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EDS/Database Survey 1 / 30 6.49% 12 37.30% 69 45.41% 84 6.49% 12 2.16% 4 2.16% 4 Q1 What type of library do you work in? Answered: 185 Skipped: 0 Total 185 # Other (please specify) Date 1 School/Public 2/13/2014 8:16 AM 2 School Community 2/12/2014 11:04 AM 3 School Community Library designated asa public library 2/3/2014 1:56 PM 4 School Community 2/3/2014 12:44 PM Academic Public School Special Tribal Other (please specify) Answer Choices Responses Academic Public School Special Tribal Other (please specify)

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6.49% 12

37.30% 69

45.41% 84

6.49% 12

2.16% 4

2.16% 4

Q1Whattypeoflibrarydoyouworkin?Answered:185 Skipped:0

Total 185

# Other(pleasespecify) Date

1 School/Public 2/13/20148:16AM

2 SchoolCommunity 2/12/201411:04AM

3 SchoolCommunityLibrarydesignatedasapublic l ibrary 2/3/20141:56PM

4 SchoolCommunity 2/3/201412:44PM

Academic

Public

School

SpecialTribalOther(pleasespecify)

AnswerChoices Responses

Academic

Public

School

Special

Tribal

Other(pleasespecify)

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20.89% 33

29.11% 46

19.62% 31

30.38% 48

Q2HowoftendoyouusetheEBSCOdatabases?

Answered:158 Skipped:27

Total 158

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Lessthanmonthly

AnswerChoices Responses

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Lessthanmonthly

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Q3Rateeachsubjectintermsofimportancetoyourlibraryandits

community:Answered:158 Skipped:27

# Comments Date

1 WereallypromoteHomeworkMTatallmiddlegrades. 2/13/20143:49PM

2 EbscoisnotuserfriendlyforHighSchoolstudents,verydifficulttosearchandconfusing.Ourstudentsdonotl ikeusingtheEbscodatabases.Someartic lesthatwehavewantedforteacherscouldnotbedownloadedbecausetheartic lesonlywentbackasfaras1990.Notgoodenough.

2/13/201411:03AM

3 Readers'Advisoryisimportanttoourl ibrary,butthisisanareawhere1:1withthel ibrarianisusuallywhatthestudentsarelookingfor.

2/12/20144:48PM

4 Iwouldl iketoseetheLExilelevelalwaysl istedandtheoptiontosave/downloadasa.pdffi leformoreEBSCOdatabases.

2/12/201412:27PM

Notrelevant Low Average High

Newspapers:Localand...

Generalperiodical...

Generalreference...

Newspapers

Currentevents

History

Science&Technology

Geography&multicultura...

Career/college/employment

Controversialissues/debate

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37.82%

24.84%

21.43%

30.13%

35.03%

33.55%

27.39%

23.08%

28.03%

15.38%

42.04%

45.51%

43.95%

44.81%

47.44%

43.31%

44.52%

47.13%

32.69%

36.31%

34.62%

22.93%

13.46%

26.11%

25.97%

17.31%

18.47%

18.06%

21.02%

28.21%

25.48%

32.05%

7.01%

3.21%

5.10%

7.79%

5.13%

3.18%

3.87%

4.46%

16.03%

10.19%

17.95%

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5 thisisaK-8l ibrary 2/12/201411:27AM

6 IaminaK-6l ibrary.IdoteachEBSCO,butitisn'tthefirstchoiceforresearchinlowergrades! 2/12/201411:27AM

7 MoreReader'sAdvisorydatabasesneeded! 2/12/201411:14AM

8 Isthereanonlineencyclopediaappropriatefor3rd-5thgradersinthedatabasesandreferencematerialswehaveavailabletous?

2/12/201411:11AM

9 IteachK-5,andIalmostneverusetheEbscodatabasesforteaching. 2/12/201410:54AM

10 EBSCOissomuchhardertonavigateforelementarystudentsthanGALEwaswhenwesubscribedtothatresource.

2/12/20149:58AM

11 WehavebeenverydisappointedintheEBSCOdatabases.Itisnotuser-friendlyanddoesnothavethecontentthatInfoTrachad.

2/12/20149:16AM

12 Iamnotawareofanyreadersadvisorydatabasesavailablethroughthebasicstatwidepackage. 2/4/201410:48AM

13 IcannotevenuseEbsco...Searchasaurusetc.becausewhena5thgradestudenttypedinpandaoneofthehitswaspandaswatchingporn.Anothertimewewerelookingforbullyingforelementarystudentsandseveralhitsonsexualpredatorscameupforhighschoolstudents.ItisVERYfrustrating.Ican'tallowmystudentstosearchforanything.

2/3/20146:02PM

14 Staffandstudentsalikefindtheservicedifficulttouse.ItwouldbebettertoseparateEBSCOfromDiscoveryservices.

2/3/20143:19PM

15 TeachersuseEbsco.Itisseldomusedinthel ibraryexceptwhenIteachlessonswithit. 2/3/20141:34PM

16 Love,love,lovetheMontanaStateLibrary'saccesstoMEDLINEandCINAHL.Loveit!Thankyou! 2/3/201410:54AM

17 contentistoohardforour4thand5thgraderstousecan'tdri l l downenough 2/3/201410:51AM

18 question2wedonotuseEbscoatall. 2/3/201410:25AM

19 Allareessentialforstudentsandstaff. 2/3/201410:23AM

20 Notuserfriendly,sopatronsdon'tuse 2/3/20149:50AM

21 TheScienceandTechnologyusageishigherthantheothers. 2/3/20149:47AM

22 AcademicSearchElite,occasionallyBusinessSourceElite,andtheebooks,arerelevant.DiscoverItcanbehelpfulsometimes.Therest(databasesandotherwise)arenotrelevanttotheinterestsofmypatrons.

2/3/20149:22AM

23 IwouldlovetoseeeitherTestingandEdReferenceCenterorLearningExpressoffered.TheyaresuchbetterresourcesthanHomeworkMTfortestprepinallareas

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Q4Listanyadditionaldatabasestowhichyourlibrarysubscribes:

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# Responses Date

1 UniversalClass 2/18/20147:07PM

2 CQResearcherJStor 2/18/201410:24AM

3 WorldBookOnlineEnchantedLearning 2/18/20149:43AM

4 WorldBookonline 2/17/20143:19PM

5 EthnicNewswatch(proquest) 2/14/201412:31PM

6 Infobase:FactsonFile,1-AmericanIndianHistoryand2-Health-ReferenceCenter 2/13/20143:49PM

7 WorldBookOnline 2/13/201412:20PM

8 EncyclopaediaBritannicaOnline,AtoZWorldCultures,AtoZworldmaps 2/13/201411:38AM

9 ScienceToday,IssuesandControversies,CQResearcher,Bloom'sLiteraryReference,FactsonFile,Gale,SalemE-ReferenceBooks,andetc.

