Informal survey of dci.org

[ambassadorhorn]

I know that people from all the forums here use dci.org but rather than SPAM them all with my link I will post here.

If this isn't something that is acceptable at drumcorpsplanet.com I trust an admin will nuke this message for me. (Let me know if you do please so I can avoid making a similar mistake in the future.)

As part of my course work for my Master of Library and Information Studies, and more particularly, my course in Information Architechure this summer, I am collecting some responses to the DCI web site. No prior experience required. It's not a big deal; I am in need of only a few responses for my purposes and the survey is short, so follow the link if you are so inclined...

Informal dci.org survey

I will post some aggregate results (assuming there are any) in this topic (assuming it's still here) when I am done.

Thanks!

Sam

[edit for spelling]

Edited July 8, 2010 by ambassadorhorn

[IntheMood]

I know that people from all the forums here use dci.org but rather than SPAM them all with my link I will post here.

If this isn't something that is acceptable at drumcorpsplanet.com I trust an admin will nuke this message for me. (Let me know if you do please so I can avoid making a similar mistake in the future.)

As part of my course work for my Master of Library and Information Studies, and more particularly, my course in Information Architechure this summer, I am collecting some responses to the DCI web site. No prior experience required. It's not a big deal; I am in need of only a few responses for my purposes and the survey is short, so follow the link if you are so inclined...

Informal dci.org survey

I will post some aggregate results (assuming there are any) in this topic (assuming it's still here) when I am done.

Thanks!

Sam

[edit for spelling]

A well put together survey. Thank You

Dean

[MikeN]

Sam,

If you don't mind, I'm moving this to our World Class forum, so that the folks most likely to use dci.org right now may see it.

Thanks,

Mike

[ambassadorhorn]

Here are my results. I will add the additional comments but reword them so as to keep people from being identified.

There were 72 attempts at the survey of which 62 (or 86.1 %) were completed

1. "What is your gender?"

Male: 91.2% for 62 responses

Female: 8.8% for 6 responses

Would rather not say: 0% for 0 responses

answered question 68

skipped question 4

2. "Please indicate your age. (If you do not wish to do so please leave this space blank and continue to the next question.)"

Response average: 44.27

Total responses: 64

answered question 64

skipped question 8

3. "Please indicate your involvement, if any, in the drum and bugle corps activity (select all that apply)."

No prior knowledge of drum and bugle corps 1.4% 1

Currently participating/performing with a DCI member corps 1.4% 1

Currently participating/performing with a non-DCI corps (junior or senior) 4.2% 3

Alumnus (former member) of a drum and bugle corps 66.2% 47

Parent of participating member 14.1% 10

Instructional staff of a corps (currently or formerly) 21.1% 15

Support/Administrative staff of a corps 12.7% 9

Audience member (live or online) 56.3% 40

Journalist 7.0% 5

Would rather not say 1.4% 1

Other: 12.7% 9

Band Director, Scholarship administrator, Fan, Friend of alumni, Senior corps alumni, Volunteer, Drum Corps Judge

answered question 71

 

skipped question 1

4. "During the DCI competitive season June to August how often do you visit the dci.org web site"

I have today used the site for the first time 1.4% 1

I visit the site less than once a month 2.8% 2

I visit the site once a month or so 5.6% 4

I visit the site once a week 19.7% 14

I visit the site once a day 35.2% 25

I visit the site more than once a day 31.0% 22

Would rather not say 0.0% 0

Other: 4.2% 3

few times per week, Fan Network subscriber

answered question

71

 

skipped question

1

5. "From September to May how often do you visit the dci.org web site?"

