1996 Survey of User Information Needs and Search Methods Results

H2i) Web Crawler - assessed by 169 users

Frequency of Use	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
5 Daily	3	1.78	8.90
4 At least once a week	36	21.30	85.20
3 At least once month	42	24.85	74.55
2 spasmodically	44	26.04	52.08
1 rarely	44	26.04	26.04
0 never	51	0	-
total	-	-	246.77

H2ii) Web Crawler - assessed by 169 users

Ease of Use	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Difficult	6	3.55	3.55
2 A little difficult	4	2.37	4.74
3 Fair	55	32.54	97.62
4 Fairly Easy	30	17.75	71.00
5 Easy	55	32.54	162.70
total	-	-	339.61

H2iii) Web Crawler - assessed by 169 users

Speed	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Slow	21	12.43	12.43
2 Fairly Slow	28	16.57	33.04
3 Moderate	66	39.05	117.15
4 Fairly Fast	20	11.83	47.32
5 Fast	13	7.69	38.45
total	-	-

H2iv) Web Crawler - assessed by 169 users

Number of Matches	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Too few	14	8.28	8.28
2 Few	13	7.69	15.38
3 About right	73	43.50	130.50
2 Many	20	11.83	23.66
1 Too Many	21	12.43	12.43
total	-	-

H2v) Web Crawler - assessed by 169 users

Quality of Description	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Not Enough Info	35	20.71	20.71
2 Not Quite Enough	24	14.20	28.40
3 About Right	62	36.69	110.07
2 Slightly Too Much	10	5.92	11.84
1 Too Much	2	1.18	1.18
total	-	-

H2vi) Web Crawler - assessed by 169 users

Relevance to Query	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Mostly Not	36	21.30	21.30
2 A Few Are	30	17.75	35.50
3 Some Are	58	34.32	102.96
2 Many Are	9	5.33	10.66
1 Most Are	4	2.37	2.37
total	-	-

H2vii) Web Crawler - assessed by 169 users

Overall Rating	Number of respondents	Percentage of those who assessed tool	Score
1 Poor	14	8.28	8.28
2 Just Adequate	20	11.83	23.66
3 Fair	81	49.93	149.79
4 Very Fair	19	11.24	44.96
5 Excellent	6	3.55	17.75
total	-	-	244.44

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