facts searching for background / introductionary info to-do type of functionality keeping track of research data Other   d. While working in the field, I use my mobile device for reading evaluating and selecting info searching for facts searching for background / introductionary info to-do type of functionality keeping track of research data Other   e. While travelling abroad, I use my mobile device for reading evaluating and selecting info searching for facts searching for background / introductionary info to-do type of functionality keeping track of research data Other   f. While being at a conference, I use my mobile device for reading evaluating and selecting info searching for facts searching for background / introductionary info to-do type of functionality keeping track of research data Other   g. Another context in which I use my mobile device is   h. In the above context, I use my mobile device for reading evaluating and selecting info searching for facts searching for background / introductionary info to-do type of functionality keeping track of research data Other
The next set of questions is about imagined used of future mobile devices. Mobile devices already come in many different shapes and sizes, as shown by the pictures below, and no doubt will further evolve in the future. So when answering the following questions, please think about typical tasks in your daily work, rather than about limitations and characteristics of current devices.
18.	Can you recall a situation in your workflow in which you would have liked to use a mobile device but for some reason it was not feasible?   Situation 1:   a. When I was in/at (location)   b. I wanted to (intention)   c. This was a hassle because   Situation 2:   d. When I was in/at (location)   e. I wanted to (intention)   f. This was a hassle because   g. What is the one thing that would definitely make you use a mobile device more in your workflow in the future?
Finally, a few questions about your background:
19.	What mobile device do you currently use the most for work-related activities? iPhone Blackberry G1 / Android phone Amazon Kindle Sony Reader Tablet PC Other
20.	What is your current position? graduate student Ph.D. student post-doc researcher professor Other
21.	What is your field of research? life sciences social sciences physical sciences health sciences arts, humanities Other
22.	Any other comments?

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