Community and Conflict Survey

In cooperation with other agencies, the Springfield-Greene County Library District is planning a digital preservation project focused on the Civil War in the Ozarks. Our goal is to create a database of digitized documents and make it accessible to the general public. By completing the survey below, you can help us determine the themes, content and search strategies that will make our database relevant and user-friendly.

1. When conducting research on historical events, or specifically the Civil War, what subjects are of most interest to you? Check all that apply.

When conducting research on historical events, or specifically the Civil War, what subjects are of most interest to you? Check all that apply. Battles / military Business / economics Criminal acts Ethnic groups	Families / home life Agriculture Social life / entertainment Gender issues (women's suffrage, etc.)	Letters / diaries Technology / industry advancements Politics
Other (please list)

2. Rank the usefulness of each resource material below:

	Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Online databases (EBSCO, J Store)	Rank the usefulness of each resource material below: Online databases (EBSCO, J Store) Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Internet search engines (Yahoo, Google)	Internet search engines (Yahoo, Google) Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Books, magazines, encyclopedias, textbooks	Books, magazines, encyclopedias, textbooks Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Photographs	Photographs Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Letters	Letters Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Maps	Maps Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Newspapers	Newspapers Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Personal accounts, diaries, journals	Personal accounts, diaries, journals Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use

List others

3. What types of research material do you gather when first starting to conduct historical research?

What types of research material do you gather when first starting to conduct historical research?

4. If you were looking at a historical document online, which format would you prefer to see? Check one.

If you were looking at a historical document online, which format would you prefer to see? Check one. Scan of the original

Transcription

Scan and transcription

5. List some websites that you have found most helpful for historical research:

List some websites that you have found most helpful for historical research:

6. Rank the usefulness of the features you prefer to use on websites:

	Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Keyword searching	Rank the usefulness of the features you prefer to use on websites: Keyword searching Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Drop-down menus	Drop-down menus Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Geographical links	Geographical links Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use
Chronological organization	Chronological organization Very useful	Useful	Neutral	Not useful	Do not use

7. Check your occupation:

Check your occupation: Teacher

High school student

College faculty

Undergraduate student

Graduate student

Other (Describe)

8. Comments

Comments

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