Survey: Online 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	CSU Library Catalog (Sage) frequently	CSU Library Catalog (Sage) sometimes	CSU Library Catalog (Sage) rarely	CSU Library Catalog (Sage) never	CSU Library Catalog (Sage) never heard of it
Regional Catalog (Prospector)	Regional Catalog (Prospector) very frequently	Regional Catalog (Prospector) frequently	Regional Catalog (Prospector) sometimes	Regional Catalog (Prospector) rarely	Regional Catalog (Prospector) never	Regional Catalog (Prospector) never heard of it
Fort Collins Public Library Catalog	Fort Collins Public Library Catalog very frequently	Fort Collins Public Library Catalog frequently	Fort Collins Public Library Catalog sometimes	Fort Collins Public Library Catalog rarely	Fort Collins Public Library Catalog never	Fort Collins Public Library Catalog never heard of it
WorldCat	WorldCat very frequently	WorldCat frequently	WorldCat sometimes	WorldCat rarely	WorldCat never	WorldCat never heard of it
Library of Congress	Library of Congress very frequently	Library of Congress frequently	Library of Congress sometimes	Library of Congress rarely	Library of Congress never	Library of Congress never heard of it
other library catalogs	other library catalogs very frequently	other library catalogs frequently	other library catalogs sometimes	other library catalogs rarely	other library catalogs never	other library catalogs never heard of it
Google Books	Google Books very frequently	Google Books frequently	Google Books sometimes	Google Books rarely	Google Books never	Google Books never heard of it
LibraryThing	LibraryThing very frequently	LibraryThing frequently	LibraryThing sometimes	LibraryThing rarely	LibraryThing never	LibraryThing never heard of it
Amazon.com	Amazon.com very frequently	Amazon.com frequently	Amazon.com sometimes	Amazon.com rarely	Amazon.com never	Amazon.com never heard of it
BarnesAndNoble.com	BarnesAndNoble.com very frequently	BarnesAndNoble.com frequently	BarnesAndNoble.com sometimes	BarnesAndNoble.com rarely	BarnesAndNoble.com never	BarnesAndNoble.com never heard of it

