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1.
What is your main purpose for using WorldCat.org today? (Select all that apply)
Professional
Educational
Life-long learning
Recreational
Other (please specify)
2.
What is your main activity on WorldCat.org today?
I know the specific item(s) I want, and I am using this site to locate or access it.
I know the specific item(s) I want, and I am using this site to get details about it (e.g., citation data).
I don't know the specific item(s) I want, but I know the topic I will use to find it.
I am not looking for specific item(s). I am using this site to explore topics that are interesting to me.
Other (please specify)
3.
Which of the following were you searching for? (Select all that apply)
Book
Journal article
Video
Audio
Any format (it didn’t matter)
Other (please specify)
4.
What were you hoping to do once/if you found what you were looking for? (Select all that apply)
Borrow an item from a library
Read/download/listen to what I was searching for immediately online
Purchase an item
Obtain bibliographic data or complete a citation
Not sure
Other (please specify)
5.
Did you accomplish what you were hoping to do today?
Yes
No (please describe)
6.
Which of the following best describes you?
Library staff
Teacher or professor
Graduate College/Post-graduate Student
Undergraduate College/Post-secondary Student
High/Secondary School Student
Middle/Intermediate/Junior High School Student
Business professional
Bookseller
Healthcare professional
Retired
Other (please specify)
7.
Which category includes your age?
18 or younger
19 to 30
31 to 40
41 to 50
51 to 60
61 or over
Prefer not to answer
8.
How often do you use this site?
Daily or more often
Weekly
Monthly
Once every few months
Once every 6 months or less often
This is my first time
9.
Where do you normally go online to search for information and items such as books, articles, videos, etc.? (Select all that apply)
College/University Library website or databases
Public Library website or databases
Google Books
Google Scholar
Online retailer (e.g., Amazon)
Search engine (e.g., Google, Yahoo!, Bing, etc.)
Wikipedia
WorldCat.org
Other (please specify)
10.
Please share with us how this site can be more useful for you:
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11.
How would you rate your overall experience on WorldCat.org?
(Required.)
1=Poor
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10=Excellent
12.
To what degree would the following impact your experience using WorldCat.org?
Positive Impact
(It could make my experience better)
Little or no Impact
(It wouldn’t make my experience better or worse)
Negative Impact
(It could make my experience worse)
Not sure
Ability to retain filters for subsequent searches
Positive Impact
(It could make my experience better)
Little or no Impact
(It wouldn’t make my experience better or worse)
Negative Impact
(It could make my experience worse)
Not sure
Recommendations of similar or suggested items
Positive Impact
(It could make my experience better)
Little or no Impact
(It wouldn’t make my experience better or worse)
Negative Impact
(It could make my experience worse)
Not sure
Display of static advertising content
Positive Impact
(It could make my experience better)
Little or no Impact
(It wouldn’t make my experience better or worse)
Negative Impact
(It could make my experience worse)
Not sure
Ability to view or listen to a sample of an item
Positive Impact
(It could make my experience better)
Little or no Impact
(It wouldn’t make my experience better or worse)
Negative Impact
(It could make my experience worse)
Not sure
Tips on useful features of WorldCat.org
Positive Impact
(It could make my experience better)
Little or no Impact
(It wouldn’t make my experience better or worse)
Negative Impact
(It could make my experience worse)
Not sure
Ability to sign in via a social media account (i.e. login with Facebook, LinkedIn, Google)
Positive Impact
(It could make my experience better)
Little or no Impact
(It wouldn’t make my experience better or worse)
Negative Impact
(It could make my experience worse)
Not sure
13.
Please provide any comments about why you feel any of these would have a particularly strong positive or negative impact.
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14.
How often do you visit a library
in person
?
(Required.)
Often
Rarely
Never
