Audiobook Survey for a Graduate Student's Research-- Please Consider Participating

Today I am sharing a survey by a grad student. Please pass this on far and wide. Share it everywhere. And consider taking it yourself. She explains how to participate anonymously and how to share more if you want. 

See below for her introduction and click here to participate. 

Audiobook Narration Survey

Hello, my name is Chelsey Hahmann and I am a student at the University of Stirling. As part of my master's degree in Publishing Studies, I am doing some research into audiobook narration. 

Please read the information below before filling out the survey: 

1.     Research Project Title

Are You Listening? Audiobook Narration and its Effects on Listener Satisfaction

2.     Opening text:

You are invited to participate in a web-based online survey on audiobook narration preferences. You have been invited to participate because you are over 18 and have listened to an audiobook within the last two years, or have previously been a regular listener of audiobooks. This survey is part of a research project being conducted by Chelsey Hahmann, a postgraduate student at the University of Stirling. It should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. You will be given some multiple choice questions and a few written questions to answer about your personal preferences as a listener of audiobooks. 

Please read through these terms before agreeing to participate below.

3.     Background, aims of project 

The aim of this project is to help publishers better understand what makes audiobook narration successful in order to create a better product for their listeners. 

4.     Do I have to take part?

No. Your participation in this survey is voluntary. You may refuse to take part in the research or exit the survey at any time without penalty by pressing the ‘Exit’ button / closing the browser. You are free to decline to answer any particular question for any reason – simply leave the question blank and move on to the next one. 

You can only take the survey once, but you can edit your responses until the survey is closed on [date – to be determined]. 

5.     What happens to the data I provide?

I am carrying out this study as part of my work towards the completion of my degree. Your answers will be completely anonymous, and we will use all reasonable endeavours to keep them confidential. Your data will be stored in a password-protected file. Your IP address will not be stored.

At the end of the survey you will be asked if you are interested in participating in an additional survey, in which case you will be asked to provide your email address. If you choose to provide this contact information, your survey responses may no longer be anonymous to the researcher. However, no names or identifying information would be included in any publications or presentations based on these data and your responses to this survey will remain confidential. Furthermore, your email address information will be safely deleted after the second survey has been sent. However, we will ask all participants for their permission to use direct quotes.

6.     Will the research be published?

The research will primarily be used for my dissertation project. 

7.     Who has reviewed this research project?

The ethical approaches of this project have been approved via The University of Stirling General University Ethics Panel.

8.     Whom do I contact if I have concerns about this study or I wish to complain?

If you would like to discuss the research with someone, please feel free to contact me, Chelsey Hahmann, at the email address cdh00012@students.stir.ac.uk, or my advisor, Alastair Horne, at alastair.horne@stir.ac.uk.

In case of a complaint, please contact our Publishing Studies Programme Director, Caroline Wintersgill, at caroline.wintersgill@stir.ac.uk.

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey! 

Please click here to access the survey. And thank you in advance for participating and passing it on.