2/13/201411:03AM

10 Enchantedlearning.Tumblebooks,WorldBookEncyclopediaOnline,TeachingBooks 2/13/20148:32AM

11 WorldBookonline(throughpublic affi l iation) 2/13/20148:19AM

12 JSTORCountryWatchTeenHealthandWellnessGlobalIssues 2/13/20148:15AM

13 WorldBook 2/13/20148:05AM

14 FreegalGaleTestingandEducationalReferenceCenterAmericanIndianHistoryOnlineScienceOnlineWorldAlmanacOnlineValueLineFilmsonDemandWorldBookHeritageQuestAncestry

2/13/20142:53AM

15 FoundationDirectoryOnline 2/12/20146:39PM

16 WorldBookOnline 2/12/20144:21PM

17 Newsbank,CredoReference,Ancestry.com,HeritageQuest 2/12/20142:05PM

18 GlobalIssuesInContext,ScienceInContext,USHistoryInContext,WorldHistoryInContext,JSTOR,WorldGeography,CQResearcher.

2/12/20141:37PM

19 SIRSIssuesResearcher,CultureGrams 2/12/20141:20PM

20 ABC-CLIO:inc ludes15databasesforsecondaryschoolGaleStudentResourcesinContext 2/12/20141:07PM

21 Iwouldl iketoseemoreresourcesforschools,specificallysc ience.Iwouldl ikemoreaccesstoebooksthroughEBSCO.Audiobookswouldbenice.

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22 Worldbookonline 2/12/201412:19PM

23 WorldBookOnline 2/12/201412:14PM

24 WorldBookonline 2/12/201411:27AM

25 Gale'sU.S.History,WorldHistory,andGlobalIssuesinContext,aswellasScienceinContext.JStor,CQResearcher,ABC-ClioWorldGeography

2/12/201411:14AM

26 Notsomuch"databases"inthetraditionalsense:Brainpop/BrainpopJrTumbleBooksABCTeachEnchantedLearningWorldBookonline

2/12/201410:54AM

27 Lexis 2/12/201410:35AM

28 n/a 2/12/201410:19AM

29 KidsWorldAlmanac,EnchantedLearning,ExploringNature,TumbleBooks,WorldBook,UnitedStatesDatabase,

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30 WesubscribetoWorldBookOnlineforour6thgradestudents. 2/12/20149:58AM

31 None 2/12/20149:46AM

32 WorldBookOn-line;Nettrekker 2/12/20149:32AM

33 WorldBookOnline 2/12/20149:29AM

34 Ancestry,ethnicnewswatch,Gale/infotrac 2/12/20149:20AM

35 Issues&ControversiesToday'sScienceCQResearcher 2/12/20149:16AM

36 ProquestSIRS,eLibrary,HistoricalNewspapersAtoZMapsOnline,FactsonFile 2/12/20149:09AM

37 None 2/7/20149:23AM

38 DynaMed,LexiComp,UpToDate,MDConsult,NeoFax,etc. 2/5/20148:24AM

39 NONE 2/4/20142:50PM

40 Accessvideo,ConsumerReports,Zinio, 2/4/20142:14PM

41 freegal,Montanatogo,zinio,genealogy,autorepair,mango,consumerreports 2/4/20141:49PM

42 InfobaseBloom'sLiteratureAtoZWorldCulture 2/4/201412:00PM

43 ABCCLIOhistoryGALEGlobalIssuesinContextandScienceinContextande-booksCQReseearcher

2/4/201411:40AM

44 noneatthistime 2/4/201411:01AM

45 AncestryLibraryedition 2/4/201410:48AM

46 Hein,West,Lexis 2/4/20149:42AM

47 WorldBookOnline 2/3/20146:02PM

48 WorldbookTumbleBooks 2/3/20143:19PM

49 CochraneAmericanMosaic-AmericanIndianExperienceCredoReferenceNewsBankEthnicNewsWatchProQuestAncestryLibraryPsycNetWestlaw

2/3/20142:54PM

50 AccessVideosonDemandAncestryConsumerReportsFreegalGaleVirtualReferenceLibraryHeritageQuestLibraryAwareMangoMissoulianIndexMorningstarNationalGeographic/KidsNovelistReadersGuidetoPeriodicalLiteratureRetrospectiveZinio

2/3/20142:34PM

51 WorldBookEncyclopediaHeritageQuest 2/3/20141:58PM

52 PsycNet,InfoTrac,CochraneLibraryDatabase 2/3/20141:50PM

53 Infotrac-AcademicOnefi leandHealthandWellnessResourceCenterInc ludingAlternativeHealthSpringerLink

2/3/20141:48PM

54 None 2/3/20141:34PM

55 ABC-CLIOModernHistory,AmericanHistory,Geography,JSTOR,SIRS,CQResearcher,GlobalIssuesinContext,AmericanIndianHistoryOnline,ScienceinContext

2/3/20141:24PM

56 atozmaps,worldbookonline 2/3/20141:10PM

57 WorldBookOnline,HeritageQuest, 2/3/201412:46PM

58 SIRS/Proquest,Newsbank,EncyclopediaAmericana,CLConline 2/3/201412:23PM

59 N/A 2/3/201412:08PM

60 BioOne.1;BioOne.2;BioOneOpenAccess;FisheriesInfobase;SageJournals;Taylor&Francis;WileyOnlineLibrary.

2/3/201411:35AM

61 WorldBookOnlineCountryReports(www.countryreports.org)AtoZWorldCulture(www.atozworldculture.com)AtoZtheUSA(www.atoztheusa.com)AtoZMapsOnline(www.atozmapsonline.com)

2/3/201411:28AM

62 Scopus,Embase,WebofScience 2/3/201411:22AM

63 Worldbookonline;MontanaLib2go 2/3/201411:05AM

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64 NursingReferenceCenter,DynaMed,MDConsult(soontobeClinicalKey),NaturalMedic inesReferenceDatabase,LexiComp

2/3/201410:54AM

65 worldbookenchantedlearningtumblebooksteachingbooks 2/3/201410:51AM

66 onlyonesfromMSL 2/3/201410:26AM

67 none 2/3/201410:25AM

68 Infobasee-books 2/3/201410:24AM

69 None 2/3/201410:19AM

70 Ancestry.com;Sanbornmaps;AccessNewspaperArchive.com 2/3/201410:18AM

71 Newsbank,UniversalClass 2/3/201410:07AM

72 MedlinewithFull-text;ProQuestBiologyJournals;ProQuestPsycINFO;ProQuestCriminalJustice;ProQuestPsycArtic les;ProQuestPsychologyJournals;AmericanChemicalAssnArchives;JSTORcollectionI-IV;Ebrary;MontanaLibrary2Go;WestLawCampus;WestLawPro

2/3/20149:55AM

73 Worldbookencyclopedia 2/3/20149:51AM

74 SafariOnlineTechBioOne 2/3/20149:49AM

75 None 2/3/20149:47AM

76 GaleGlobalIssuesinContextTeenHealthandWellnessWorldBook 2/3/20149:44AM

77 WorldBook 2/3/20149:42AM

78 ABC-Clio,Gale,JSTOR,FactsonFile(AmericanIndianHistoryOnline),CQResearcher,SIRS,GaleVirtualReferenceLibrary

2/3/20149:41AM

79 AmericanIndianExperience;Ancestry.com;WorldBookEncyclopediaOnline 2/3/20149:41AM

80 WorldBookonline,HeritageQuest,AncestryLibraryEdition 2/3/20149:35AM

81 MostofourdatabasesareprovidedbyUMMissoula,butadditionaloneswepurchaseseparatelyareCredoandWorldBookWeb.

2/3/20149:27AM

82 ASTM(standards) 2/3/20149:22AM

83 Novelist,ConsumerReports,Mangolanguages 1/31/201411:00AM

84 AtoZDatabaseNovelistAncestryLibraryHeritageQuestNewsbankLearnATestFoundationCenterWestLawWorldBookEncylopediaCultureGrams

1/31/201410:13AM

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Q5Listanyotheronlineresourcesusedinyourlibraryonaregularbasis:

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# Responses Date

1 SalemPresseContentInfoBaseeBooks 2/18/201410:24AM

2 WorldBookOnlineandGrolierOnlineEncyclopedia 2/14/20142:33PM

3 RenaissancePlaceMackinVIA 2/14/20148:49AM

4 Overdrive,AcceleratedReader,EasyBIB,GoogleDrive,Minecraft,Goodreads 2/13/20143:49PM

5 JournalOfBiblicalCounseling,BibSac 2/13/20143:26PM

6 Titlewave 2/13/201411:38AM

7 WorldCat,HomeworkMT,MCISandOccupationalOutlookHandbook 2/13/201411:03AM

8 WorldBookOnline 2/13/20148:54AM

9 LexisNexisMangoLanguagesUniversalClassABDOebooks 2/13/20142:53AM

10 MontanaStateLawLibraryMontanaMemoryProjectAmazon.comCensus&EconomicInformationCenter

2/12/20146:39PM

11 Worldbook 2/12/20145:59PM

12 WorldBookEncyclopediaonline(subscription),SuccessMaker(subscription),NYTLearningNetwork(freewebsite),Quizlet(freewebsite)

2/12/20144:48PM

13 PurdueOWL,MedlinePlus,PubMed,http://digital.l ibrary.okstate.edu/kappler/IndianLawsandTreaties

2/12/20142:05PM

14 EBooks,OnlineCitationGenerators,CIAWorldFactbook...manymore. 2/12/20141:37PM

15 CIAWorldFactbook,USA.Gov 2/12/20141:20PM

16 GaleVirtualReferenceLibrary 2/12/20141:07PM

17 GaleDatabases,ebooks 2/12/201412:27PM

18 MontanaforKids 2/12/201412:19PM

19 EnchantedLearningWorldBookTeachingBooksWorldAlmanacOnline 2/12/201411:46AM

20 FollettDestinyprogram 2/12/201411:27AM

21 WorldBookOnline 2/12/201411:27AM

22 Toonumeroustomentionindividually... 2/12/201411:14AM

23 notatthemoment,butIamlookingtopurchaseanonlineencyclopedia. 2/12/201411:11AM

24 lotsofweb2.0toolsforcreativity:KidBlogsTypingClubSumDogToomanyotherstol ist 2/12/201410:54AM

25 worldbookonline 2/12/201410:37AM

26 Heinonline,internaldocuments 2/12/201410:35AM

27 MontanaMemoryProject,Google 2/12/201410:19AM

28 WeuseLOTSofonlineresources.KidsaccesstheinternetweeklyduringLibraryskil ls.WeareaK-5schoolandallstudents(K-5)accessresourcesonline.WeuseTimeforKids,NationalGeographic,FactHound,FactMonster,Sumdog,AnimalPlanet,ABCYA,STARfall,andlotsofothers.

2/12/20149:58AM

29 NASA;LibraryofCongress;GoogleEarth;MontanaStateLibraryHomeworkHotline 2/12/20149:32AM

30 WikipediainEnglish,OurLibraryWikicoveringallsubjects(.edu,.org,.gov,) 2/12/20149:32AM

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31 WorldBookOnline 2/12/20149:29AM

32 Referencee-booksfromSalemPressandGale 2/12/20149:16AM

33 WorldBookEncyclopediaMontanaLibrary2GoD2eLibrary 2/12/20149:16AM

34 localjobservice 2/7/20149:23AM

35 PubMed 2/5/20148:24AM

36 NONE 2/4/20142:50PM

37 Google 2/4/20142:03PM

38 localnewspapers,mt.gov,amazon,l i tlovers,goodreads 2/4/20141:49PM

39 MontanaCareerInformationSystemKnightCite 2/4/201411:40AM

40 HomeworkMTFantasticFiction.comOCLC-FirstSearch/WorldShare 2/4/201411:01AM

41 Montana-specific resources,suchastheMMPandvariousstateagencies 2/4/201410:48AM

42 stateofMontanaresources 2/4/20149:42AM

43 OnesIhavepreviewedandputonmywebsite. 2/3/20146:02PM

44 OWLatPurdue 2/3/20142:54PM

45 MontanaStateDeathIndexKelleyBlueBook 2/3/20142:34PM

46 Google,Fantastic Fiction 2/3/20142:19PM

47 InfiniteCampusGooglemailotheremailservices 2/3/20141:58PM

48 CredoReferenceOEDonlineEncyclopediaBritannicaWorldCat 2/3/20141:48PM

49 MoodleandEdmodoandotherresourcesindividualteachersuse. 2/3/20141:34PM

50 MTcareerinformationsystem 2/3/20141:24PM

51 WebMD, 2/3/201412:46PM

52 N/A 2/3/201412:08PM

53 WorldBookOnline,AcademicKids, 2/3/201411:43AM

54 SafariBooksOnline;Mt.GovConnect(ArchiveIt!,MontanaStatePublications);InternetArchive;U.S.GovernmentInformation-FederalDepositoryLibraryProgram

2/3/201411:35AM

55 NoodleToolsGlogster 2/3/201411:28AM

56 PubMed,MedlinePlus.gov 2/3/201410:54AM

57 onlyonesfromMSL 2/3/201410:26AM

58 none 2/3/201410:25AM

59 WorldBookandBritannicaonlineresources 2/3/201410:24AM

60 Websearches 2/3/201410:23AM

61 worldbookonline 2/3/201410:09AM

62 WehavepurchasedeBooksfromseveraldifferentsites. 2/3/201410:06AM

63 EasyBib;ArtSstor;OxfordEnglishDictionary; 2/3/20149:55AM

64 Worldbookencyclopedia 2/3/20149:51AM

65 Google,Wikipedia,youTube 2/3/20149:47AM

66 GoogleBrainPopBrainPop,Jr. 2/3/20149:42AM

67 OurSchoolLibraryWebpagehasmanyl inkstootherresourcesforteachersandstudents,suchasIndianEducationforAlll inks,Citationresources,CommonCorel inks,HelpfulWritingl inks,andmore.

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68 Mynursingstudentsandfacultyuseyoutube'sfromlargenationalmedicalcenters.Theseareproducedbytheirfacultyandstaffandwhoareauthoritiesintheirfields.TheareFreeandusuallyshort.Studentscanwatchthembeforec lass,allowingformorediscussion'inc lass.'

