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Institutions, conferences to receive Internet survey

During the past year, the Association has established an electronic mail connection via the Internet and created NCAA Online, the Association's home page on the World Wide Web.

Now, the membership is being asked to provide further direction by responding to the survey.

The survey will attempt to gain a better understanding of the current development of Internet technology in conferences, on campuses and in athletics departments. It will seek information on such topics as e-mail, listservers (which permit automatic and simultaneous distribution of information via e-mail), the World Wide Web and NCAA Online.

One survey will be sent to each institution and conference. The surveys will be mailed to athletics directors and commissioners.

A memorandum explaining the purpose of the survey and describing its contents will be mailed to chief operating officers, compliance coordinators, faculty athletics representatives, senior woman administrators and sports information directors. Those individuals are encouraged to participate in the completion of the survey.

Responses are requested by November 1.

The survey was created by an NCAA staff project team that has been studying the Internet as a communication vehicle linking the national office and the membership, media and general public.

Since establishment of e-mail capability in January 1996, the NCAA staff has been receiving and sending hundreds of e-mail messages per week.

The information on NCAA Online -- including general information about the Association, championships information, information for prospective student-athletes, statistics, administrative databases, information about NCAA publications, and the full text of The NCAA News -- is viewed by individuals around the world.