Table of Contents
Introduction
- Overview
- Significant Findings
Understanding Catalog Preferences
- How Catalogs Are Used to Support Research Activities
- How Catalogs Are Used to Support Ordering-Related Tasks
- Catalog Preference by Product Category
Optimizing the Utility of Print Catalogs
- Frequency with Which Print Catalogs Are Used When Evaluating a Product for
Purchase
- Most Important and Least Important Features of Print Catalogs
- Hours Per Week Devoted to Viewing Print Catalogs
- Common Ways Scientists Obtain Print Catalogs
- Number of Total and "Older" Print Catalogs Maintained by Labs
- Degree of Importance of Features Associated with Print Catalog Production
- Preferred Search Strategy for Print Catalogs
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Online Catalogs
- Frequency with Which Online Catalogs Are Used When Evaluating a Product
for Purchase
- Most Important and Least Important Features of Online Catalogs
- Hours Per Week Devoted to Viewing Online Catalogs
- Characterization of Online Catalog Features
- Preferred Search Strategy for Online Catalogs
- How Portable Document Format (PDF) Catalogs Are Used
- Number of Online and Total Product Orders Placed Per Month
- Expected Changes in the Number of Online Product Orders Placed Over the
Next 12 Months
Recognizing Vendors with the "Best Catalogs"
- Frequency of Use of Specific Vendors' Online and Print Catalogs During the
Past 12 Months
- Vendors Voted to Have the "Best Catalogs"
Study Methodology and Demographics
- Methodology
- Demographics
- Questionnaire
Appendices
- Insights and Perspectives
- Additional Analysis
- How Scientists Order/Requisition Products for Orders under $5,000
- How Orders Are Paid for
- Preferences for Print vs. Online Catalogs for Various Types of
Information
- Product Categories Used in Research
- Print Catalogs Used in the Last 12 Months
- Online Catalogs Used in the Last 12 Months
- Best Print and Online Catalogs
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