Citation Management Software Survey

We are conducting a short survey about Purdue users’ preference for citation management software packages. Your answers will help us to evaluate your needs and determine which of these software packages you would like us to support. Your input is appreciated.

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1. Your status:

2. Your Purdue department / school affiliation (e.g., CLA / History):

3. Your past experience in using citation management software:

	Never Used	Used 1-2 times	Regular User	Dedicated User (do not want to change to another product)
EndNote	3. Your past experience in using citation management software: EndNote Never Used	Used 1-2 times	Regular User	Dedicated User (do not want to change to another product)
EndNote Web	EndNote Web Never Used	Used 1-2 times	Regular User	Dedicated User (do not want to change to another product)
RefWorks	RefWorks Never Used	Used 1-2 times	Regular User	Dedicated User (do not want to change to another product)

Other (please specify)

4. In your opinion, please rank the importance of these features in a citation management software package:

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Easy to capture citations / references from online sources	4. In your opinion, please rank the importance of these features in a citation management software package: Easy to capture citations / references from online sources Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Easy to format bibliography / works cited page	Easy to format bibliography / works cited page Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Easy to edit collected references	Easy to edit collected references Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Attaching images, figures, PDFs, and other kinds of files to a citation / reference record	Attaching images, figures, PDFs, and other kinds of files to a citation / reference record Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Keeping personal notes on a citation / reference record	Keeping personal notes on a citation / reference record Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Adding customized fields to a citation / reference record	Adding customized fields to a citation / reference record Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Sharing my library of references with other users	Sharing my library of references with other users Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Accessing my library of references from anywhere with an internet connection	Accessing my library of references from anywhere with an internet connection Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Taking my references with me when I leave Purdue	Taking my references with me when I leave Purdue Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Storing my references on my own computer, and not on an outside server	Storing my references on my own computer, and not on an outside server Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable
Software provided without charge to me	Software provided without charge to me Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Not Applicable

Other (please specify)

5. How satisfied are you with the overall usability of:

	Not Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Satisfied	Very Satisfied	Not Applicable
EndNote	5. How satisfied are you with the overall usability of: EndNote Not Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Satisfied	Very Satisfied	Not Applicable
EndNote Web	EndNote Web Not Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Satisfied	Very Satisfied	Not Applicable
RefWorks	RefWorks Not Satisfied	Somewhat Satisfied	Satisfied	Very Satisfied	Not Applicable

Other (please specify)

6. Would you like Purdue to support:

	Yes	No	Undecided
EndNote	6. Would you like Purdue to support: EndNote Yes	No	Undecided
EndNote Web	EndNote Web Yes	No	Undecided
RefWorks	RefWorks Yes	No	Undecided

Other (please specify)

1. Your status:

2. Your Purdue department / school affiliation (e.g., CLA / History):

3. Your past experience in using citation management software:

4. In your opinion, please rank the importance of these features in a citation management software package:

5. How satisfied are you with the overall usability of:

6. Would you like Purdue to support:

7. Additional comments: