Form 1 NCBI Homepage Survey

NWS 2022 Homepage Survey
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OMB Control Number: 0925-0648
Expiration Date: 06/30/2024
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Intro Thank you for visiting the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) websites.
We have a series of online resources for bioinformatics, including GenBank, PubMed, BLAST,
and other databases, tools, and services. This survey asks questions about how you use these
NCBI resources, particularly the NCBI homepage.
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Q1 Which role most closely describes you? Please select all that apply. *

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Researcher
Student
Patient, family, caregiver, or friend of a patient
Librarian or information professional
Educator/trainer
Healthcare professional

Other (please describe below)
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Q2 How often do you use NCBI online resources such as GenBank and PubMed? *

o This is my first time using NCBI resources
o A few times a year
o At least once a month
o Weekly
o Daily

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Q3 What do you come to the NCBI to do generally? Please select all that apply. *

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Search for data
Search for health, disease, or medical information data

Search for sequence data (please describe below)
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Find literature citations for research
Find full text literature for research
Use NCBI tools or software (BLAST etc.)
Submit sequences or check on a submission
Create/manage your CV or your bibliography for grant submissions
Find information about NCBI

Something else (please describe below)
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Q4 What did you come to the NCBI to do TODAY? Please select all that apply. *

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Search for data
Search for health, disease, or medical information data

Search for sequence data (please describe below)
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Find literature citations for research
Find full text literature for research
Use NCBI tools or software (BLAST etc.)
Submit sequences or check on a submission
Create/manage your CV or your bibliography for grant submissions
Find information about NCBI

Something else (please describe below)
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Q5 You are currently on the NCBI Homepage (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). Do you know the
name of the resource you came to here to find? *

o No
o Yes (please specify below) ________________________________________________

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Q6 How often have you visited the NCBI Homepage? *

o This is my first time
o A few times a year
o At least once a month
o Weekly
o Daily
Q7 How did you get to this page? *

o I used a search engine
o I followed a bookmark
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I followed a link from a different site (please tell us which site below)
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o I clicked on a link from another ncbi.nlm.nih.gov page
Q8 What will you do on this page today? *

o Use the search box
o Find out more about NCBI
o Log into MyNCBI
o Find links to NCBI resources I need
o Don't know/not sure
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Other (please describe below)
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Q9 How easy was it to find what you were looking for on this site? *

o Very easy
o Somewhat easy
o Neither easy nor difficult
o Somewhat difficult
o Very difficult
Q10 Overall, how well did the site meet your needs? *

o Very well
o Somewhat well
o Neither well nor poorly
o Somewhat poorly
o Very poorly

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Q11 How likely are you to recommend the NCBI homepage to a friend or colleague? *

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Q12 What changes would you most like to see on the NCBI homepage?
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Q13 Do you have any other comments about the NCBI homepage you'd like to share with us?
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