IMG USER SURVEY
IMG wants to learn how you use its data and tools. Please help us improve ourselves so we may provide ever better resources to our worldwide family of users. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
If you are having specific problems or need help troubleshooting, please visit: https://img.jgi.doe.gov/cgi-bin/mer/main.cgi?section=Questions 
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1. How long have you been using IMG?
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2. How frequently do you use IMG?
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3. Please check all tools and features you currently use (check all applicable boxes):
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BLAST
Genome Search
Gene Search
Gene/Genome Details Page
Comparing (meta)Genomes
Genomes Clustering
Function Profile
Metagenomes Phylogenetic Distribution
ANI (various)
IMG Database Statistics
Synteny Viewer
4. How often do you use IMG Workspace (Gene, Genome, Function, Scaffold, Biosynthetic Cluster)? (Select a number between 1 and 5 where 1 is “never” or “not important” and 5 is “very often” or “very important”)
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5. How important is the ability to share Workspace sets with others?
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6. How important is the ability to submit genomes/metagenomes for annotation?
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7. Have you used the NEW Advanced Query Builder in Genome Search or Gene Search?
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If Yes in the previous question, please provide suggestions for improvement:
8. Have you used the NEW statistical analysis tools in IMG Genome Workspace?
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If Yes in the previous question, can you propose additional statistical analysis tools to include in IMG?
9. How often do you use IMG Similarity Searches (all isolates BLAST, specific dataset BLAST, 16S BLAST, IMG-VR BLAST)?
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10. How important is the ability to submit large-scale offline jobs (“Request for computation”, e.g., BLAST against all IMG data)?
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11.  How important is the ability to run small on-the-fly similarity searches (“Top IMG Homologs” and “Top IMG Isolate Hits” options on Gene Details pages)?
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12.  Have you used the NEW metagenomic bins feature in IMG metagenomes?
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If Yes in the previous question, can you propose additional bin analysis tools to include in IMG?
13. Do you have interest in data marts like IMG-ABC (secondary metabolites) or IMG-VR (viruses)?
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If interested in the previous question, can you propose additional functionality or tools for THOSE data marts?
14. What format of IMG tutorials and training are preferable? (check all that apply). If you haven't already, also check out our IMG Webinar Series: https://mgm.jgi.doe.gov/img-webinar-series/ 
15. What additional suggestions, ideas do you have to improve and better serve IMG users? For example – what were you specifically not able to do or achieve given the current constraints?
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