Survey for OMB FastTrack Approval 5/23/2012
Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information for the Science.gov Alliance
Science.gov is a collaboration of 13 agencies within the federal government. The content in Science.gov is selected by the participating agencies. This online survey is provided for approximately 45 days to gain a better understanding of Science.gov usage. Survey participation is strictly voluntary and personal identifiable information will not be collected. Completing the survey will take approximately 4 minutes.
How did you find Science.gov (multiple choice)
Search engine
Library
Link from another site
Online or print publication/listing
Social media
Don’t recall, have known about it
To find content within Science.gov do you most often use (multiple choice)
Search
Advanced search
Explore by topic or browse
Science.gov index
How would you describe your experience navigating Science.gov (scale)
a) Poor b) Fair c) Neutral d) Good e) Excellent
Were you able to complete your task today? (yes/no)
If you answered no to #5, why were you not able to complete your task?
If you answered yes to #5, enter N/A
(Text box for open ended response)
Approximately how often do you visit Science.gov? (multiple choice)
3 times per week or more
Every week or two
At least monthly
At least every 6 months
Less than every 6 months
First time user
Science.gov has an Alerts feature. Select the best response for your Science.gov Alerts experience (multiple choice)
Subscribe and I am satisfied with results
Subscribe and I am not satisfied with results
Have tried to subscribe but was unsuccessful
Have subscribed in the past
Have never tried to subscribe
What are the benefits when using Science.gov? (open ended)
What suggestions would you recommend to assist in improving this resource? You may also expand upon any previous responses here (open ended)
Select the role which best describes your use of Science.gov (multiple choice)
Student/teacher
Researcher/analyst
Librarian
Policy maker/legislator
Personal use/parent/family
Writer/media use
Thank you for your time!
The Science.gov Team
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