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Hello:
You are invited to participate in our plans for the new website for CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics. It will take approximately 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.

Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Fiona Macdonald at [email protected].

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* First of all, do you have a subscription to the online Handbook (hbcponline.com)?
 
Yes, I am a current subscriber
 
No, but I used to have a subscription
 
No, I have never had a subscription
 
No, but I am interested in subscribing
 
 
 
* We would like to ask you a few questions about how you use the current version of the online CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.

How frequently do you use the product?
 
Daily
 
Weekly
 
Monthly
 
Less frequently
 
 
 
* How do you search the Handbook (select all that apply)?
 
I type my search term in the Text Search box
 
I use the Structure/Property search screen
 
I browse the Table of Contents to get to the table I'm interested in
 
I use all types of search depending on what I'm looking for

 
 
 
* When using the Structure/Property search mode, how do you normally search (select all that apply)?
 
Chemical Name
 
Structure search
 
CAS number
 
Molecular Formula
 
Physical Property values
 
Subject
 
Other

 
 
 
* How do you use the results of your search?
 
I use the 'email results' feature to send them to myself or a colleague
 
I print the results
 
I export the tables to Excel
 
I download the document PDF
 
Other

 
 
Below we list some possible enhancements to functionality of the CRC Handbook. Please indicate the importance of each on a scale of 1 (not at all important) to 4 (essential).
1- Not at all important 2 - Quite important 3 - Important 4 - Essential
* Live links to bibliographic references
* Graphing/plotting capabilities
* Predicted physical properties
* Ability to convert units
* Ability to simulate spectra
* MathML for equation display/editing
* Crosslinking to other CHEMnetBASE products
* Bookmarking documents
* Bookmarking substances
 
 
 
Are there any other new features or improvements that you would like to see?
   
 
 
 
* Which websites do you currently use for finding chemical information?
 
Chemical Abstracts/Scifinder (ACS)
 
ChemSpider (RSC)
 
NIST Chemistry Webbook (NIST)
 
Springer Materials (Springer)
 
Wikipedia
 
Other

 
 
What do you like or dislike about these sites?
 
Chemical Abstracts/SciFinder
ChemSpider
NIST Chemistry Webbook
Springer Materials
Wikipedia
Other
 
 
 
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