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E-Mail:

How did you find out about the Cinefiles database?
Web search
Pointer from BAM/PFA site
Pointer from MIP site
Pointer from another site
Word of mouth
Other:

Did you have a specific search goal when you came to Cinefiles (e.g. wanted information on a particular film or person)?
Yes
No
If yes, please briefly summarize what you were looking for:

What is your profession?
Student
Teacher
Film critic
Film professional
Other

What browser did you use to view Cinefiles?
Netscape
Internet Explorer
Other

What type of computer did you use?
Windows
Macintosh
Other

Overall Assessment

Did you find the Cinefiles web site easy or difficult to use?
Very easy
Relatively easy
Somewhat difficult
Very difficult
No opinion

Did you find the information available in the database useful for your purposes?
Very useful
Somewhat useful
Not very useful
Not useful
No opinion

Welcome Screen

Did you feel that this page provided the right amount of information?
Right amount
Too much
Too little
No opinion

Based on the information on this page, could you easily decide where to go to perform your desired search or to get further information?
Yes
No

Can you suggest any improvements to the welcome page?

Search Tips Screen

Did you use this page?
Yes
No

If yes, were the search tips clearly articulated and easy to use?
Yes
No

At what point did you go to the tips page?
Directly from welcome screen, before trying a search
After trying a search

Can you suggest any improvements to the tips page?

Query Screens

There are two different search screens: Document Query and Filmographic Query. Based on the information and descriptions provided, could you understand the difference between these two, and determine which screen you should use for your search?
Yes
No

Did you find one of the query screens more useful than the other?
Yes
No
If yes, which one?

Was it clear that you can enter data in more than one field when doing a search?
Yes
No

Was it clear that you are not required to enter data in multiple fields?
Yes
No

Was it clear that you can choose to search on an exact term or part of a term?
Yes
No

Did you think the selection of search fields and options on each screen was adequate?
Yes
No

Can you suggest any improvements to the query screens?

Query Results

Did your search retrieve any results?
Yes
No

If no, were the suggestions on the "no result" page helpful?
Yes
No

If yes:
Were you able to retrieve page images of desired documents?
Yes
No

How would you rate the speed of image retrieval?
Good
Fair
Poor

How would you rate the legibility of documents on screen?
Good
Fair
Poor

Were you able to enlarge the page images to make them more readable?
Yes
No
Didn't try

Were you able to print page images?
Yes
No
Didn't try

Can you suggest any improvements to the query result displays?

Additional Comments

Please note below any additional comments or suggestions:

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