Pathfinder user survey

This survey is no longer accepting responses. Posted for informational purposes only. This survey will take less than 5 minutes. Your answers will help us make UC Berkeley's Pathfinder library catalog easier to use. There are no substantial benefits or risks to you for participating. We will not record your name or any other personally identifiable information. We may publish reports of the data gathered, but none of the information will be attributed to you individually. If you would rather not take this survey, or if you've taken it previously, please go back to the previous page. When you answer these questions, please don’t refer to our existing web site. We’re more interested in your own opinions.

1) One of the search options in Pathfinder looks for titles that contain all the words you type, no matter where they occur in the title. Example: searching bell tolls would find For Whom the Bell Tolls. Which is the best name for this kind of search?

Title   Title Keyword(s)   Title Words   Other (please specify)

If you selected other, please specify:

2) Another search option looks for titles that start with the words you type, in the order you type them. Example: searching for whom* would find For Whom the Bell Tolls. Which is the best name for this kind of search?

Title (exact)   Title begins with ...   Title phrase   Other (please specify)

If you selected other, please specify:

3) We’re considering adding a “Title of Journal” search option. Which of the following do you think this search would cover? (Check all that apply)

Titles of articles published in journals   Titles of the journals themselves   Full text of the articles

The next two questions are about GLADIS, the older version of the UC Berkeley library catalog.

4) GLADIS does not use the web for its displays. GLADIS appears as words on a blank screen, as shown here. When you type your search and press ENTER, your search is executed. Which is the best name for this kind of interface?

command-line   telnet   terminal-style   text-based   text-only   Other (please specify)

If you selected other, please specify:

5) Would the name "text-based" or "text-only" mean that GLADIS contains the full text of materials?

Yes   No

6) Any other comments about Pathfinder or GLADIS?

Finally, please tell us a few things about yourself.

7) You are:

UC Berkeley undergraduate   UC Berkeley graduate student   UC Berkeley faculty   UC Berkeley staff   Other (please specify)

If you selected other, please specify:

8) What is your major or field of interest?

9) Approximately how often do you come to the library?

Less than once a month   1-5 times a month   6-10 times a month   More than 10 times a month

10) Approximately how often do you use Pathfinder?

Less than once a month   1-5 times a month   6-10 times a month   More than 10 times a month   This is my first time

John Kupersmith, Reference Librarian
212 Doe Library - 510-642-7600
jkupersm@library.berkeley.edu