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Gazetteer for Scotland Survey 2007

Dear Visitor,

The Gazetteer for Scotland is currently being developed as part of student projects and will be extended over the coming months. This is a chance for you to give suggestions regarding your experience of the Gazetteer website, to allow us to improve the service further.

Thank you for your time.

 


 

Personal – please note that this section is optional, and your details (if provided) will only be used for statistical purposes or to allow us to return feedback.

Name: - Optional

Age:

Gender: Male ----- Female

Country of Residence ---- Other:


It would be helpful if you could supply an email address to allow us to follow up any questions we may have with your response, but this field is optional:

Email:

 


 

Usage – This section relates to your usage of the Gazetteer for Scotland .

How often do you use the Gazetteer for Scotland?
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For what purpose(s) do you use the Gazetteer for Scotland? (Please tick all that apply)

Work---- Personal Research---- Genealogy---- Education----
Reference---- Leisure------- ---Other:

 


 

Access – This section relates to how you access the Gazetteer for Scotland.

Would it be advantageous to access the Gazetteer for Scotland in other ways than from a web-browser [such as through the use of a Mobile Phone, PDA, News Browser or by email update]?

Yes ----- No

If yes, please suggest options:

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Would you find it beneficial to be able to change the layout and style of the webpage? For example, by choosing a style that you prefer, or a style that aids the visually impaired?

Yes ----- No

Feel free to expand your answer:

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Do you believe the Gazetteer for Scotland would be a useful resource for schools, if it were to be adapted for their use?

Yes ----- No

 


 

Population data – This section relates to the display of population data

How useful would you find information about Scottish population appearing on the Gazetteer for Scotland ?

Very Useful ---- Useful---- OK --- Not Useful ---- Misleading
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Population Data would need to be shown according to some administrative divisions within Scotland . Please select what you believe would be the most appropriate division in order to display this data:

Counties ---- Council Areas ---- Parliamentary Constituencies --- Census Divisions ----
Settlements---- Civil Parishes ---- Localities ---- Other

- Please bear in mind some of the divisions (e.g. Counties) are historical only.

When information on Scottish population is included, how do you believe it should be displayed? Please select all the options you believe to be useful.

Tables ---- Charts ---- Graphs ---- Maps

 


 

Mapping – This section relates to new maps appearing on the Gazetteer for Scotland .

Please rate how useful you believe the current maps on the Gazetteer for Scotland to be:

Very Useful ---- Useful---- OK --- Not Useful ---- Misleading

Example of Original Town Maps
Example of Map Buttons on 'More Details' Pages

Please briefly explain how you believe the current maps on the gazetteer could be improved?

 


 

Gazetteer of Scotland Area Guides (pdf)

We hope to offer Area Guides for Scottish towns and regions, summarising information from the Gazetteer database in a form that can be printed and used when visiting places in Scotland . A sample guide can be accessed from the link below:

Please take a look at this sample guide (click here)
( Adobe Acrobat Reader is required - download here )
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Considering the guide above, how important do you believe the map to be to the overall document?

Vital---- Very Useful---- Useful --- Not Very Useful ---- Unnecessary
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If you were to use a guide:

I would insist that the most famous places are included ( E.g. Edinburgh Castle for an Edinburgh based guide)

My only need would be for the gazetteer guides to be of interest (E.g. You may use such guides as a supplement for a standard tourist guide)

Any Comments:

 


 

-- Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire --

 

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