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Photo Project Survey

This anonymous survey is to assist us at the Photodigitization Project in making our database as user-friendly as possible. We do not trace addresses of people who use this survey, and you will not receive any unsolicited Email from us. There are some questions to help us learn who is using the database, and there is a place for you to make comments. Thanks for taking the time to do our survey!

(You may check more than one box in any category, or skip any category entirely).

1. How often do you visit the Denver Public Library Western History Photograph Collection website?

This is my first visit.
I visit daily.
I visit weekly.
I visit monthly.

2. Which of the following describes you best?

Grade School student.
Junior High, or High School student.
College student.
Post graduate student.
Independent scholar.
Educator.
Entrepreneur.
Railroad enthusiast.
Researcher.
Publisher.
Librarian.
Genealogist.
Author.
Architect.
Landscape designer.
Artist / Designer.
Film maker.
Garment designer.
Play or scriptwriter.
Performer.
Other.

3. How will you use the images from the Photo Digitization Project database?

For a class project.
In a publication.
In a web site.
For framing.
As a gift.
Commercial decor.
For use in film or video.
For a museum exhibit.
For advertising art.
For research.
As models or elements for an art project.
Just enjoy browsing.
Other.

If you checked "For research" above, could you specify:
For railroad research.
For military research.
For genealogical research.
For clothing and dress research.
For Native American research.
For ethnic research.
For architectural research.
For interior decor research.
For mining research.
Other.

I have purchased photographs from this website
I am planning to purchase photographs from this website

4. How did you find out about the Photo Project?
Web Search.
Link from another site.
Advertisment in a printed publication.
Word of mouth.

Did you find us from an advertisement in one of the following printed publications?
Denver Business Journal
The Cherry Creek Times
Urban Spectrum

Other

5. Important: You may have linked directly to an image in our live database from outside our search engine. (The page that's mostly a big picture with the call number and some links below it). If that's how you got here,

Did you:
1. Link to an image from a URL on a web page?
2. Link to an image from a URL you received by Email?
3. Link to an image from another site's search engine?

If you selected number 3, which of those below linked directly to the image?
Colorado Digital Alliance (Heritage)
ACLIN
Library of Congress
WorldCat
Other


6. Did the photo search tool work the first time you tried it?
Yes.
No, I got an error message.

7. Did you find what you needed? [Remembering that we simply might not have that picture]
Yes, right away.
Yes, but it took several tries.
No.
No, but I found other useful material.

8. Were the Photo Gallery pages useful to you?
Yes.
No.

Were the Gallery pages entertaining?
Yes.
No.

Which galleries did you visit?
Railroads in the Photography Collection
Denver Parks Album
Lang & Pugh Album
Denver Parks Album.
Photos West Classics
Building Histories tutorial
David Barry biography
Harry M. Rhoads biography
Horace S. Poley biography
Ross-Barrett Historical Aeronautics Collection
Native American Women
The 10th Mountain Division
Louis C. McClure and Denver, The City Beautiful
Colorado Celebrates the Fourth of July

9. How often do you visit The Denver Public Library?
Often.
Occasionally.
Never.

How often do you visit our website?
Often.
Occasionally.
It's my first time to the photo website.

10. Did you find the Website easy to use?
Yes.
No.

What is your U.S. zip code or country?

If you have further questions or comments, email us at photograph@denver.lib.co.us. If you are asking about a particular image, be sure to include the call number.

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