To reduce the traffic on this list, you may send this survey back directly
to me at bsran@admin.nj.devry.edu . I will send the results of the survey
back to all participants that request them.
The questions are open-ended. You may type your responses under each
question.
1. What is your name (optional)?
2. What is your job title? What types of tasks do you use the internet for?
3. How often do you use the Internet?
4. How often do you use the "search engines" or "directories" to look for
information?
5. How long have you been using the Internet?
6. How long have you been using Web search tools? Which ones have you
tried?
7. Characterize the types of searches you do most often by answering the
following questions.
a. Which subject area(s)?
b. How thorough should the search results be?
c. Other?
8. What is/are your favorite search tool(s)? Why?
9. Do you rely solely on the search tools or do find information using
other means? To answer this question, please write "often",
"sometimes", or "never" next to each method below:
_____________a. Following links from a favorite site.
_____________b. Getting URL's from publications
_____________c. Getting URL's from other people
_____________d. Getting URL's from Listserv and newsgroups.
_____________e. Other method. Please describe:
10. Please feel free to add any other comments below.
11. Would you like for me to send you the results of this survey?
Thanks for taking time to participate.
Bhupinder S. Sran
Information Management Department
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