The Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) is looking for people to take part in this survey and help improve the understanding of digital methods and software within the economics and social sciences communities in the UK.
The SSI is seeking input from all different roles and career stages, including researchers, students, senior decision makers, curators, librarians and software developers. Make your voice and experience heard by answering the survey, and help to spread the word by encouraging your colleagues and network to answer it too. It takes around 15 minutes to respond, and there will be a prize draw for 5x £30 shopping vouchers. Participants should be linked to a UK-based institution.
Responses will help improve the understanding of the digital methods and software that people use, or wish they could use within the remit of the economics and social sciences, topics of particular relevance to users of the UK Data Service collections.
Follow-up interviews and further information
This survey is part of a wider study conducted by the Software Sustainability Institute to understand how software and data are used by people working in projects within the areas of economics and social sciences research. The study has been funded by the Economics and Social Sciences Research Council (ESRC).
As part of the overall study, they will be conducting additional interviews to further explore some of the issues/questions raised by participants. The combined knowledge from the survey and interviews will help inform ESRC digital infrastructure funding.
You can register your interest to participate in the interviews in the last page of the survey. Each person who is selected for an interview will be given a £50 shopping voucher. Please note that there will be a limit the number of interviews conducted. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact the SSI directly at info@software.ac.uk.