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Syracuse University Library Plastics Collection Website: Usability Assessment
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Thank you for helping us improve the usability of
SU Library’s Plastics Collection
website. Six search questions are presented below. To complete the questions, you will be using the SUL Plastics Collection website. To use this site, please open a new Internet browser window by clicking here:
SUL Plastics Collection
As a professional in the plastics industry, you are familiar with the work of plastics engineer Armand Winfield. Find out if Mr. Winfield is still alive and how to locate his papers. Describe below how you conducted this search.
As a professional in the plastics industry, you are familiar with the work of plastics engineer Armand Winfield. Find out if Mr. Winfield is still alive and how to locate his papers. Describe below how you conducted this search.
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You are exploring the special collections at Syracuse University Library and have discovered the Plastics Collection website for the first time. Describe below how you’d browse the collection in the area of kitchen utensils.
You are exploring the special collections at Syracuse University Library and have discovered the Plastics Collection website for the first time. Describe below how you’d browse the collection in the area of kitchen utensils.
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In going through your attic, you've discovered an old ice cube tray in its original packaging, called Tupp-a-Cubes. You want to find out more about this object and whether it has value. Describe below how you conducted this search.
In going through your attic, you've discovered an old ice cube tray in its original packaging, called Tupp-a-Cubes. You want to find out more about this object and whether it has value. Describe below how you conducted this search.
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Your research in plastics engineering is on the injection molded process of polyethylene, used in the manufacture of products like Tupperware. What objects, books or manuscripts does the collection have related to Tupperware manufacturing? Describe below how you conducted this search.
Your research in plastics engineering is on the injection molded process of polyethylene, used in the manufacture of products like Tupperware. What objects, books or manuscripts does the collection have related to Tupperware manufacturing? Describe below how you conducted this search.
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As a design student, you are interested in the process of molds for plastic and need to see images or pictures of them. Describe below how you conducted this search.
As a design student, you are interested in the process of molds for plastic and need to see images or pictures of them. Describe below how you conducted this search.
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As an engineering student, you’re interested in the development of the use of plastics in cars. You want to locate more detail about this history, and also some references for further reading. Describe how you would do this.
As an engineering student, you’re interested in the development of the use of plastics in cars. You want to locate more detail about this history, and also some references for further reading. Describe how you would do this.
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Please provide us with any addidtional comments about the SUL Plastics Collection website. Do you have suggestions for improvement?
Please provide us with any addidtional comments about the SUL Plastics Collection website. Do you have suggestions for improvement?
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