Barnard College - What’s Your ISSUU?

What’s Your ISSUU?

Recently, Barnard College began using software called ISSUU to display its print documents (PDFs) on the website (see an example of the Barnard Magazine below). The software is recognizable by the way pages of the Magazine appear to “flip” on screen much like a physical magazine’s pages could be turned over in your hands.

If you have recently used ISSUU to look at the Barnard Magazine or another print document posted on our website, we would very much appreciate your feedback on the experience.

Open publication

1. Please select the option that best describes your first experience using ISSUU.

Very easy
Easy
A few difficulties
Difficult
Very difficult

2. Please select the option that best describes your experience having used ISSUU multiple times.

I learned to use it quickly
It took some time but I have the hang of it now
I occasionally struggle with it
I am having a hard time using it
I can’t use it at all after several tries

3. Please select any of the following frustrations you may have encountered using ISSUU.

Keeping the page still / too shaky
Turning the pages easily
Zooming in and out to read
Navigating through pages
Reading small print
Other (Please elaborate in the comment area below) Required

4. Were you able to mitigate any of the frustrations selected above after more experience using ISSUU?

Yes – all of them
Yes – most of them
Yes – one or two
No – none of them

5. Please select the option that best describes how you feel about using ISSUU versus viewing normal PDFs online.

I love ISSUU and prefer it over regular PDFs
I like ISSUU and will use it despite some flaws
I don’t feel strongly one way or the other
I prefer to view PDFs according to my browser settings over ISSUU and would rather not use it
I hate ISSUU and won’t use it

6. Please select the option that best describes your over-all satisfaction with using ISSUU.

Great
Good
Okay
Bad
Awful

7. Please select the option that best describes your general use of the internet.

Heavy – I spend several hours a day online.
Regular – I am online most days.
Casual – I go online several times a week.
Infrequent – I am online a few times a week or month.
Non-existent – I avoid the internet as much as possible.

8. Please select the option that best describes your general comfort and experience level on the web.

Very comfortable – I am a pro.
Comfortable – I am fairly web-savvy.
Somewhat comfortable – I can get by.
Uncomfortable – I am still learning.
Painful – I can barely use it.

9. Please select any of the following websites you use on a regular basis.

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Linked In
Flickr or Picasa
MySpace
eBay
Amazon
Wikipedia
Craigslist
Other (Please elaborate in the comment area below) Required

10. Please share any additional comments you have.