2/3/20149:37AM

69 OurLibguides,GoogleScholar,Google,specializedsearchengines,otherl ibraries'l ibguides,governmentwebsites-alot!

2/3/20149:27AM

70 TransportationResearchBoard'sTRIDdatabase:http://trid.trb.org/ 2/3/20149:22AM

71 MTLib2Go 1/31/201410:13AM

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24.03% 37

36.36% 56

36.36% 56

37.66% 58

Q6Whatisyourpreferredmethodofdatabasetraining?Answered:154 Skipped:31

TotalRespondents:154

In-personone-on-one

Self-pacedtutorials

Webinars In-personclassroomstyle

0

50

100

AnswerChoices Responses

In-personone-on-one

Self-pacedtutorials

Webinars

In-personc lassroomstyle

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44.52% 69

41.94% 65

13.55% 21

Q7HowdoyoufeelabouttrainingopportunitiesfortheEBSCOstatewide

databasesandDiscoverIt?Answered:155 Skipped:30

Total 155

# Comments Date

1 IfeelverycomfortableusingEbsco.I'l l behonest,though,I'veneverusedDiscoverIt. 2/18/201410:25AM

2 TheStateLibrarydoesagreatjobmakingtrainingavailableforus. 2/14/201412:32PM

3 Iwouldl iketoknowinadvancewithremindersofareatrainings.Ifeelthatconferencestylesettingsarenotalwaysthebestoption.

2/14/20148:50AM

4 EasternMontanatrainingswouldbegreat! 2/13/201412:21PM

5 IwouldattendatrainingthatIcouldtraveltoandhomeinaday.Thoseofferedinthepastwereinconvenientformeeitherbecauseoftimingorlocation.

2/13/201411:40AM

6 Thistrainingshouldbeofferedtoteachingstaffaswellasl ibrariansatPublic HighSchools. 2/13/201411:03AM

7 Trainingopportunitiesihaveattendedwerenotnecessarilyhelpfulinthefactthatthingswerenotsetupcorrectly,therewereissueswithlogins.TherewasissueswithhowEbscohadtosetthingsupwithourschooldistric t.SothetrainingsIdidattendwouldhavebeenhelpfulifIcouldhavedonethethingstheinstructorwentover.

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8 Iknowthereareonlinewebinarsandotherresources,andIfeelprettywelltrainedinEBSCOthroughpersonaluse,butifatrainingopportunitywerenearby,Iwouldprobablytakeadvantageofittolearnmoreaboutcustomization.

2/12/20144:50PM

9 Wehavehadatrainercometoourl ibrarytohelptraincommunitymembers,Ireallyappreciatetheextrahelp.

2/12/20142:05PM

Thereareplentifulopportunitiestolearnaboutthes...

Iwouldliketoseemoretrainingopportunities

Idonotneedanytrainingforusingtheseresources

AnswerChoices Responses

Thereareplentifulopportunitiestolearnabouttheseresourcesandcustomization

Iwouldl iketoseemoretrainingopportunities

Idonotneedanytrainingforusingtheseresources

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10 Moreface-to-facetrainingswouldbenice,butmaybedifficulttohave.Iknowthattherearetutorialsoutthere,butIneverusethem.Il iketohavesomeoneavailableifIhaveaquestion.

2/12/201412:29PM

11 knowthebasicsofEBSCObutwouldl iketolearnmoreabouttheofthefeaturesofeachdatabasethatappliestothelowergradelevels

2/12/201411:28AM

12 IknowthatIreceiveemailsregardingthesebutitishardtoschedule. 2/12/201411:12AM

13 Iwonderifthe$presentlyallocatedfork-5accesswouldn'tbebetterspentonmoreusefulsubscriptions.I'mprettysureI'mnotaloneinfindingthattheEbscodatabasesareuselessforl i ttlepeopleinallbutthemostcontrivedteachingscenarios.

2/12/201410:57AM

14 Thetrainingopportunitieshavebeenduringthealreadypackedschoolyear.Ididattendatrainingafewyearsbackduringthesummer,whichwashelpful,butsummertimeisbestforteachertrainings.

2/12/201410:00AM

15 Idon'tknowwhatDiscoverItis. 2/12/20149:59AM

16 SeemslikemostEBSCOwebinarsareataverybasiclevel-couldusemoreadvancedtraining 2/6/20144:19PM

17 Thedifficultyisnotingettingmyselftrained,itisingettingtheotherstaffatmyschooltrained-myissue,notEBSCO's.:(

2/4/201411:51AM

18 IwouldloveatrainingtocometoMissoula! 2/4/201411:40AM

19 Thereareplenty,butareoftenscheduledatdifficulttimesforourl ibrary'sschedule.Wouldl iketoseemoreinthelateafternoon,asthatiswhenourl ibraryisfinallyquietenoughtospareastaffmember.Ilovewhenwebinarsarerecorded,asmostofourstaffarehelpingthepublic fortheirentireworkday,andwe'dbeabletol istento/viewwebinarsorpartic ipateintutorialsinbetweenhelpingpatrons,butoftendon'thaveanhourtodedicate.

2/4/201410:51AM

20 ItseemslikethereisalwayssomethingnewtolearnorreviewwhatIalreadyknow. 2/3/20141:35PM

21 Ihaven'ttakenadvantageofwhatisofferedonline. 2/3/20141:25PM

22 Difficultformetoleaveschooltogettotraining.Alsoiwouldl iketoattendjustwithschooll ibrarianssinceourneedsaredifferentfrompublic .

2/3/20141:11PM

23 Wearereallycrushedfortime.Itisveryhardforustoschedulewebinars.Thatsaid,itistheonlymethodthatleavesusfreetoschedulewhenwecan.

2/3/201412:09PM

24 Thetrainersneedtotroubleshootatthelocationpriortothetraining.Ihaveattendedtrainingswherehalfthetimewasspenttryingtoaccessthevariousresources.Schoolandpublic l ibrarytrainingsshouldbeseparate.

2/3/201411:44AM

25 Especiallyfacetoface(Idonotcountwebinarsasfacetoface>Iwanttobeinthesameroomasthepresenter)

2/3/201411:29AM

26 Theremaybesuffic ienttrainingopportunities,butIhavenothadthetimelatelytolookforthem. 2/3/201411:24AM

27 ItriedaccessingDiscoverItlastweekandfoundthel inkwasbrokenfromtheMontanaStateLibrarywebpage.

2/3/201410:55AM

28 Wedonotuseatall. 2/3/201410:25AM

29 Perhapsl ibrarianscouldbetrainedtohelpothernearbyl ibrariescustomizetheirEDSinterfaces??MSLhasalreadyprovidedquiteafewtrainings.Gettingl ibrariestodevelopEDSinterfacesisanotherchallenge.

2/3/20149:49AM

30 I'vegivenupmakingtimetocomebecausewearealwaysgoingoverthesameintroductorystuff,andIgotolearnwhatispromised,butnevergottonto,becausetheotherattendeesaresti l l attheintroductorylevel.

2/3/20149:49AM

31 Isomehow'missed'thatthesedatabasesweregoingtohaveaBetachange.IdideditthetutorialIhaddoneearlier.Iwouldl iketoknowwhenlargechangesaremade:(

2/3/20149:39AM

32 ItriedtoattendatrainingforDiscoverITlastfallbutfoundittobemoreconfusinganduninformativeforme.Ithinkthetrainingneedstobeforsmallergroups.

