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Trial Database Evaluation Form

We Need Your Help!

William Allen White Library continually identifies new databases for potential purchase and periodically establishes trial access to those electronic resources under consideration for a limited time period. Library faculty would appreciate your assistance in providing feedback concerning databases under consideration.

Please use the following survey to provide us with your comments regarding the electronic resources currently available on a trial basis. Your comments will be considered during the final purchase decision process. If you would like a reply, please include your name and e-mail address in the spaces provided.

Your Name:

Date:

Your Department:

Your E-mail Address: (If you would like a response.)

Status: (Please choose one.) Faculty Graduate Student Undergraduate Student Staff Library Faculty/Staff

Name of Electronic Resource or Database: (Choose From List)

1. How did you hear about W. A. White Library's trial access to this database? (Select One)

Library Faculty and Staff Library Web Page Library Newsletter Colleague or Professor

Other (Please List):

2. Were you familiar with the database prior to the library's trial access to it? Yes No

3. Had you used the database before the library acquired acces to it? Yes No

4. If Yes, how frequently do you estimate that you used the resource?

Frequently Occasionally Rarely

5. After examining the resource, would you recommend that White Library subscribe to the database? Yes No

a. If yes, do you intend to use the database for your own research needs? Yes No

b. How frequently do you estimate that you will use the resource?

Frequently Occasionally Rarely

6. As a faculty member, do you feel this resource will be useful to your students for their coursework?

Yes No

7. If you answered NO to question 6, why not?

8. If you answered NO to question 6, if there a similar product that you would prefer? (Please List)

Accessing the Resource:

*Criteria*	*Excellent*	*Good*	*Poor*
Ease of accessing the database
Satisfaction of response time
Stability of the resource
Bugs located or interruptions experienced

Search Interface:

*Criteria*	*Excellent*	*Good*	*Poor*
Ease and clarity of searching
Ease of navigation
Intuitive design
Logical design

Quality of Database Content

*Criteria*	*Excellent*	*Good*	*Poor*
Comprehensiveness of the resource
Up-to-date information
Accuracy of content
Suitability for audience
Ability to support classroom teaching

Search Quality

*Criteria*	*Excellent*	*Good*	*Poor*
Basic Searching
Advanced Searching
Sufficient search fields
Sufficient seach options
Ability to limit
Ability to combine searches
Ability to browse
Ability to view journals indexed list

Search Results

*Criteria*	*Excellent*	*Good*	*Poor*
Ease of marking and displaying records
Display options (different views and sorting)
Ease of ability to print, download, or e-mail
Acceptable output formats (eg., text, html, pdf)

Online Help

*Criteria*	*Excellent*	*Good*	*Poor*
Ease of finding help
Indexed, searchable help information
Online tutorial available

Should White Library purchase this database? Yes No

Additional Comments:

Thank you for your time in providing us with this valuable input!

Last Updated May 20, 2008