Survey: Search Tools for Academic Research

Survey: Search Tools for Academic Research

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1. Please answer these questions about yourself.

Please answer these questions about yourself. Primary role at CSU (faculty, staff, undergraduate, graduate)
College
Department
Years at CSU

2. How frequently have you used these library catalogs and book sources?
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	very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
CSU Library Catalog (Sage)	How frequently have you used these library catalogs and book sources? (click a link to open in a new window) CSU Library Catalog (Sage) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Regional Catalog (Prospector)	Regional Catalog (Prospector) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Fort Collins Public Library Catalog	Fort Collins Public Library Catalog very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
WorldCat	WorldCat very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Library of Congress	Library of Congress very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
other library catalogs	other library catalogs very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Google Books	Google Books very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
LibraryThing	LibraryThing very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Amazon.com	Amazon.com very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
BarnesAndNoble.com	BarnesAndNoble.com very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it

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3. How frequently have you used these research tools?
(click a link to open in a new window)

	very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
World Wide Web/Internet	How frequently have you used these research tools? (click a link to open in a new window) World Wide Web/Internet very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Google	Google very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Google Scholar	Google Scholar very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Wikipedia	Wikipedia very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
CSU Libraries Web site	CSU Libraries Web site very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
CSU InterLibrary Loan	CSU InterLibrary Loan very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
CSU Research Databases	CSU Research Databases very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Find Journals (FindIt@CSU)	Find Journals (FindIt@CSU) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Find Articles (quick search or custom search, Metalib)	Find Articles (quick search or custom search, Metalib) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
E-Reserves	E-Reserves very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Research Guides	Research Guides very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Digital Collections	Digital Collections very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
CSU Digital Repository	CSU Digital Repository very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Reference/citation managers (examples)	Reference/citation managers (examples) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Social bookmarking services (examples)	Social bookmarking services (examples) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
RSS feeds (examples)	RSS feeds (examples) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it
Blogs	Blogs very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	never heard of it

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4. How frequently would you use these features of a search tool like Sage or Discovery?
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	very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
search in a specific field	How frequently would you use these features of a search tool like Sage or Discovery? (click a link to open in a new window) search in a specific field very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
limit search results to specific field values (links or search options)	limit search results to specific field values (links or search options) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
sort by a specific field	sort by a specific field very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
repeat your search in other places	repeat your search in other places very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
look up an item in other places	look up an item in other places very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
search many places at once for different types of items (e.g. books, articles, journals, Web pages)	search many places at once for different types of items (e.g. books, articles, journals, Web pages) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list)	suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
spelling corrections (did you mean?)	spelling corrections (did you mean?) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
similar items	similar items very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
citations (display, export to reference manager)	citations (display, export to reference manager) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks)	user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
RSS feeds or email notifications of new items	RSS feeds or email notifications of new items very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
personalization (my saved searches, favorite items, checked out items, holds, personal bookmarks)	personalization (my saved searches, favorite items, checked out items, holds, personal bookmarks) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it

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5. How frequently would you use each of these search limits?

	very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
library location	How frequently would you use each of these search limits? library location very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
format/material type	format/material type very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
call number and Library of Congress subject	call number and Library of Congress subject very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
topic	topic very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
author	author very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
language	language very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
genre (e.g. historical fiction, annual reports)	genre (e.g. historical fiction, annual reports) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
era (e.g. 19th or 20th century)	era (e.g. 19th or 20th century) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
region (e.g. France, California, Latin America)	region (e.g. France, California, Latin America) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
publisher	publisher very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
year of publication	year of publication very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
series	series very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing)	availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it
new items (e.g. this week, this month, this year)	new items (e.g. this week, this month, this year) very frequently	frequently	sometimes	rarely	never	don't know	don't understand it

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6. Where should this information about items be displayed?

	search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
title, author	Where should this information about items be displayed? title, author search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
Published (publisher, place, date of publication)	Published (publisher, place, date of publication) search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
numbers (call number, ISBN, ISSN, LCCN)	numbers (call number, ISBN, ISSN, LCCN) search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
URL/Web link	URL/Web link search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
subjects/topics	subjects/topics search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
availability/status, location	availability/status, location search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
find this item in other library catalogs or sources	find this item in other library catalogs or sources search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
summary, description, abstract, table of contents	summary, description, abstract, table of contents search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
request/hold button	request/hold button search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
add to my favorites button	add to my favorites button search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it
save/export citation button	save/export citation button search results and item view	only item view	only tab in item view	not at all	don't know	don't understand it

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7. How do you feel about Sage?

	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
It is visually attractive.	How do you feel about Sage? It is visually attractive. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
The page layout is well organized.	The page layout is well organized. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
It is easy to use.	It is easy to use. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
I can easily find materials I am looking for.	I can easily find materials I am looking for. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
The items I seek are usually in the top few search results.	The items I seek are usually in the top few search results. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
I never feel lost when using it.	I never feel lost when using it. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
The pages load quickly.	The pages load quickly. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
The text of headings and labels is easy to understand.	The text of headings and labels is easy to understand. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree

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8. How do you feel about Discovery?

	strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
It is visually attractive.	How do you feel about Discovery? It is visually attractive. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
The page layout is well organized.	The page layout is well organized. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
It is easy to use.	It is easy to use. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
I can easily find materials I am looking for.	I can easily find materials I am looking for. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
The items I seek are usually in the top few search results.	The items I seek are usually in the top few search results. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
I never feel lost when using it.	I never feel lost when using it. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
The pages load quickly.	The pages load quickly. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree
The text of headings and labels is easy to understand.	The text of headings and labels is easy to understand. strongly agree	agree	neutral	disagree	strongly disagree

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9. Please answer these questions about your experience with search tools.
(You may want to write your answers in a text editor or word processor and paste them into the spaces provided.)

Please answer these questions about your experience with search tools. (You may want to write your answers in a text editor or word processor and paste them into the spaces provided.) What types of materials do you look for or want to find when searching the library catalog? (topics, formats, etc.)
Where do you usually start your search? (e.g. catalog itself, library home page, or student/faculty/staff page)?
What do you like about Sage and/or Discovery?
What do you dislike? What features or aspects are annoying, hard to use or give you trouble?
What added features and improvements would you like to see in these or other online tools for academic research?
Do you have any comments or questions about this survey?

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