2/3/20149:37AM

33 Iwouldl iketoseemoretrainingfocusedonhighlightingthecollectionofaspecific databaseversussearchtechniques(asthesamesearchfeaturesareinallEbscodatabases,orc losetoit).

2/3/20149:29AM

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34 Thetrainingistoobroad/shallow.Maybehavesomeadvancedc lassesaswellasthosefocusedonparticulartypesofl ibraries.Ifindittobeawasteoftimetoattendatrainingwherethetrainerspendsmostofthetimeexplainingtoschooll ibrarianshowtousethekid/teacherresources,whicharenotinanywayrelevanttomylibrary.

2/3/20149:23AM

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# Other(pleasespecify) Date

1 Linkonmyreferencecomputer 2/13/20143:27PM

2 linkonschoolservergiventomeviaphonecalltryingtosetthisup. 2/13/20148:24AM

3 Weuseal inkonourwebsite,al inkonourOPACandMyMontanaLibrary 2/12/20142:07PM

4 Ebscowebsite 2/12/20141:04PM

5 Linkonschoolwebpage 2/12/201410:58AM

6 Alinkonmyschool'swebpage. 2/12/201410:00AM

7 Self-madeiconfordesktop 2/12/20149:06AM

8 Iusenone 2/4/20142:51PM

9 bookmarkedonallcomputersinthel ibrary 2/3/20142:00PM

10 acombinationofthedifferentmethodsl istedabove 2/3/201410:57AM

11 wedonotuseatall 2/3/201410:26AM

12 Idonotregularlyaccessthesedatabases 2/3/201410:19AM

Alinkoricononmylibrary'shomepage

alinkoricononmylibrary'sdatabase/r...

MSLwebsite MyMontanaLIbrary

Other(pleasespecify)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

52.90%

20.00%8.39% 10.97% 7.74%

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52.67% 79

24.67% 37

9.33% 14

21.33% 32

6% 9

6.67% 10

5.33% 8

Q9Whatinterfacedoyouusetoaccessdatabasecontent?Answered:150 Skipped:35

TotalRespondents:150

# Comments Date

1 K-2Searchasaurus3-4KidsSearch5-6StudentReferenceCenter 2/13/201412:22PM

2 Wouldlovetousediscoverit,butitdoesnotworkcorrectlyinourdistric t. 2/13/20148:35AM

3 Whatevercomesup-notconsistent.Wouldl ikeittosay"DiscoverIt"asitisadvertisedbutthel inkgiventomegoestoEBSCO.

2/13/20148:24AM

4 Wealsohaveotherd/bunderthegeneralEBSCOfolder. 2/12/20141:21PM

5 IdonotcareforDiscoverIT.Studentsgetfrustratedwhentheyfindmaterialsthattheycan'taccesshereattheschool.

2/12/201412:31PM

6 Idofinditdifficulttonavigate 2/12/201411:13AM

7 ItalsodependsonwhereIamsearchingfrom-(fromhomeIusetheMyMontanaLibrary,fromworkIusemultiplel inkeddatabasesorsometimesthesearchit.

2/12/201410:03AM

8 librarydatabasewebpage,personalfavoritesl inksintoolbar(googlechromesotheytravelfromcomputertocomputer)

2/4/20141:51PM

9 Notsure 2/3/20141:35PM

EBSCOhostResearchDatabases

Indiv iduallylinkeddataba...

DiscoverIt/EBSCODiscoveryServ ic...

DiscoverIt/EBSCODisciverServ ic...

DiscoverItsearchboxonMyMont...

DiscoverItsearchboxonMSL...

ItdependsonwhatI'm...

0

50

10079

37

14

32

9 10 8

AnswerChoices Responses

EBSCOhostResearchDatabases

Individuallyl inkeddatabaseinterfaces

DiscoverIt/EBSCODiscoveryServicethroughtheMSCwebpage

DiscoverIt/EBSCODisciverServicethroughal inkorsearchboxonmyownlibrarywebsite

DiscoverItsearchboxonMyMontanaLibrary

DiscoverItsearchboxonMSLwebsite

ItdependsonwhatI'mlookingfor(pleaseexplaininthecommentsfield)

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10 Ididn'tknowtherewerethismanychoices... 2/3/20141:16PM

11 Usedirectl inktoCINAHL,oruseEBSCOhosttoaccesstheotherhealth-relateddatabases. 2/3/201410:57AM

12 wedonotuseatall. 2/3/201410:26AM

13 Idonotregularlyaccessthesedatabases 2/3/201410:19AM

14 ThedirectionsforpostingtoawebpageareconfusingandIcouldn'tfigureitout 2/3/201410:10AM

15 IrarellyusethedatabasesasIamnewandhavel ittletonotraining,andIamnotsurehowtouti l izeit.

2/3/20149:45AM

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17.04% 23

20% 27

22.96% 31

34.07% 46

5.93% 8

Q10DoyouusetheDiscoverItintegratedsearchtool?

Answered:135 Skipped:50

Total 135

# Comments Date

1 Itseemedlikeitreturnedtoomanyirrelevantoptions.ItrytotrainmypatronstosearchforthemselvesIguess

2/14/201412:35PM

2 Ifindittobecumbersome. 2/14/201411:01AM

3 Iwouldlovetolearnmoreaboutthistoolandhowitcanbenefitmystudents. 2/14/20148:52AM

4 Alittletoocomplicatedforelementary 2/13/201412:23PM

5 ImayhaveusedDiscoveritthroughtheBitterrootPublic Library 2/13/201411:50AM

6 CustomizationdoesnotstaysoitrevertstoMontanaStateLibrarysettings. 2/13/20148:38AM

7 IwishIcouldgetthistocomeup! 2/13/20148:27AM

8 Ionlyuseittodemonstrateittopatrons.ButIthinkourpatronsuseitquiteoften. 2/13/20142:59AM

9 Iprefertoseparatemyapplesfrommyoranges.Dataisdataisdatadoesnotcompute.MaybeI'mjustpicky.

2/12/20146:52PM

10 Toomuchinformationcomesup. 2/12/20146:02PM

Yes,IalwaysbeginmysearchinDiscoverIt.

Yes,IuseDiscoverItwhenIwanttosearchaparticularseto...

No,ItriedusingDiscoverItanddidnotcareforit(pleasedescribe...

No,IhaveneverusedDiscoverIt.

WhatisDiscoverIt?

AnswerChoices Responses

Yes,IalwaysbeginmysearchinDiscoverIt.

Yes,IuseDiscoverItwhenIwanttosearchaparticularsetofresources(pleasedescribebelow).

No,ItriedusingDiscoverItanddidnotcareforit(pleasedescribebelow).

No,IhaveneverusedDiscoverIt.

WhatisDiscoverIt?

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11 Itseemstodefaultto"GreatFallsPublic Library"andafewotherl imitors(onlineonly--nobookresultsunlessyouXoutofthatl imitor).Ihaven'tyettakentimetoseeifi tcanbel imitedtoMissoulaCountyPublic Schools,whichiswhatwouldmakeitmosthelpfultoourstudents.

