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National Agricultural Library - Food Safety Information Center
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INTRODUCTION
The Food Safety Information Center (FSIC) at the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Library (NAL) advances access to global information to educators, consumers, and the general public as it relates to food safety.
FSIC includes the Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO) created by the United States Congress to support the food safety research community. The Office provides the research community and the general public information on publicly funded, and to the extent possible, privately funded food safety research initiatives for the purpose of
preventing
unintended duplication of food safety research;
and
assisting the executive and legislative branches of the Government and private research entities to assess food safety research needs and priorities.
FSRIO was launched by the USDA Secretary on July 6, 2001 with a Web site featuring a unique Research Projects Database. It also provides free reference service to people interested in food safety research.
PURPOSE
The online information products found within the FSRIO Web site are being evaluated to determine their appropriateness and ability to meet the growing information needs of the food safety community. To provide a more structured testing of the food safety information products, we have prepared the following questions.
It is expected that the survey will take approximately 5 minutes.
SECTION A:
SURVEY PARTICIPANTS – TECHNICAL/INFORMATION SKILLS
Please answer the following general questions before proceeding.
Programmer: use radio buttons as much as possible and toggle based on their responses to speed the process
Excluding e-mail, how many hours per week do you spend on the Internet browsing sites on the Web or searching for information? Consider both work-related and personal use.
1 to 5 hours
5 to 10 hours
10 to 20 hours
More than 20 hours
SECTION B:
SURVEY PARTICIPANTS – JOB FUNCTION
Which organization are you affiliated with? Please select one.
Federal Government
State and local government
University and/or Community College
K-12
Agribusiness or related industry
Foodservice/Retail or related industry
Hospital/Healthcare or related industry
Other, please specify
What is your primary function at the organization listed above?
Research Scientist (reviews Database)
Educator/Trainer/Extension Agent (reviews Fact sheet)
Legislator/Policymaker (reviews Database)
Information Profession/Librarian/Media
Consumer (reviews Fact sheet)
Program Leader/Director (reviews Fact sheet)
Foodservice/Chef (reviews Fact sheet)
Epidemiologist (reviews Database)
Environmental Health Specialist/Regulator/Inspector (reviews Fact sheet)
Dietician/ Health Clinician (reviews Resource List)
Student (reviews Resource List)
Consultant (reviews Resource List)
Other
Programmer: Based on the primary job function, the person should comment on specific FSRIO online information as noted next to the job category.
SECTION C:
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
When seeking food safety information, which types/sources of information do you use most frequently? (1 being Least Frequently and 5 being Most Frequently)
Academic Journals
1 2 3 4 5
Books
1 2 3 4 5
County Extension Agent
1 2 3 4 5
Web sites
1 2 3 4 5
Email discussion groups
1 2 3 4 5
Hotlines or other expert systems
1 2 3 4 5
Magazines
1 2 3 4 5
Newspapers
1 2 3 4 5
Personal Contacts
1 2 3 4 5
Other
1 2 3 4 5
When seeking food safety information on the Internet, which web site(s) do you visit? (1 being Least Frequently and 5 being Most Frequently)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
1 2 3 4 5
Commercial or Industry
1 2 3 4 5
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
1 2 3 4 5
Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO)
1 2 3 4 5
Foodsafety.gov
1 2 3 4 5
National Agricultural Library (NAL)
1 2 3 4 5
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
1 2 3 4 5
Other Government agencies
1 2 3 4 5
University and Cooperative Extension Service
1 2 3 4 5
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
1 2 3 4 5
Other Web site? Please list.
Programmer Note: If user responds with #4 or 5, then display the following question – with the exception of the FSRIO web site.
How often do you visit these web sites?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Less frequently than monthly
Programmer: Display next question if answer is daily, weekly, monthly – display.
Please explain why you visit these web sites frequently?
SECTION D:
EXPERIENCE with FSRIO WEB SITE
On average, in the past 6 months, how many times have you used the FSRIO Web site to help you obtain information? Select only one.
Daily
Several times a week
Once a month
Less then once a month
Have not used in the past six months
How did you first hear about FSRIO?
Conference/Meeting (please list)
Search engine (Google, Yahoo, etc.)
Email discussion Group (please list)
Word of Mouth
Marketing materials
Librarian/information specialist referred it
Other web sites (please list)
Do not remember
Other (please explain)
Programmer: Display next question if answer is less then once a month/past 6 months)?
Why do you not use the FSRIO Web site frequently?
It does not have the information I need
Not user friendly/difficult to use
Did not know it existed prior to this survey
I rely on other food safety web sites
I use the results given by a Search Engine
Don’t know
Other (please explain)
Programmer: Display a screen with the option to select one of FSRIO’s online information products using a radio button scheme as shown in Section E, F, and G) based on the input received on their job description.
SECTION E:
WEB SITE CONTENT (RESOURCE LISTS)
The FSRIO web site is a gateway to online information. Each web page provided contains a list of Web sites evaluated by staff and chosen as the “best of the best” on a specific subject. Select a topic of interest and review the information provided on the web page. Links will open in the same NEW window.
