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            What characteristics do you consider important for AIC’s Web site?
 

Characteristics average rating n   Content     Up-to date content 1.299 184 Comprehensive content 1.723 201   Functionality Fast access 1.610 233 Ease of printing 1.856 202 Ease of navigating the site 1.671 184 Value of links 1.920 175 Email access to AIC personnel and contributors 2.324 173   Visual appearence Readability of text 1.520 179 Attractiveness of graphic elements 2.306 173   Additional features that are not yet or only incompletely implemented Email addresses of people outside AIC 2.577 168 Links to Web pages of organizations outside AIC 2.159 170 Easier access to download documents for printing 1.939 164 Easier access to download documents for processing 2.147 163 Ability to order AIC information by email 2.115 166 Listserver for distributing documents by email 2.439 156 Automatic notice when AIC's Web page has changed 2.443 167 Ability to search within AIC reports 1.816 168 Audio 2.915 165 Video 2.828 163 Discussion groups 2.822 163 Chat groups 3.012 164

The respondents were asked to rate the characteristics on the scale: 1:very important; 2: important; 3: not important; 4: undesirable. The table at left shows the average rating.