2/12/20145:00PM

12 Ihavetriedit,butneedtouseitmoretobecomecomfortableusingit. 2/12/20144:25PM

13 Seepreviouscomment. 2/12/201412:34PM

14 Idon'tneeditformyyoungerstudentsandIhaveneverpracticedwithit. 2/12/201412:23PM

15 specific publications 2/12/201411:47AM

16 toodifficultformostofthegradelevelsIworkwith(K-5) 2/12/201411:31AM

17 Toomuchinformationforstudentswhosel ibrarydoesnotpartic ipateininterl ibraryloanswiththeconsortium.

2/12/201411:18AM

18 Itisnottheeasiestforkidstonavigate 2/12/201411:15AM

19 Resultsunsuitablefork-5 2/12/201411:11AM

20 Itistoomuchtosiftthrough. 2/12/201411:08AM

21 IfeelthatIshouldstarthereandseewhathappensandthengofromtheretonarrowmysearch.IdofeelthatittakesaLOToftimetofindsomethingrelevantandusefulinEBSCO.SometimesIdon'thavethetimetospendsiftingthroughtheinformationreceivedonasearchterm.(Ican'timaginebeingapatronwhoisn'tsavyontheinternetornarrowingandbroadeningsearchingtryingtousethisasatooltolocateinformation!)

2/12/201410:07AM

22 Toomuchinformationforhighschoolstudentstosortanduti l ize. 2/12/20149:11AM

23 Ihaven'ttakenthetimetoreallylearnhowtouseitwellenoughtobeabletoteachmyK-6students.

2/5/201412:50PM

24 MyansweristhatIoftendon'tuseDiscoverItbecauseIknowwhichdatabaseIwanttouseanddon'tneedtolookthroughoutDiscoverIt.

2/4/20142:17PM

25 theimprovedversionisbetterandIneedtoretrainmyself 2/4/20141:55PM

26 IonlyuseitwhenIwanttoinc ludeMontanaspecific resultsinmysearch 2/4/201412:31PM

27 Ithasitspurposes,butforatypicalcatalogsearchIfindtheplethoraofunwantedresultstobeannoying.

2/4/201411:04AM

28 DiscoverItisaveryappealingoption,butit'softenveryoverwhelmingwhenIfirstshowittopeople,soIusuallydemonstrateeitherthecatalogortheEBSCOdatabases.Wesimplydon'tgetalotoffolksinterestedinlookingfor*everything*onasubjectandarewil l ingtopokethroughthatmanyrecords.Ihavetroubleeffectivelynarrowingdownsearchresultssometimes,anditalsosometimesappearsthatnotalldatabasesareworkingorl inkingproperly.

2/4/201410:57AM

29 Westi l l needtocustomizeoursearchtoweedoutlessrelevantresources.Wegotourinstanceworkingtoourl ibrarysowemightspendtimeonitnow.

2/4/20149:46AM

30 Iuseitoccasionallybutit'snotmypreferredsourceofinformation. 2/3/20143:30PM

31 Wegenerallyareonlylookingfordatabaseartic les,notILL 2/3/20143:22PM

32 Toomuchirrelevantinof 2/3/20141:55PM

33 ItdoesnotsearchallofourresourcesandsearchesresourcesthatarenotreadilyavailableforourstudentssoIdon'tfinditveryuseful.

2/3/20141:52PM

34 Betterfortopicsthantitlesofbooks 2/3/201412:49PM

35 Whenrecentlyworkingwithgrade7sc iencestudentswhoonlyneededmedicalreferences,therewasjustTOOmuchstuffwithDiscoverIt

2/3/201411:31AM

36 I'mnotsureIunderstandexactlythepurposeofDiscoverIt.I'veheardofit,I'msureI'veuseditbefore,butperhapsitwasn'tanexperiencethatconvincedmetoremembertokeepusingit...????

2/3/201411:01AM

37 IftheywantsomethingelsebesidesbooksIuseit.Notusedverymuchatall.... 2/3/201410:35AM

38 Itwasconfusingforthestudentswhentheywerejustlookingforabookinthel ibrary. 2/3/201410:30AM

39 Wedonotuseatall. 2/3/201410:27AM

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40 Justbeginningtousethedatabases.Willl ikelyrefinemyuseasIbecomemorefamiliarwithit. 2/3/201410:23AM

41 Searchresultstoocomplicated 2/3/201410:20AM

42 Idon'tuseitveryoftenandIshouldtrainstudentsinhowtouseit 2/3/201410:11AM

43 Itismucheasiertoexplaintostudents,ifwejustusethe"mymontanal ibrary"site.Everythingisthere.

2/3/201410:09AM

44 MycatalogisnotaccessibleviaDiscoverIT 2/3/20149:57AM

45 IonlyuseDiscoverItafterIhaveexhaustedthesearchmaterialsinmylibrary. 2/3/20149:42AM

46 Idon'tregularlyuseDiscoverItaswehaveotherEbscodatabases(throughUMMissoula)thatarenotcoveredbythediscoverytoolandthesearedatabaseswhichweandourpatronsusemoresowegenerallygointoadatabaseindividuallyorusetheEbscowidgetwecreatedfromtheEbscosite.

2/3/20149:32AM

47 NotoftenbutitismysecondchoicewhenIcannotfindesoteric itemsforpatrons-orifIamtryingtoseeifaparticularjournalisindexed

1/31/201411:06AM

48 Idon'tremembertouseitbutwhenIdidthereweretoomanyhitsthatwerenotrelevant. 1/31/201410:23AM

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Q11DoyouconsideranyofthebelownegativeaspectsofDiscoverIt?

Answered:139 Skipped:46

51.18%65

48.82%62

127

54.20%71

45.80%60

131

56.69%72

43.31%55

127

52.67%69

47.33%62

131

# Other(pleasespecify) Date

1 I'veneverusedDiscoverIt.Itriedtoleavethisquestionblankbutthesurveywouldn'tallowmetodoso.

2/18/201410:27AM

2 Mypatronsfinditconfusing,andIenduphavingtodotheresearchforthem. 2/14/201411:01AM

3 IamuncertainasIhaven'tusedit. 2/14/20148:52AM

4 Sometimeswegetresultsthataretoohighinreadinglevels.SincewehavethesameaccessasourHighSchool,customizingthisfromthestartisnotfeasible.

2/13/20143:53PM

5 Don'tknowwhatitis. 2/13/20143:30PM

6 Keepscrashingourwebpage 2/13/20149:00AM

7 Sinceourcustomizationsdonotstayitisawasteoftimetousediscoveritinourschool. 2/13/20148:38AM

8 Patronsgetbookl inksthatarenotonlineevenwhentheyc lickfulltextonlineonlineonlyresults. 2/13/20148:27AM

9 Ididn'tgetabalanceofbooksandonlinedatabaseinfobecauseofthesettings.Tootimeconsumingtoteacharoundit,andneverhavemadetimetoputinhelpticket.Itlooksmuchnicerthanitdidatfirst.