Based on the topic you selected, please rate the web page in general terms (1 being poor and 5 being very good).
Accuracy of information
1 2 3 4 5
User friendliness
1 2 3 4 5
Ease of finding information
1 2 3 4 5
Comprehensiveness
1 2 3 4 5
Reliability
1 2 3 4 5
Usefulness
1 2 3 4 5
Timeliness
1 2 3 4 5
If you designated below a 3 (i.e. 1 or 2) for any of the above choices, please explain why.
Programmer: Display the rating options that scored # 1 or #2 again so the user can explain why.
I would use the web page I reviewed or a similar web page on another topic in the future and/or recommend it to others.
Strongly Agree Agree Indifferent Disagree Strongly Disagree
Who do you consider to be the target audience(s) for the web page you viewed? Choose as many as you wish, but number them in order (1 being the main target audience 10 being the least target audience).
High school Students
College level Students
Graduate level Students
Scientists/Researchers
Consumers
Educators (professors/teachers)
Extension agents
Environmental Health Specialist/Regulator/Inspector
Dietician/Health Clinician
Information Professional/ Librarian/ Media
Food Service Worker/Chef
Legislator/Policymaker
Consultant
Other
SECTION F:
RESEARCH PROJECTS DATABASE
The FSRIO Research Projects Database provides a summary of food safety research projects funded by a variety of organizations, including U.S. and international government agencies when available. We ask that you perform a search in the Database which will open in a new window.
Please let us know what search criteria you selected.
Programmer: list the search options available in the database so they can quickly input the
criteria that was used.
Please rate the Research Projects Database based on what you reviewed today (1 being poor and 5 being very good).
Accuracy of information
1 2 3 4 5
Usefulness (in terms of helping you perform your job)
1 2 3 4 5
Design/Format
1 2 3 4 5
If you designated below a 3 (i.e. 1 or 2) for any of the above choices, please explain why.
Programmer: Display the rating options that scored # 1 or #2 again so the user can explain why.
Who do you consider to be the target audience(s) for the database? Choose as many as you wish, but number them in order (1 being the main target audience 10 being the least target audience).
High school Students
College level Students
Graduate level Students
Scientists/Researchers
Consumers
Educators (professors/teachers)
Extension agents
Environmental Health Specialist/Regulator/Inspector
Dietician/Health Clinician
Information Professional/ Librarian/ Media
Food Service Worker/Chef
Legislator/Policymaker
Consultant
Other
On average, in the past 12 months, how many times have you used the FSRIO Research Projects Database? Select only one.
Today for the survey
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Used in the past six months
Yearly
Have not used in the past year
I intend to use the Research Projects Database featured in the FSRIO Web site in the future and/or recommend it to others.
Strongly Agree Agree Indifferent Disagree Strongly Disagree
Please explain your answer.
SECTION G:
Fact sheets
The fact sheets developed by FSRIO provide an analysis of a specific topic by describing current research activities, providing background information on the topic and other relevant information. Please select a fact sheet and review before answering the following questions.
Please rate the fact sheet in terms of length.
Too Long Somewhat Long Just Right Somewhat Short Too Short
Please rate the fact sheet in terms of currency.
Very Current Current Outdated
Please rate the fact sheet in general terms (1 being poor and 5 being very good).
Accuracy of information
1 2 3 4 5
Comprehensiveness
1 2 3 4 5
Usefulness
1 2 3 4 5
Design/Format
1 2 3 4 5
If you rate below a 3 for any of the above choices, please explain why.
Who do you consider to be the primary target audience for the fact sheet? College level students
High school Students
College level Students
Graduate level Students
Scientists/Researchers
Consumers
Educators (professors/teachers)
Extension agents
Environmental Health Specialist/Regulator/Inspector
Dietician/Health Clinician
Information Professional/ Librarian/ Media
Food Service Worker/Chef
Legislator/Policymaker
Consultant
Other
On average, in the past six months, how many times have you used the FSRIO fact sheets? Select only one.
Today
Weekly
Monthly
Less than Monthly
Have not used in the past six months
I intend to use the Research Projects Database featured in the FSRIO Web site in the future and/or recommend it to others.
Strongly Agree Agree Indifferent Disagree Strongly Disagree
Please explain your answer.
SECTION H:
IMPROVEMENTS/POTENTIAL SERVICES
What improvements do you suggest be made to the FSRIO Web site?
Please rate the top 3 in each list. (1 being least desired and 3 being most desired).
Broader Access to Content
Digitize historical food safety related information
Provide access to scientific journals
Provide access to grey literature (conference proceedings and etc.)
Translate web site and information products to other language
Technology
Offer chat environment for collaboration
Provide an alerts service with What’s New in program/web site
Host web conferences
Provide environment for video/audio sharing
Host and manage electronic discussion groups
Integrate food safety data with maps using GIS technology and other visualization technologies
Develop on-line interactive learning modules
Develop more news feeds on emerging food safety topics
No other services/products are needed
Other, please specify
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