WHOI.edu Redesign Survey 2012

2. What is your highest level of education

What is your highest level of education High School

Some college

Undergraduate degree

Master’s degree

Doctorate

Other (please specify)

3. Which best describes you?

Which best describes you? Individual interested in ocean science

Educator

Student

Librarian

News media representative

Science funding agency employee

Science policy maker

Non-WHOI researcher

Individual or company interested in doing business with WHOI

Job seeker

WHOI-affliated (e.g. employee/student/trustee/alumnus/retiree/etc.)

Other (please specify)

4. How did you first learn about Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution?

How did you first learn about Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution? Friend or colleague

Another website

Online news site or blog

Newspaper or magazine

Television program or news

Radio program

Family member

Search engine

Facebook, Twitter or YouTube

Job opportunity

School/career counselor

Other (please specify)

5. How long have you been aware of the Institution?

How long have you been aware of the Institution? 0-1 years

1-5 years

5-10 years

More than 10 years

6. How often do you visit the WHOI website?

How often do you visit the WHOI website? Daily

Once a week

Once a month

Occasionally

Today is the first time.

7. How would you rate the overall design of the website?

How would you rate the overall design of the website? Outstanding

Very Good

Average

Fair

Poor

No opinion

Additional Comments

8. In general, how easy is it to find specific information on the WHOI website?

In general, how easy is it to find specific information on the WHOI website? Very Easy

Easy

Average

Difficult

Very Difficult

Additional Comments

9. How likely are you to:

	Very likely	Likely	Very unlikely	not sure
Revisit this site on a regular basis	*How likely are you to: Revisit this site on a regular basis Very likely	Revisit this site on a regular basis Likely	Revisit this site on a regular basis Very unlikely	Revisit this site on a regular basis not sure
Recommend the WHOI website to another	Recommend the WHOI website to another Very likely	Recommend the WHOI website to another Likely	Recommend the WHOI website to another Very unlikely	Recommend the WHOI website to another not sure

10. In what other ways have you connected with the Institution?

In what other ways have you connected with the Institution? Facebook

Twitter

You Tube

Monthly Newsletter

Oceanus Magazine email alerts

News Releases

Associates Program

RSS Feeds

Attending Events

Visits or Tours

Exhibit Center

Other (please specify)

11. What is your level of interest with the Institution?

What is your level of interest with the Institution? Just learning about WHOI and I want to know more

Actively interested in WHOI and follow its news and activities

I’ve known about WHOI for a long time and want to get others involved

Other (please specify)

12. Which current WHOI website features or content do you consider of greatest value?

	High value	Medium value	Low value	No value
Information about an individual or a lab	*Which current WHOI website features or content do you consider of greatest value? Information about an individual or a lab High value	Information about an individual or a lab Medium value	Information about an individual or a lab Low value	Information about an individual or a lab No value
General information about WHOI	General information about WHOI High value	General information about WHOI Medium value	General information about WHOI Low value	General information about WHOI No value
Areas of Research	Areas of Research High value	Areas of Research Medium value	Areas of Research Low value	Areas of Research No value
Research departments, centers & labs	Research departments, centers & labs High value	Research departments, centers & labs Medium value	Research departments, centers & labs Low value	Research departments, centers & labs No value
Ships & technology	Ships & technology High value	Ships & technology Medium value	Ships & technology Low value	Ships & technology No value
Educational opportunities	Educational opportunities High value	Educational opportunities Medium value	Educational opportunities Low value	Educational opportunities No value
Oceanus Magazine stories	Oceanus Magazine stories High value	Oceanus Magazine stories Medium value	Oceanus Magazine stories Low value	Oceanus Magazine stories No value
News releases	News releases High value	News releases Medium value	News releases Low value	News releases No value
Image of the Day	Image of the Day High value	Image of the Day Medium value	Image of the Day Low value	Image of the Day No value
Ocean topics	Ocean topics High value	Ocean topics Medium value	Ocean topics Low value	Ocean topics No value
WHOI in the News	WHOI in the News High value	WHOI in the News Medium value	WHOI in the News Low value	WHOI in the News No value
Online expeditions & blogs	Online expeditions & blogs High value	Online expeditions & blogs Medium value	Online expeditions & blogs Low value	Online expeditions & blogs No value
Job opportunities	Job opportunities High value	Job opportunities Medium value	Job opportunities Low value	Job opportunities No value
Ways to support WHOI	Ways to support WHOI High value	Ways to support WHOI Medium value	Ways to support WHOI Low value	Ways to support WHOI No value
Multimedia	Multimedia High value	Multimedia Medium value	Multimedia Low value	Multimedia No value
Scientific facilities & services	Scientific facilities & services High value	Scientific facilities & services Medium value	Scientific facilities & services Low value	Scientific facilities & services No value
Scientific data	Scientific data High value	Scientific data Medium value	Scientific data Low value	Scientific data No value
Materials for Teachers	Materials for Teachers High value	Materials for Teachers Medium value	Materials for Teachers Low value	Materials for Teachers No value
Calendar of events	Calendar of events High value	Calendar of events Medium value	Calendar of events Low value	Calendar of events No value

