Effects of Link Arrangements on Search Efficiency

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Subjective Satisfaction Questionnaire - Participant Comments:

• Long list of links is time consuming to look through - subdivisions with headers to group links would be improvement. (USNA1)
• Items in column weren't alphabetized or in any format which made it harder to find the task. (USNA1)
• Could use markers to differentiate divisions/departments. (USNA2)
• Links fairly easy to read. Could be better organized alphabetically. (USNA2)
• Long names on right and short names on left, grouped by division. (USNA2)
• Closeness of the rows made it somewhat hard to read. Not having them completely in alpha order also made it hard to follow. (USNA2)
• The order of the links is hard to figure out and the spacing between rows and columns made it difficult to find. (USNA2)
• Arrangement was good, but the rows were too close together. (USNA3)
• For searching through so many words, a little more space between rows would made it easier to read. (USNA3)
• I had a three-column separation and the best part is having all the choices fit into one screen view. (USNA3)
• Alphabetize or organize columns. (USNA3)
• Easy to follow. (USNA4)
• Why not alphabetize? (USNA4)
• Why not alphabetize by general subject? (USNA4)
• It would be easier to search the list if it was alphabetized. (USNA4)
• 2.1 and 2.2 I like the list to be alphabetized as it is now. (USNA4)
• Very hard to search; alphabetical order would be improvement. (USNA5)
• Should be in alphabetical order or categories. (USNA5)
• Format is not decipherable - hard to find stuff. (USNA5)
• The vertical columns and rows are a better idea than the current jumble on the current web page. However, there needs to be separation between areas or departments. (USNA5)
• Though the links weren't organized or alphabetized, it was quick and relatively easy. (USNA6)
• There is such a long list of information to read, it seems somewhat overwhelming at first glance. Links could be grouped - departments, math, ocean, etc. I know finding the last one was easy for me because I saw it while looking for the first one an d could recall where. (USNA6)

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