Indicate for each of the four areas whether the database:

• has functionality similar to most other databases that you have used, or about what you would expect (Meets expectations);
• has functionality better than most other databases that you have used (Exceeds expectations), or:
• has functionality inferior to most other databases that you have used (Below expectations)

I.  Searching.   Consider the search interface design, ease of navigation, basic and advanced search capabilities, subject indexing, and help screens.

Exceeds expectations          Meets expectations          Below expectations

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  II.  Content. Consider content quality, whether content is interdisciplinary, full text coverage, depth of indexing and coverage dates, types of content (academic, consumer, multimedia), appropriateness for community college audience, and whether content supports current curriculum needs.

III.  Retrieval.   Consider ease of filtering, sorting, selecting, viewing, printing, saving, e-mailing, citing, and linking to results.

Exceeds expectations          Meets expectations          Below expectations

Comments:

IV.  Overall Quality.