Other (please specify)

13. How would you evaluate the content (writing, photos, illustrations) on the WHOI website?

	Outstanding	Very Good	Average	Fair	Poor
Length of articles	*How would you evaluate the content (writing, photos, illustrations) on the WHOI website? Length of articles Outstanding	Length of articles Very Good	Length of articles Average	Length of articles Fair	Length of articles Poor
Understandability	Understandability Outstanding	Understandability Very Good	Understandability Average	Understandability Fair	Understandability Poor
Accuracy	Accuracy Outstanding	Accuracy Very Good	Accuracy Average	Accuracy Fair	Accuracy Poor
Writing style	Writing style Outstanding	Writing style Very Good	Writing style Average	Writing style Fair	Writing style Poor
Video production	Video production Outstanding	Video production Very Good	Video production Average	Video production Fair	Video production Poor
Amount of imagery	Amount of imagery Outstanding	Amount of imagery Very Good	Amount of imagery Average	Amount of imagery Fair	Amount of imagery Poor
Quality of imagery	Quality of imagery Outstanding	Quality of imagery Very Good	Quality of imagery Average	Quality of imagery Fair	Quality of imagery Poor

Additional Comments

14. In what way do you prefer to view content (articles, images, multimedia)?

In what way do you prefer to view content (articles, images, multimedia)? On my desktop computer

On my laptop

From my iPad, or other tablet

From my smartphone

In print

Other (please specify)

15. What content on the WHOI homepage do you find most useful?

	Very useful	Useful	Not useful	No opinion
Top Story	*What content on the WHOI homepage do you find most useful? Top Story Very useful	Top Story Useful	Top Story Not useful	Top Story No opinion
News & Events	News & Events Very useful	News & Events Useful	News & Events Not useful	News & Events No opinion
Who We Are	Who We Are Very useful	Who We Are Useful	Who We Are Not useful	Who We Are No opinion
Image of the Day	Image of the Day Very useful	Image of the Day Useful	Image of the Day Not useful	Image of the Day No opinion
Featured Multimedia	Featured Multimedia Very useful	Featured Multimedia Useful	Featured Multimedia Not useful	Featured Multimedia No opinion
Explore Oceanography	Explore Oceanography Very useful	Explore Oceanography Useful	Explore Oceanography Not useful	Explore Oceanography No opinion
Spotlight On	Spotlight On Very useful	Spotlight On Useful	Spotlight On Not useful	Spotlight On No opinion

16. What other content would you like to see on the homepage?

What other content would you like to see on the homepage?

17. Which types of images and multimedia on the WHOI website do you find most useful?

	Very useful	Useful	Not useful	No opinion
Image of the Day	*Which types of images and multimedia on the WHOI website do you find most useful? Image of the Day Very useful	Image of the Day Useful	Image of the Day Not useful	Image of the Day No opinion
Video & Animation	Video & Animation Very useful	Video & Animation Useful	Video & Animation Not useful	Video & Animation No opinion
Interactive Illustrations	Interactive Illustrations Very useful	Interactive Illustrations Useful	Interactive Illustrations Not useful	Interactive Illustrations No opinion
Interactive Guides	Interactive Guides Very useful	Interactive Guides Useful	Interactive Guides Not useful	Interactive Guides No opinion
Slideshows	Slideshows Very useful	Slideshows Useful	Slideshows Not useful	Slideshows No opinion
QTVR & 360 Views	QTVR & 360 Views Very useful	QTVR & 360 Views Useful	QTVR & 360 Views Not useful	QTVR & 360 Views No opinion
Webcams	Webcams Very useful	Webcams Useful	Webcams Not useful	Webcams No opinion

Other (please specify)

18. How useful is the Ocean Topic section (http://www.whoi.edu/main/ocean-topics) ?

How useful is the Ocean Topic section (http://www.whoi.edu/main/ocean-topics) ? Very useful

Useful

Not useful

No opinion

Additional Comments

19. What other topics would you like to see?

What other topics would you like to see?

20. Please add any comments you have for improving the website. We welcome suggestions on specific areas for improvements, features you would like to see added to the site, and examples of what you consider good Web sites. Your input is extremely valuable to us.

Please add any comments you have for improving the website. We welcome suggestions on specific areas for improvements, features you would like to see added to the site, and examples of what you consider good Web sites. Your input is extremely valuable to us.

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