Evaluation Form Results

Keeping Current – Digitally! – 26 responses

Sept. 26, 2002 / Oct. 23, 2002

1.  Which session did you attend today?

Keeping Current – Digitally!

2.  How did you find out about this session?

Posters/Flyers: 3 Online: 20 Professor/Instructor: 1 Library staff: 4

3.  How useful was this session for you?

Very helpful: 12 Helpful: 14 Not very helpful: 0 Not helpful: 0

4.  The most useful part of this workshop was:

·  Learning about online journal indexes (INSPEC & Compendex).

·  Hands-on section.

·  Finding recently published research.

·  How to use E-journals.

·  Most things were useful.

·  Keep me updated with my research.

·  To understand how to find journal articles in the desired field.

·  INSPEC, Compendex.

·  Search engine.

·  How to keep myself updated on research area.

·  Everything.

·  Every part.

·  INSPEC.

·  Learning about the available e-journals and how to obtain material.

·  Ordering articles from CISTI & email alerts.

·  E-alerts.

·  CISTI Source.

·  Email alerts.

·  E-alerts.

·  How to get access to e-journals and e-database.

·  Everything provided.

·  E-mail alerts, CISTI.

·  E-journals and [ISI?].

·  Demos & work time.

·  Obtaining the article.

5.  One thing I wish we had covered (or covered more thoroughly) is:

·  More hands-on section.

·  Explain the difference of the database or e-journals more detail.

·  Whole page/links on the webpage.

·  Patents.

·  More specific [example?] for how to begin to search a topic.

·  Some famous, relevant websites to e-journals can be available directly from Library’s home page.

·  Abbreviation for journal title.

6.  Comments:

·  The talk was very good, especially with the help of laptops giving a hands-on experience.

·  Time was inadequate.

·  Good.

·  Excellent presentation.

·  Nicely conducted.

·  It’s very good.

·  Considerate arrangement. Many thanks.

·  Excellent session & course.

·  Overall informative.

·  Excellent course!!! One comment is that computers are so slow sometimes, so updated equipment could be good.

·  Very helpful for me.

·  So many terms regarding various info. service from different source. However, for a beginner, one may be confused about how to choose one as the stepping point.

·  Very good workshop.

·  Well done overall.

7.  Which other sessions have you already taken, or do you intend to take?

Taken / Intend
Finding Journal Articles Fast – Science / 2 / 7
Finding Journal Articles Fast – Arts / 1 / 0
Smart Searching Techniques / 3 / 9
Engineers – Keep Current – Digitally! / 8 / 2
Multidisciplinary - Keep Current – Digitally! / 4 / 2
Grad Student Info Session / 7 / 7
TRELLIS / 1 / 2
International Students / 0 / 2
Other / 1 / 0

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