Form 1 NCBI PubMed Central search survey

PubMed Central Search Survey
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OMB Control Number: 0925-0648
Expiration Date: 06/30/2024
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When you were prompted to take this survey, you were on PubMed Central (PMC), the
National Library of Medicine's (NLM) archive of full-text biomedical journal articles. PMC
would like to ask a few questions about the search you conducted today.

* Is PubMed Central (PMC) where you intended to search?

o Yes, I wanted to conduct my search on the PMC website specifically
o No, I thought I was searching the main PubMed website
o I'm not sure
Skip To: Q2 If Is PubMed Central (PMC) where you intended to search? = No, I thought I was searching
the main PubMed website
Skip To: Q1a If Is PubMed Central (PMC) where you intended to search? = Yes, I wanted to conduct my
search on the PMC website specifically
Skip To: Q1b If Is PubMed Central (PMC) where you intended to search? = I'm not sure

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* Why did you want to search PMC? (Please select all that apply.)

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I wanted results where the full article was free to read

I wanted to run my search terms through the full-text content of articles (rather
than just through titles and abstracts)

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I wanted to build a search using fields specific to PMC (for example,
acknowledgements)

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I wanted to restrict my search to journals that have been accepted to the PMC

archive

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I wanted to check on the availability of a paper as part of a compliance check with a
funder’s deposition policy

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Other

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If Is PubMed Central (PMC) where you intended to search? = I'm not sure

* Which of these best describes why you searched on this site today?

o I just generally wanted more information on a topic
o I was reading an article on this site and wanted to explore further
o I was interested specifically in what the National Library of Medicine (NLM) has available
on a topic

o I was searching for information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) website
o Other

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* How did you get to this website?

o Selected a search result from a search engine
o From a social media site
o Selected a link in a blog
o Selected a link from a news outlet
o From PubMed
o From another NIH, NLM, or National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
website

o I have this site bookmarked
o Other
* Which best describes your role?

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