2/12/20145:00PM

10 Ourl ibrarydoesnotshareresourcesoutsideofourschooldistric t. 2/12/20141:41PM

11 HadtoanswernotomoveoninthesurveyeventhoughIhavenotusedit 2/12/20141:09PM

No Yes

Toomanyresultsformostsearches

Resultsarenotrelevanttomypatrons

Nav igationisnotintuitiveenough

Toodifficult/timeconsumingtocustomize

0

50

100

150

62 60 55 62

65 71 72 69

No Yes Total

Toomanyresultsformostsearches

Resultsarenotrelevanttomypatrons

Navigationisnotintuitiveenough

Toodifficult/timeconsumingtocustomize

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12 Icouldn'tgiveaccurateanswersforquestion11sinceIdon'tknowwhatDiscoverItis. 2/12/201411:00AM

13 Moretimesthannot,Iamaskedforapassword.WhenIcontactthestatel ibrary,IamtoldthatIshouldnotneedapassword.

2/12/201410:42AM

14 Needmoretrainingtogetthistoworkwell 2/12/201410:40AM

15 Amnotfamiliarwithit 2/12/20149:48AM

16 speakingofintuitiveenough;formeitworks,forstudentsitismoredifficult. 2/12/20149:38AM

17 Neverusedit 2/12/20149:20AM

18 Havenotuseditenoughtocomment 2/7/20149:26AM

19 neverused(hadtocheckboxestocontinuesurvey) 2/6/20144:21PM

20 Ihaveattendedtheintrowebinar,buthavenotbeenabletoattendtheoneswithmorepractice-Ithinksomeguidedtutorialswouldbegreatformorepractice.

2/4/201410:57AM

21 Wedidneedhelpfromstatel ibrarytogetitworking.ItwashardtogetacrosswhattheproblemforuswassinceIcouldn'tarticulateitbutIknewitwasn'tworking.

2/4/20149:46AM

22 Haveneverused. 2/4/20148:32AM

23 Isti l l strugglewiththeadvancedsearchsoIhavedifficultygettingstudentstouseit. 2/3/20141:55PM

24 Don'tuseit 2/3/20141:37PM

25 IneededN/AinthissectionsinceIhaven'tuseit.:-) 2/3/20141:18PM

26 Idon'tuseDiscoverIt 2/3/201411:08AM

27 Don'tremembermyexperience,butperhapsit'sacombinationofallthesenegativeaspectsl istedhere.ItriedtoaccessDiscoverItandthel inktoitisbroken,soIcan'tevengettoitinthefirstplace.

2/3/201411:01AM

28 Donotuse. 2/3/201410:27AM

29 Ihaven'tuseditenoughtodiscern! 2/3/201410:23AM

30 Advancesearchoptionscouldbebetterorganized. 2/3/20149:49AM

31 Ihaveneverusedit. 2/3/20149:47AM

32 Newtosharedcatalogandhaven'tsetupDiscoverItyet. 2/3/20149:46AM

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Q12IfyouarecurrentlyusingDiscoverIt,whatimprovementswouldyousuggest?

Answered:27 Skipped:158

# Responses Date

1 I'veneverusedit. 2/18/201410:27AM

2 Mystudentsgetoverwhelmedwithresultl istandarenotpatientenoughtostickwithit.I'mnotsurethatisaproblemwithDiscoverItoramatterof"us"teachingresearchskil ls.

2/14/20142:36PM

3 Makesureitiscompatiblewithallwebprograms 2/13/20149:00AM

4 Easywaytoaccessforallinthestate. 2/13/20148:27AM

5 Showonlythebooksthatareinmylibrary. 2/13/20142:59AM

6 Isthereawaytosearchforageappropriateitems? 2/12/201411:15AM

7 Iuseitveryrarely,somyexperiencesmaynotthenorm.IsometimesfindthatthekeywordsIuseareoftennottheonesneededtofindanartic le.Istrugglefindingthesynonymorsearchtermsthatwil lwork.

2/12/201410:55AM

8 ? 2/12/201410:23AM

9 alphabetizingtheitemsinthepersonalfolder. 2/12/20149:38AM

10 Neverusedit 2/12/20149:20AM

11 N/A 2/7/20149:26AM

12 I'mnotsureIuseitenoughtosuggestanyimprovements.ThoughIdothinkal i ttlemoreexplanationofwhatDiscoverItisanddoeswouldbehelpfulrightinthel ibrary'scatalog-I'msuremostpatronsthatarecomfortableusingthecatalogjustskipoveritbecausethere'snotmuchaboutwhatit'sforandwhatitdoes.

2/4/201410:57AM

13 SubscribetonetTrekkerinstead. 2/3/20146:06PM

14 Moreintuitivesearchoptions.Patronshaveadifficulttimelimitingtheresourcestorelevantmaterials.

2/3/20143:30PM

15 N/A 2/3/20142:50PM

16 Someonetosetitupforme. 2/3/20141:37PM

17 Mysuggestionsinc ludeprovidingawaytohavefull-textartic lestoappearfirstontheresultspage. 2/3/201411:46AM

18 Mypatronswanttheinforighttherejustl ikeagooglesite.Somecomplainthatyathetitleofthemagazineorbooketcistherebutthentheyhavetothel ibraryorwhateverandcheckthematerialout.theywantthematerialorinfojustl ikeagooglesearch,buttheywanttheaccurateinfordiscoveritprovides

2/3/201411:10AM

19 Don'tUse 2/3/201411:08AM

20 Makeitaccessible,andifpossible,isthisaproductthatwouldallowustol imittojusthealth-carerelatedresources?

2/3/201411:01AM

21 Increaseduser-relevantseraching. 2/3/201410:25AM

22 Ineedtolearnmoreaboutcustomizingmylibrary'sl inktomeetmypatron'sneeds. 2/3/20149:54AM

23 BetterintegrationwithAtoZ.Easierintegrationofsinglel ibrarysubscriptions.AsingleadmininterfaceforbothEDSandAtoZ.HaveEBSCOprovideanEDSsearchwidgetforFacebook.

2/3/20149:49AM

24 IwouldLOVEtohavethefi les"I"havemadeovertheyearsalphabetized.Thenewestfi l l goestothebottom.AsIhave'many'itwouldbeeasiertofindtheoneIneed:)

2/3/20149:44AM

25 Easiersearchesforpatrons.Thesearcheshavetobedonethrougheachindividualresourcetofindresults.

2/3/20149:42AM

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26 Weshouldbeabletocustomizeitmorebyaddingourowndatabasesintowhatissearchedwithouthavingtopayextra.TheEBSCOcontentisnotoftenrelevanttomypatrons,butiftheycouldsearchthecatalog,EBSCO,andsomeofourowndatabasesinoneintegratedsearch,thatmightbeuseful.

2/3/20149:27AM

27 nohelpforyouthere 1/31/201411:06AM

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Q13HowwouldyouratethebelowsearchingfunctionalityinDiscoverIt?

Answered:139 Skipped:46

Haveneverused Poor Adequate Good

Keywordsearch

Boolean/SearchbyPhrase

Advancedsearchoption

Limiters/filteringoptions

Expanderoptions

Fulltext

Sorting/ranking

Saveresults

Download/print/emailresult...

Resultsformatssav i...

