THE I N D U S T R I A L C H Y M I S T WRITING
D e a r Reader:
This is the last I & E C Monthly, a n d the last Chymist as you’ve known him. Your correspondent is now editor of Chemical Technology. Chemical Technology, the new interdisciplinary magazine of the ACS, will be designed to be useful a n d to be read. You can contribute significantly to this design by completing the following questionnaire. Please take 12 minutes (actually timed) to complete it a n d send it to me. For your trouble, you’ll have a helpful new publication. I’ll also send you a complete set of Chyinists (as long as they last) if you p u t your return address on your envelope. I personally assure confidentiality. T h a n k you for your attention in the past, a n d interest in the future.
BENLUBEROFF, EDITOR CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY BASSETT BUILDING SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY 07901
I have (co-)authored (approx. number)
~
journal articles
My employer emphasizes publications in
flatents
books
~
conjdential reports
~
hiring
raises
promotions
We get bonuses for patent aflplzcation
issued patents
journal articles
Christmas
__
I publish for
fun
service to profession
my boss
recognition
advancement
READING AND WRITING I would read more
I would write more
if
if
My work were more interesting Employer encouraged it
_ ,
READING
I had more time at work
Estimate hours/week you spend reading In specialty General technical Company confidential Leisure (books, news, magazines)
at aork
other
_ _ _ _ ~~
_
I subscribe to (nameperiodicals)
_
I could read or write better I could work at home
___ ____ ~
_
_
-___
I felt it would help me advance
-___
Employer gave us more periodicals
-
Referees weren’t so pickey
____
I regularly look at
_
_
My work ~ were more thorough
~
I had editorial help Employer clearance were less cumbersome
Number of hours spent reading at one sitting
~-
~~
Number of pages an article “should” be
Maximum
Comfortable
Maximum
Comfortable
I like lots of photos graphs
Ad’s are
tables
solid text
cartoons
pu+s
___________
useful pretty
When a magazine arrives I j h t
a pain
read contents
thumb through
__
find favorite section
Iamin
____
~
industry
government
Fill in year of each degree
teaching __
__
___
B.S.
M.S.
Ph.D.
sigh deeply
My secondary interests are Estimate % of current month spent in
-% __
After I read an article I often
~
make notes
jiie it
jie photocopy
circulate it
circulate photocopy
~
~
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
yawn
browse adjacent article
write a memo
I wish I knew more about
discuss up
discuss down
training
My specialty is
a necessary evil ~~
AND YOU
I _
__
discuss sideways
~
My age is
~-
I would like to see a memorial book of landmark I&EC articles 1909-1970 if it costs _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ $70 $5 $2 nuthin’
