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We would be very grateful if you could take 5 minutes to complete this survey about BAILII. It will be used to help us understand who our users are, what you want from BAILII, what you like and don't like, and how we can improve to best meet your needs. We really value your perspective and look forward to hearing your views.

1. Are you a:

     Student - undergraduate
     Student - LPC
     Student - BPC
     Student - postgraduate
     Academic
     Barrister
     Judge
     Solicitor - in-house lawyer
     Solicitor - large law firm
     Solicitor - rural firm
     Solicitor - high street firm
     Solicitor - law centre
     Civil servant - government legal
     Journalist / blogger
     Other - please specify:


2. How often do you use BAILII?

     Every (working) day
     At least once a week
     At least once a month
     A few times a year
     First time user


3. How important is BAILII to you and your work?

     Very important - I would struggle to do my work without it
     Fairly Important - I could find a substitute if I needed to
     Not very important - I'm not reliant on BAILII


4. Which jurisdiction's database do you use most on BAILII?

     England and Wales
     Scotland
     Northern Ireland
     Ireland
     United Kingdom
     Europe
     Jersey
     St Helena


5. Which legal information sources do you use (rank all that apply in terms of usage frequency, where 1 is used most often)?

     BAILII
     Westlaw UK
     LexisNexis
     ICLR
     Printed books / reports
     Other - please specify


6. Thinking about the times when you use BAILII instead of other legal information sources, what factors influence your choice (rank all reasons that apply in order of importance, with 1 being the most important)

     Free to use
     Quick to upload judgments
     No requirement to login to BAILII website
     Easy to access (e.g. outside workplace - from home / on the move)
     There is an embedded BAILII case link in document
     Better search functions
     Wider coverage of cases
     Easier to use and navigate
     Better display of judgments including images
     Habit - I'm familiar with it
     Other - please specify


7. Thinking about times when you use other legal information sources instead of BAILII, what factors influence your choice (rank all reasons that apply in order of importance, with 1 being the most important)

     Case summaries / headnotes included
     Quality legal analysis included
     Speed of uploading judgments
     Embedded link in document
     Better search functions
     Wider coverage of cases
     Easier to use and navigate
     Better display of judgments including images
     Easy to access (e.g. through workplace intranet)
     Habit - I'm familiar with it
     Other - please specify:


8. How does BAILII's look compare to other online legal databases?

     Better
     Same
     Worse
     No opinion


9. Do you feel that you would benefit from some training to enable you to get the most out of BAILII?

     No
     Yes - through training notes on the website
     Yes - through a webinar
     Yes - through an in-person training session


10. How important/valuable do you think BAILII is in terms of enabling free access to law?

     Very important
     Fairly important
     Not very important
     No opinion


11. Where do you think BAILII's funds come from (you may tick more than one option)?

     Donations - corporate
     Donations - individuals
     Government funding
     Grants
     Commercial revenue-generating activities
     Don't know


12. How did you find out about BAILII?

     At school/university
     From a colleague
     Internet search
     Other - please specify:


13. Have you or your affiliated organisation ever donated to BAILII?

     Yes - in a personal capacity
     Yes - at an organisational level
     No
     Don't know


14. How would you rate BAILII's service?

     Excellent
     Good
     Fair
     Poor
     Terrible


15. Any other comments / ways we could improve / resources you'd like to see on BAILII?


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