Europeana Preview: Searching & Object Pages

We want to know what you think!

We’re almost ready to launch the new version of the Europeana portal, but first it would be great if you could give us three minutes of your time by taking this survey. We’ve already asked you about accessing the new portal from a mobile device and what you think of the homepage, now in this final survey we want to know about your experiences with searching and browsing objects on the new portal.

Thanks for taking this survey – it'll only take about three minutes to complete. You need to have accessed preview.europeana.eu answer the questions. So, if you haven't yet, go to preview.europeana.eu to begin your search.

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* 1. How did you access preview.europeana.eu?

PC / Desktop

Mobile phone

Tablet device

If you have selected mobile or tablet, were you connected via a 3G or WIFI connection?

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* 2. Compared to the current version of the portal, do you think the search functionalities have been improved?

Yes

If no, please specify why

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* 3. Did you notice the search box upon your arrival?

Yes

Any other thoughts?

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* 4. Did you use a filter when searching (titles, creators, etc.)?

Yes

Any other thoughts?

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* 5. How would you rate the following when searching on the new Europeana portal?

	Very Bad	Bad	Average	Good	Excellent
Ease of use	Ease of use Very Bad	Ease of use Bad	Ease of use Average	Ease of use Good	Ease of use Excellent
Search filters (titles, creators, etc.)	Search filters (titles, creators, etc.) Very Bad	Search filters (titles, creators, etc.) Bad	Search filters (titles, creators, etc.) Average	Search filters (titles, creators, etc.) Good	Search filters (titles, creators, etc.) Excellent
Response time of auto suggestions	Response time of auto suggestions Very Bad	Response time of auto suggestions Bad	Response time of auto suggestions Average	Response time of auto suggestions Good	Response time of auto suggestions Excellent
Relevance and accuracy of auto suggestions	Relevance and accuracy of auto suggestions Very Bad	Relevance and accuracy of auto suggestions Bad	Relevance and accuracy of auto suggestions Average	Relevance and accuracy of auto suggestions Good	Relevance and accuracy of auto suggestions Excellent
Response time to receive your search results	Response time to receive your search results Very Bad	Response time to receive your search results Bad	Response time to receive your search results Average	Response time to receive your search results Good	Response time to receive your search results Excellent

Other (please specify)

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* 6. When you searched did you find what you were looking for?

Yes

Any other thoughts?

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* 7. When browsing an object page, how would you rate the following?

	Very Bad	Bad	Average	Good	Excellent
The ability to share what you've found	The ability to share what you've found Very Bad	The ability to share what you've found Bad	The ability to share what you've found Average	The ability to share what you've found Good	The ability to share what you've found Excellent
The visual appeal and layout	The visual appeal and layout Very Bad	The visual appeal and layout Bad	The visual appeal and layout Average	The visual appeal and layout Good	The visual appeal and layout Excellent

Any other thoughts?

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* 8. When browsing an object page, how useful would you rate the following functionalities?

	Not Useful	Somewhat useful	Useful	Very useful
The links listed under "Search also for:" (right hand side of the page)	The links listed under "Search also for:" (right hand side of the page) Not Useful	The links listed under "Search also for:" (right hand side of the page) Somewhat useful	The links listed under "Search also for:" (right hand side of the page) Useful	The links listed under "Search also for:" (right hand side of the page) Very useful
The objects featured under "Similar items"	The objects featured under "Similar items" Not Useful	The objects featured under "Similar items" Somewhat useful	The objects featured under "Similar items" Useful	The objects featured under "Similar items" Very useful

Any other thoughts?

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* 1. How did you access preview.europeana.eu?

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* 2. Compared to the current version of the portal, do you think the search functionalities have been improved?

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* 3. Did you notice the search box upon your arrival?

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* 4. Did you use a filter when searching (titles, creators, etc.)?

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* 5. How would you rate the following when searching on the new Europeana portal?

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* 6. When you searched did you find what you were looking for?

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* 7. When browsing an object page, how would you rate the following?

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* 8. When browsing an object page, how useful would you rate the following functionalities?

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* 9. Is there anything else you'd like to let us know? (suggestions, bugs, errors, etc.)