BCM Search Launcher User Survey

        Please take a moment to fill out our User Survey to help us to provide better service. The first part of the survey is an evaluation of the site and the second part is the evaluation of the search tools.


User Information

1. How did you find out this site?
friend referred
found through web search
found through research papers

2. Do you use your computer for
web based research
reading newsgroups
sending email
shopping
browsing on-line journals
others

3. Please check all that apply about your employment
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty
Academic Institution
Medical School
Commercial Biotech Company
Administrator
Student

4. How many years have you been working in molecular biology?
less than one year
between one and three years
more that three years

5. How long have you been using the BCM Search Launcher?
less than 1 month
between 1 and 12 month
more than 1 year

6. Are you also using other sequence analysis search tools?
no
yes         If yes, which tools?
                    other web based searching tools
                    local tools like: GCG Mac Vector DNA Star Other local tools


BCM Search Launcher Evaluation

1. It is easy to find the web page of the Search Launcher
    easy             hard

2. It is easy to find the right search tool on the Search Launcher
    easy             hard

3. The search tools are easy to use
    easy             hard

4. The Search Launcher is flexible, I can change some parameters or have other options
    flexible             inflexible

5. Were the descriptions in general on this site clear?
    clear             unclear

6. Were the descriptions in Help Pages clear?
    clear             unclear      never read the Help Pages

7. Were the descriptions in Example Searches clear?
    clear             unclear      never read the Example Searches

8. Were the descriptions in Full Option Searches clear?
    clear             unclear      never used the Option Pages

9. Were the descriptions in Search Parameter Pages clear?
    clear             unclear      never read the Search Parameter Pages

10. For most of the searches you did, could you find the tool and database you needed easily?
    easy             hard       If you think some search services are missing, please fill in the box at the end of survey.

11. Were the results clear/useful
    clear/useful             unclear/not useful

12. Whenever I use the Search Launcher, I can get an appropriate answer
    always             never     don't know if the answer is appropriate

13. The search speed is
    satisfactory             unsatisfactory

14. The Search Launcher is broken
    very often             never

15. When you find a bug with the Search Launcher and you want to tell us. It is
    convenient             inconvenient     I don't usually tell

16. When you write to our help-line (Email), the response is
    fast             slow     I don't usually write


Suggestions for Improvement:

       Please use this space to expand on any of the above questions, to make suggestions for improvements and for other comments.

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