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

10.87%

15.33%

12.50%

6.52%

21.01%

8.03%

9.77%

16.18%

6.92%

51.45%

35.77%

34.31%

33.09%

31.16%

36.23%

34.31%

25.56%

27.94%

23.08%

5.80%

8.76%

7.30%

11.76%

6.52%

7.25%

9.49%

6.77%

6.62%

7.69%

31.88%

46.72%

43.07%

42.65%

55.80%

35.51%

48.18%

57.89%

49.26%

62.31%

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Q14HowdoyouratethegeneralfunctionalityofDiscoverIt?

Answered:113 Skipped:72

Poor Adequate Good

Easeofuse

Intuitive

Qualityofresults

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

11.71%

8.18%

16.36%

69.37%

55.45%

69.09%

18.92%

36.36%

14.55%

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100% 28

100% 28

100% 28

96.43% 27

Q15Ifyouwouldbewillingtoparticipateinafocusgrouptohelpimproveaccesstostatewideresources,pleaseprovideyour

contactinformation:Answered:28 Skipped:157

# Name: Date

1 BrittanyAlberson 2/18/201410:27AM

2 KarenShaide 2/17/20143:24PM

3 SarahKarasch 2/14/201411:02AM

4 StephanieHeggen 2/14/20148:52AM

5 JeannieFerriss 2/13/20143:31PM

6 KendraHartman 2/13/201412:23PM

7 JaneMason 2/13/201411:50AM

8 LindaMcLinden 2/13/20148:28AM

9 JoanneDididriksen 2/12/20141:10PM

10 JamieWill iams 2/12/201412:35PM

11 DebraWestrom 2/12/201411:16AM

12 AndreaMeyer 2/12/201410:55AM

13 AnnRutherford 2/12/20149:38AM

14 MichelleFenger 2/7/20149:26AM

15 LyndeRoberts 2/5/201412:51PM

16 HollyHarper 2/4/201411:54AM

17 JessiePate 2/4/201410:58AM

18 MarilynMarnin 2/3/20146:07PM

19 SusanMatter 2/3/20143:23PM

20 ChristineFogerty 2/3/20141:56PM

21 BobbiOtte 2/3/20141:53PM

22 JodiOberweiser 2/3/201412:50PM

23 AlanaMueller-Brunckhorst 2/3/201411:46AM

24 HeidiSueAdams 2/3/201411:01AM

25 KathrynHolt 2/3/201410:26AM

26 JimKammerer 2/3/20149:49AM

AnswerChoices Responses

Name:

Library:

Email:

Phone:

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27 AnitaScheetz 2/3/20149:47AM

28 AnnRutherford 2/3/20149:45AM

# Library: Date

1 Bill ingsWestHighSchool 2/18/201410:27AM

2 DawsonCountyHighSchoolLibrary 2/17/20143:24PM

3 NorthLakeCountyDistric tLibrary 2/14/201411:02AM

4 MontanaCitySchool 2/14/20148:52AM

5 IdaDockeryOwenLibrary 2/13/20143:31PM

6 BroadusElementary 2/13/201412:23PM

7 HamiltonHighSchool 2/13/201411:50AM

8 St.Regis 2/13/20148:28AM

9 HelenaHighSchoolLibrary 2/12/20141:10PM

10 CMRussellHighSchool 2/12/201412:35PM

11 HellgateIntermediateSchool 2/12/201411:16AM

12 AlkaliCreekElementarySchool 2/12/201410:55AM

13 MilesCommunityCollege,JudsonH.FlowerJr.Library 2/12/20149:38AM

14 RonanLibraryDistric t 2/7/20149:26AM

15 SandstoneElementary,Bil l ingsPublic Schools 2/5/201412:51PM

16 WhitehallSchoolDistric tK-12Library 2/4/201411:54AM

17 LincolnCountyPublic Libraries 2/4/201410:58AM

18 HighlandElementary 2/3/20146:07PM

19 FlorenceCarltonSchoolLibrary 2/3/20143:23PM

20 BigSkyHighSchool 2/3/20141:56PM

21 RockyMountainCollegeLibrary 2/3/20141:53PM

22 DrummondSchool&CommunityLibrary 2/3/201412:50PM

23 MontanaStateLibrary 2/3/201411:46AM

24 KalispellRegionalMedicalCenterMedicalLibrary 2/3/201411:01AM

25 HavreHighSchool 2/3/201410:26AM

26 MSL 2/3/20149:49AM

27 JamesE.ShanleyTribalLibrary 2/3/20149:47AM

28 MilesCommunityCollege-JudsonH.FlowerJr.Library 2/3/20149:45AM

# Email: Date

1 albersonb@bill ingsschools.org 2/18/201410:27AM

2 [email protected] 2/17/20143:24PM

3 [email protected] ib.mt.us 2/14/201411:02AM

4 [email protected] 2/14/20148:52AM

5 [email protected] 2/13/20143:31PM

6 [email protected] 2/13/201412:23PM

7 [email protected] 2/13/201411:50AM

8 [email protected] 2/13/20148:28AM

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9 [email protected] 2/12/20141:10PM

10 jamie_will [email protected] 2/12/201412:35PM

11 [email protected] 2/12/201411:16AM

12 meyera@bill ingsschools.org 2/12/201410:55AM

13 [email protected] 2/12/20149:38AM

14 ronanlibrarydistric [email protected] 2/7/20149:26AM

15 robertslr@bill ingsschools.org 2/5/201412:51PM

16 [email protected] 2/4/201411:54AM

17 [email protected] 2/4/201410:58AM

18 marninm@bill i lngsschools.org 2/3/20146:07PM

19 [email protected] 2/3/20143:23PM

20 [email protected] 2/3/20141:56PM

21 [email protected] 2/3/20141:53PM

22 [email protected] 2/3/201412:50PM

23 [email protected] 2/3/201411:46AM

24 [email protected] 2/3/201411:01AM

25 [email protected] 2/3/201410:26AM

26 [email protected] 2/3/20149:49AM

27 [email protected] 2/3/20149:47AM

28 [email protected] 2/3/20149:45AM

# Phone: Date

1 4062815752 2/18/201410:27AM

2 14063775265111 2/17/20143:24PM

3 4068838225 2/14/201411:02AM

4 4064426779 2/14/20148:52AM

5 1-406-656-9950ext.124 2/13/20143:31PM

6 4064362637 2/13/201412:23PM

7 4063756068 2/13/201411:50AM

8 406-649-2311,ext215 2/13/20148:28AM

9 406-324-2234 2/12/20141:10PM

10 406-268-6124 2/12/201412:35PM

11 406-549-6109ext1071 2/12/201411:16AM

12 406-281-6847Work 2/12/201410:55AM

13 406874-6196 2/12/20149:38AM

14 406-676-3682 2/7/20149:26AM

15 (406)281-6923 2/5/201412:51PM

16 4064901729 2/4/201411:54AM

17 (406)283-2472 2/4/201410:58AM

18 406-281-6270 2/3/20146:07PM

19 406-407-6790 2/3/20143:23PM

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20 406-728-2400x8049 2/3/20141:56PM

21 406-657-1087 2/3/20141:53PM

22 406-288-3700 2/3/201412:50PM

23 406-444-5352 2/3/201411:46AM

24 406-752-1739 2/3/201411:01AM

25 406-265-6732 2/3/201410:26AM

26 406-768-6340 2/3/20149:47AM

27 406874-6196 2/3/20149:45AM