Digital Library of the Caribbean: User Community Survey

The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is surveying its community of users to determine how we might improve the user experience. This 10-question anonymous survey is for those who have used the dLOC website at least once for research, teaching, learning, or other purposes, and will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your participation!
1.How would you describe your current primary affiliation with dLOC? (Please select “Other” to describe nuances such as multiple affiliations or past affiliations.)(Required.)
2.How often do you use the dLOC website?(Required.)
3.In what country or nation are you located? (This will help us better understand where our users are based.)(Required.)
4.Please rate how important the following are to you for visiting the dLOC website?(Required.)
Very important
Important
Moderately important
Slightly important
Not important
To access resources, tools, and ideas for teaching
To advance my academic research and studies
To advance my personal or professional (non-academic) research and studies
To become informed of news, developments, and opportunities related to Caribbean studies
To independently explore and discover information based on my curiosity about Caribbean culture and history
5.Has the research you have conducted on the dLOC platform contributed to any of the following? (Select all that apply.)(Required.)
6.In each of the following categories, how would you rate your experience using the dLOC website?(Required.)
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very poor
No opinion
Overall ease of navigating the website
Clarity of web page labeling and organization
Helpfulness of metadata/materials descriptions
Effectiveness of site search tools
7.How would you rate your experience locating the information you seek?(Required.)
8.If you have used the chatbot on the dLOC website, how would you rate its helpfulness?(Required.)
9.What do you value most about dLOC as a service provider?
10.What do you think could be improved?