Scout Report Signpost Questionnaire

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to this brief questionnaire.

Screen numbers have been placed at the bottom of each page. Please reference the appropriate page number(s) in your comments. This will help us better to understand your feedback.

1. Which online systems are you familiar with, and to what extent have you used each?

Level of familiarity

Online system

Beginner

Occasional

Advanced

No experience

Internet sites/search engines

Commercial, subject-specific databases

Library catalog(s)

Other

If you indicated familiarity with an "Other" system, what kind of system was it?

2. Which category best describes your profession or occupation? (Please see the Occupational Outlook Handbook for detailed explanations.)

3. What type of organization or institution are you employed in or affiliated with?

4. If you are affiliated with a school, what kind of school is it?

5. Was there any background for the Scout Report Signpost and/or system documentation that you did not find but would like to?
Yes No No opinion

If yes, please provide as much detail as you can:

6. Was there any information not found in the Help! or About Signpost sections that should be there?
Yes No No opinion

If yes, please provide as much detail as you can.

7. How satisfied are you overall with Signpost in terms of screen design and presentation?

Please provide as much detail as you can.

8. Is the general breakdown from the Signpost Homepage for locating resources helpful (i.e., Quick and Advanced Search, then Library of Congress Subject Headings, and then Library of Congress Classes)?
Yes No No opinion

Please provide as much detail as you can.

9. How satisfied are you with the Quick Search section?

10. How satisfied are you with the Advanced Search section?

11. What is Signpost's strongest asset?

Please provide as much detail as you can.

12. Should Military and Naval Science, located in the Library of Congress section from the Signpost Homepage, be merged into one section?
Yes No No opinion

13. Do you find Signpost effective for finding useful information?
Yes Somewhat No No opinion

Please provide as much detail as you can.



Thank you very much for completing this questionnaire. If you have further input that you would like us to consider as we refine the Scout Report Signpost, we welcome you to send an email to the Signpost team.