Workshop Report - Pervasive Technology Institute - Indiana University

A survey of NSF scientists was conducted in preparation for the Campus Bridging Workshop on
Software and Services to help inform the discussions. The survey was implemented by the Indiana
University Center for Survey Research (IUCSR) under Indiana University Institutional Review Board
approval. A set of 5,000 scientists were randomly selected from a pool of 34,623 people classified
as principal investigators (PIs) funded by the NSF between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2009,
and for whom we had a valid email address (excluding 1224 PIs for whom we could not determine
a valid email address). The survey was initiated on 5 August 2010 and participation was requested
via e-mail. During the course of the survey three reminder messages were sent to the individuals
who had not yet responded. A snapshot of the results was taken on 21 August 2010 for analysis
and presentation at the workshop, while the survey continued to be active until full closure on 24
September 2010. The results presented here supersede the results presented at the 25 August 2010
workshop and represent the complete set of data collected during the term of the survey. As of the
writing of this report, the survey continues to be available at the following location:
https://iucsr.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6fAnne3gmd88f1G
Appendix 1.1. Survey results
The first question asked if the respondent uses any CI beyond their personal workstation or other CI
operated by themselves and their team. If the respondent selected “no” to this question, they were
directed to the end of the survey. Respondents who selected “yes” were guided through a series of
questions for which results are shown below. 47% of the 1,387 total respondents selected “yes.”
47%
53%
Yes
No
Figure A.1.1.
The 665 respondents who selected yes to question one were asked to specify the percentage of
their CI usage as follows: operated by the respondent and their local team; operated by their local
campus; a state or regional resource; national resources; international government-funded; and
commercial.
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