Form 1 Bookshelf search survey

Bookshelf Search Survey (NDB-425)
Start of Block: Initial Questions
OMB Control Number: 0925-0648
Expiration Date: 06/30/2024
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
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return the completed form to this address.

Which best describes your role?

o Researcher
o Librarian or information professional
o Clinician
o Healthcare administrator
o Policymaker
o Educator/trainer
o Student
o Patient, family, caregiver, or friend of patient
o Other, please specify __________________________________________________

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How did you get to this website?

o Selected a link from a search result in 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 NCBI website
o From another Health and Human Services (HHS) agency
o I typed in the address directly or have this site bookmarked
o I selected a DOI or accession on a non-NCBI website
o Other, please specify __________________________________________________
Did you intend to search on the Bookshelf website specifically?

o Yes, I wanted to search the whole Bookshelf archive
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Yes, but thought I was only searching within a specific publication hosted on Bookshelf,
like LiverTox, LactMed, or GeneReviews
o No, I thought I was searching PubMed
o No, I thought I was searching some other site
o I'm not sure
End of Block: Initial Questions
Start of Block: Did Not Intend to Search Bookshelf.
Note: Only people who answered they did not or are not sure if they intended to search
Bookshelf see the question in this block.

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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 already reading content on Bookshelf and wanted to explore further
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I was searching for information from the National Center for Biotechnology Information
(NCBI)
o I was searching for information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
o I was searching for information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
o Other, please specify __________________________________________________
End of Block: Did Not Intend to Search Bookshelf
Start of Block: Intended to Search Bookshelf.
Note: Only people who responded they did intend to search Bookshelf see this block of
questions.
Have you searched on the Bookshelf website before?

o Frequently (monthly or more often)
o Occasionally (a few times a year)
o Never (this is my first time)

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Why did you or do you typically search on Bookshelf? (select all that apply)

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To run my search terms through the full content of books and documents (rather
than just the titles and abstracts)

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To limit my results to documents where the full text is free to read

To run an advanced search using indexed fields specific or restricted to
Bookshelf content

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To locate a specific book, document, report, etc. that I access regularly
To find information in a specialty area like toxicology or medical genetics

To search within a specific book or document, rather than across the full
Bookshelf archive

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To restrict my search to documents that have been accepted to the Bookshelf

archive

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To find information in resources or publication types other than journal articles

To check on the availability of my report, chapter, or monograph in Bookshelf in
compliance with a funder's policy

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Other, please specify
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Do you also use Bookshelf for any of the following reasons? (select all that apply)

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To access a specific online textbook
To access a regularly published resource like Gene Reviews, LactMed, or

LiverTox

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To access clinical guidelines from sources like WHO or NICE
To access user manuals or documentation for NLM and NCBI products and

resources

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None of these

Have you searched on PubMed Central (PMC) before?

o No / I'm not sure
o Yes, to access journal articles that are free to read
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Yes, to run my search terms through the full content of journal articles, not just through
titles and abstracts
o Yes, for some other reason
End of Block: Intended to Search Bookshelf

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