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

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4. How useful to you are these existing or future features?
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	very useful	useful	sometimes useful	rarely useful	not useful	don't understand it
search in a specific field	*How useful to you are these existing or future features? (click a link to open in a new window) search in a specific field very useful	search in a specific field useful	search in a specific field sometimes useful	search in a specific field rarely useful	search in a specific field not useful	search in a specific field don't understand it
limit search results to specific field values (browsing, links or search options)	limit search results to specific field values (browsing, links or search options) very useful	limit search results to specific field values (browsing, links or search options) useful	limit search results to specific field values (browsing, links or search options) sometimes useful	limit search results to specific field values (browsing, links or search options) rarely useful	limit search results to specific field values (browsing, links or search options) not useful	limit search results to specific field values (browsing, links or search options) don't understand it
sort by a specific field	sort by a specific field very useful	sort by a specific field useful	sort by a specific field sometimes useful	sort by a specific field rarely useful	sort by a specific field not useful	sort by a specific field don't understand it
repeat your search in other places	repeat your search in other places very useful	repeat your search in other places useful	repeat your search in other places sometimes useful	repeat your search in other places rarely useful	repeat your search in other places not useful	repeat your search in other places don't understand it
look up an item in other places	look up an item in other places very useful	look up an item in other places useful	look up an item in other places sometimes useful	look up an item in other places rarely useful	look up an item in other places not useful	look up an item in other places don't understand it
display availability in other places (Prospector, WorldCat, InterLibrary Loan)	display availability in other places (Prospector, WorldCat, InterLibrary Loan) very useful	display availability in other places (Prospector, WorldCat, InterLibrary Loan) useful	display availability in other places (Prospector, WorldCat, InterLibrary Loan) sometimes useful	display availability in other places (Prospector, WorldCat, InterLibrary Loan) rarely useful	display availability in other places (Prospector, WorldCat, InterLibrary Loan) not useful	display availability in other places (Prospector, WorldCat, InterLibrary Loan) 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 useful	search many places at once for different types of items (e.g. books, articles, journals, Web pages) useful	search many places at once for different types of items (e.g. books, articles, journals, Web pages) sometimes useful	search many places at once for different types of items (e.g. books, articles, journals, Web pages) rarely useful	search many places at once for different types of items (e.g. books, articles, journals, Web pages) not useful	search many places at once for different types of items (e.g. books, articles, journals, Web pages) don't understand it
suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list)	suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list) very useful	suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list) useful	suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list) sometimes useful	suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list) rarely useful	suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list) not useful	suggestions (drop-down autocomplete list) don't understand it
spelling corrections (did you mean?)	spelling corrections (did you mean?) very useful	spelling corrections (did you mean?) useful	spelling corrections (did you mean?) sometimes useful	spelling corrections (did you mean?) rarely useful	spelling corrections (did you mean?) not useful	spelling corrections (did you mean?) don't understand it
similar items	similar items very useful	similar items useful	similar items sometimes useful	similar items rarely useful	similar items not useful	similar items don't understand it
citations (display, export to reference manager)	citations (display, export to reference manager) very useful	citations (display, export to reference manager) useful	citations (display, export to reference manager) sometimes useful	citations (display, export to reference manager) rarely useful	citations (display, export to reference manager) not useful	citations (display, export to reference manager) don't understand it
user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks)	user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks) very useful	user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks) useful	user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks) sometimes useful	user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks) rarely useful	user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks) not useful	user-generated metadata (ratings, reviews/comments, tags, social bookmarks) don't understand it
RSS feeds or email notifications of new items	RSS feeds or email notifications of new items very useful	RSS feeds or email notifications of new items useful	RSS feeds or email notifications of new items sometimes useful	RSS feeds or email notifications of new items rarely useful	RSS feeds or email notifications of new items not useful	RSS feeds or email notifications of new items don't understand it
personalization (search history, saved searches, favorite items, requested items, checked out items, checkout history)	personalization (search history, saved searches, favorite items, requested items, checked out items, checkout history) very useful	personalization (search history, saved searches, favorite items, requested items, checked out items, checkout history) useful	personalization (search history, saved searches, favorite items, requested items, checked out items, checkout history) sometimes useful	personalization (search history, saved searches, favorite items, requested items, checked out items, checkout history) rarely useful	personalization (search history, saved searches, favorite items, requested items, checked out items, checkout history) not useful	personalization (search history, saved searches, favorite items, requested items, checked out items, checkout history) don't understand it
single login for multiple accounts/services	single login for multiple accounts/services very useful	single login for multiple accounts/services useful	single login for multiple accounts/services sometimes useful	single login for multiple accounts/services rarely useful	single login for multiple accounts/services not useful	single login for multiple accounts/services don't understand it
filter by availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing)	filter by availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing) very useful	filter by availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing) useful	filter by availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing) sometimes useful	filter by availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing) rarely useful	filter by availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing) not useful	filter by availability (e.g. available, checked out, library use only, missing) 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 useful	new items (e.g. this week, this month, this year) useful	new items (e.g. this week, this month, this year) sometimes useful	new items (e.g. this week, this month, this year) rarely useful	new items (e.g. this week, this month, this year) not useful	new items (e.g. this week, this month, this year) don't understand it
content description (summary, description, abstract, table of contents, excerpts, sample pages)	content description (summary, description, abstract, table of contents, excerpts, sample pages) very useful	content description (summary, description, abstract, table of contents, excerpts, sample pages) useful	content description (summary, description, abstract, table of contents, excerpts, sample pages) sometimes useful	content description (summary, description, abstract, table of contents, excerpts, sample pages) rarely useful	content description (summary, description, abstract, table of contents, excerpts, sample pages) not useful	content description (summary, description, abstract, table of contents, excerpts, sample pages) don't understand it

Comments (How could these be improved in Discovery, Sage or other tools?)

5. How do you feel about the CSU Library Catalog (Sage)?

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

Comments (What do you like? Dislike? How could it be improved?)

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

Comments (What do you like? Dislike? How could it be improved?)

7. Do you have any other questions, comments or suggestions about this survey or online tools for academic research?

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