Ariadne Web Survey, Issue 16

Ariadne Web Survey

This questionnaire is part of an evaluation of Ariadne being carried out by the Department of Information and Library Studies at the University of Wales Aberystwyth on behalf of the ARIADNE Project. Contact: Dr. Anne L. Barker, Anne.Barker@aber.ac.uk

Please help us to evaluate Ariadne by answering the following few questions. Thank you for your time and interest.

Please use the check boxes to give one answer per question, except in Question 5 which contains its own instructions. Please use the comment boxes where longer responses or supplementary information is requested. Thank you.

1. How did you reach the Ariadne pages today?

From your own bookmark

Via a link from another site

If so, please indicate which site

Via a search engine

If so, please indicate
which search engine
and your search topic

2. How many times have you accessed the Ariadne web site since it was established in January 1996?

This is the first time
2-5 times
6-10 times
More than 10 times

3. What do you think are the strengths of Ariadne: The Web Version?
The strengths of the Web version are:

4. What do you think are the weaknesses of Ariadne: The Web Version?
The weaknesses of the Web version are:

5. Please score each of the following features and sections on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

**Ariadne: The Web Version**
	1 (poor) - 5 (excellent)
Editorials	1 2 3 4 5
Main articles	1 2 3 4 5
Get tooled up	1 2 3 4 5
eLib Update	1 2 3 4 5
Regular columns
Down Your Way	1 2 3 4 5
Interface	1 2 3 4 5
Minotaur	1 2 3 4 5
Planet SOSIG	1 2 3 4 5
Public Libraries Corner	1 2 3 4 5
Search Engines Corner	1 2 3 4 5
View from the Hill	1 2 3 4 5
Web Focus Corner	1 2 3 4 5
What Is	1 2 3 4 5
Conference reports	1 2 3 4 5
Newsline	1 2 3 4 5
Cartoon	1 2 3 4 5
Caption Competition	1 2 3 4 5
Checkout	1 2 3 4 5

6. Have you seen any issues of the print version of Ariadne?

Yes Please go next to Question 7

No Please go next to Question 10

7. How many of the 16 issues to date have you seen?

1-4
5-9
10-16

8. What do you think are the strengths of the print version of Ariadne?
The strengths of the print version are:

9. What do you think are the weaknesses of the print version of Ariadne?
The weaknesses of the print version are:

10. Have you tried to obtain any of the printed issues of Ariadne?

Yes

Your comments on obtaining printed issues of Ariadne:
My comments on obtaining printed issues of Ariadne:

11. What is your job title?

What country are you connecting from?

Do you work in a library?

Yes

If Yes, please indicate the type of library

Many thanks for your help.

Contact: Dr. Anne L. Barker
Email: Anne.Barker@aber.ac.uk

Material on this page is copyright Ariadne/original authors. This article last updated/links checked on 7-Aug-1998