Section 2: Functionality and usage requirements

The focus in this section is on the functions that you, as a user of the OSR Portal, would like it to offer, and the use you would personally make of the portal.

2.1	Please mark each of the following portal features in terms of importance to you.
	Simple search (entering keywords) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Advanced search (combining various search parameters) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Tools for adding your own resources Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Tools for structuring your own collections of resources Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Tools for rating content (e.g. on a scale from bad to excellent) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Tools for tagging content (i.e. attaching short comments on objects) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Forums / Chat / other facilities for sending messages to other portal users Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  News and links Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Visually appealing design Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Easy to use / simple structure Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Easy to personalize interface Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Availability in my language Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)

2.2	Please mark each of the following usage options of the OSR Portal in terms of whether you would likely use them.
	Searching for independent, unlinked materials (as opposed to pre-structured collections; see below) Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Searching for pre-structured thematic collections of materials (e.g. lesson plans, visit plans, sets of related  objects, activities, etc) Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Searching for resources from one science museum/centre at a time Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Searching for combinations of resources from different science museums/centres at a time Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Uploading your own content (independent, unlinked materials) Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Creating and uploading your own pre-structured collections of materials using given guides/templates Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Creating and uploading your own pre-structured collections of materials without using any guides/templates Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Characterising / commenting on the available content Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Communicating with peers / other portal users Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Finding links to other science learning resources Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)  Reading news / getting informed about what's going on Please select 1 (will never use it) 2 3 (might use it) 4 5 (will surely use it)

2.3	Please mark each of the following contexts of use of the OSR Portal in terms of whether you find them relevant to you, your needs and/or wishes.
	In the school, or in connection to school education Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  In or on behalf of the science museum/centre, as a science communication professional Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  In your free time for personal or family purposes Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  Exclusively for activities online (e.g. browsing content, making virtual visits, learning through the web only) Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  In connection with a physical visit to a science museum/centre (e.g. to prepare the visit) Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  On your mobile phone or similar during a visit to a science centre/museum, in order to find information  about an exhibit Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  On your mobile phone or similar during a visit to a science centre/museum, in order to post comments  about an exhibit Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)

2.4	Do you (or your organisation) see the existence and use of the OSR Portal as an opportunity for any of the following?
	Closer collaboration between you and the science museum/centre Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  Linking schools with the learning opportunities offered by science museum/centres Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  Linking the public (including families) with the learning opportunities offered by science museum/centres Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  Better preparation of a learning experience in the science museum/centre or its website  (before the experience) Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  Better realisation of a learning experience in the science museum/centre or its website  (during the experience) Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  Better follow-up of a learning experience in the science museum/centre or its website (after the experience) Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  Better guidance and support to you or other users by science museum/centre staff Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  More individualised learning experiences for you or the user group you belong to Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)  Evaluation by you of the overall experience offered by the science museum/centre Please select 1 (not at all) 2 3 (possibly) 4 5 (surely)

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Section 3: Content requirements

The focus in this section is on the content that you, as a user of the OSR Portal, would like it to offer.

3.1	Please mark the following types of content that you could find in the OSR Portal, in terms of importance to you.
	Visual content (images, videos, graphs, animations, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Written texts (explanatory notes, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Interactive content (simulations, experiments, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Content integrating visual, written and/or interactive elements Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Funny and playful content (games, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  (self-)Assessment materials (exercises, problems, tests, quizzes, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Pre-structured activity plans or suggestions (lesson plans, visit plans, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Scientific publications or similar (articles, lectures, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Links to whole collections (other websites, portals, repositories, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)

3.2	Please mark the following possible characteristics of the content available through the OSR Portal in terms of importance to you.
	Created by professional content providers Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Created by other users (not professional content providers) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Created by other users (not professional content providers) and evaluated positively by the user community Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Designed mainly to guide the user through digital content (as opposed to the next option below) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Designed mainly to let the user freely explore and discover content Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Really applicable / usable within your typical constraints (time, resources, level of scientific knowledge, etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Directly connected with school (e.g. with clear links to the curriculum in your country) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Compatible with your own teaching / presenting / learning approach Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Suitable for your level of computer and internet skills Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)

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Section 4: User contributed content

The focus in this section is on your willingness to contribute content to the OSR Portal, and your familiarity with relevant content authoring and tagging practices.

4.1	Would you consider contributing content to the OSR Portal?                                                                     Please select >> Yes No

4.2	Please describe the level of your knowledge / experience in connection to the following
	Tagging/metadata tools Please select 1 (none) 2 3 (informed) 4 5 (expert)  Learning activity authoring tools Please select 1 (none) 2 3 (informed) 4 5 (expert)

4.3	Please mark the following possible properties of content authoring and tagging tools in terms of importance to you.
	Easy to use Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Small set of metadata fields Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Visually appealing interface Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Comprehensive help system Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)  Extensive user community support (forums, Q&A etc) Please select 1 (least important) 2 3 (important) 4 5 (most important)

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Section 5: Submit

Thank you for helping us with this survey. Your input is greatly appreciated.

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