Data Preservation Post-Workshop Survey

2019 Data Management Workshop Follow-up Survey

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Workshop Feedback:

Was the workshop duration:

• Too short

• Too long

• About right

Was the mix of presentations and activities adequate to keep you engaged?

• Yes, great mixture

• No, needs improvement; here is how:____________________________________

Which presented content did you find of high interest and usefulness for your preservation tasks?

___________________________________

About which projects or state geological surveys would you like to hear updates or additional information?

___________________________________

What do you think is the most effective way to learn about best practices in data preservation?

• Webinars

• In-person workshops

• Website posts

• Social media / LinkedIn, etc

• Other:____________________________________________

Do you find it useful to tour repositories during the workshop?

• Yes

• No

What suggestions do you have to improve future data preservation workshops?

___________________________________

Webinar Feedback

How frequent should webinars be conducted?

• Monthly

• Bi-Monthly

• Quarterly

• As needed/ad-hoc

• Not needed

Which topics would you like to see further discussed and presented at webinars?

___________________________________

How can we best advertise data preservation webinars?

• Direct email

• Website posts

• Social media / LinkedIn , etc

• Other: _______________________________________

NGGDP and National Digital Catalog Feedback

Do you have additional suggestions for how the NGGDPP can better serve state geological surveys?

_____________________________

What do you think is the most effective way for you to contribute standards-based content to the National Digital Catalog?

_____________________________

What suggestions do you have to improve the National Digital Catalog for end-users?

_____________________________

What other suggestions do you have for the National Digital Catalog?

_____________________________

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