I have today used the site for the first time 1.4% 1

I visit the site less than once a month 15.5% 11

I visit the site once a month or so 32.4% 23

I visit the site once a week 36.6% 26

I visit the site once a day 8.5% 6

I visit the site more than once a day 2.8% 2

Would rather not say 0.0% 0

Other: 2.8% 2

Visit for downloads, 2-3 times per week

answered question

71

 

skipped question

1

6. "What are you looking for at the dci.org website? (select all that apply)"

I am searching for scores/recaps from competitions 93.9% 62

I am looking for information about a particular DCI member organization 48.5% 32

I am looking for information about the Drum Corps International organization 19.7% 13

I am looking for information about the drum corps activity in general 40.9% 27

I am looking for a podcast 22.7% 15

I am looking for video or audio to purchase and download 28.8% 19

I am looking for ticket information 45.5% 30

I am looking for the DCI tour schedule 78.8% 52

I am looking for information about live streaming of DCI events 37.9% 25

I am looking for information about the DCI Hall of Fame 12.1% 8

I am looking for information about scholarships 3.0% 2

I am looking for contact information for the DCI organization 6.1% 4

I am not looking for anything in particular 12.1% 8

Other (please specify) 10.6% 7

Photos, general drum corps information, free audio/video, arrangements, DVDs, score archive, Fan Network

answered question

66

 

skipped question

6

7. What methods of navigating/finding your way through the dci.org do you use? (select all that apply)

I use the menus on the site to get to the page/information I need 71.2% 47

I use links from the home page (the first page) to get the information I need 59.1% 39

I use a link from another website to get to the information I need 10.6% 7

I have bookmarked the pages I use on the site 15.2% 10

I "Google" (or use some other search engine) for the page I am looking for 4.5% 3

Other (please specify) 1.5% 1

DCI E-Mails

answered question

66

 

skipped question

6

8. "What features, content or information might you wish to see at dci.org that is currently not part of the website? (select all that apply)"

Staff, Member or Director blogs 59.3% 32

Additional podcasts 25.9% 14

Live score updates (e.g. without streaming video) 50.0% 27

Additional news feeds (i.e. RSS) 25.9% 14

Recent tweets/Twitter updates 25.9% 14

Other (please specify) 7.4% 4

Historical photo archive, more video on demand, schedule in iCal format, satisfied

answered question

54

 

skipped question

18

9. "I have been using the internet and web browsers for approximately"[...]

less than 1 year 0.0% 0

1 year 0.0% 0

2 years 0.0% 0

3-5 years 6.3% 4

6-10 years 15.9% 10

10-15 years 36.5% 23

16-20 years 41.3% 26

Other (please specify) 0.0% 0

answered question

63

 

skipped question

9

10. "Some other web sites I visit to find information about drum and bugle corps are:"

www.facebook.com 59.7% 37

www.twitter.com 32.3% 20

www.wikipedia.org 19.4% 12

www.corpsreps.com 62.9% 39

www.marching.com 4.8% 3

www.dcacorps.org 21.0% 13

www.drumcorpsworld.com 19.4% 12

www.drumcorpsplanet.com 95.2% 59

www.drum-corps.net 1.6% 1

www.drumcorpstalk.com 1.6% 1

www.drumcorpswiki.com 6.5% 4

None of the above, or no other sites used 0.0% 0

Other (please specify) 12.9% 8

Corps websites, www.ilmarching.com, www.indianamarching.com, Field&Floor, www.SnareScience.com, Cavaliers alumni website (members only), ----------/brad/1254, bknights.org/scores/standings.asp, www.soundmachine.org

answered question

62

 

skipped question

10

Comments: The text that appears after the "Other" response is my transcription of what people wrote as a comment. (It was all clean. thanks guys!). A skipped question is distinct from replying "Would rather not say".

Apologies for the formatting. If there is anything that is difficult to figure out, please post here and I will edit for clarity.

In retrospect I left some choices out, such as "Judge" in question 3 and a few obvious choices for websites such as Field and Floor were left out of question 10.

Thanks everyone for participating. It did help me complete my assignment.

[edit: additional data and clarity]

Edited August 13, 2010 by ambassadorhorn

[ambassadorhorn]

Sam,

If you don't mind, I'm moving this to our World Class forum, so that the folks most likely to use dci.org right now may see it.

Thanks,

Mike

No problem Mike. Thanks for classify and sorting, a librarian can identify with that.