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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question T7: Tables 190-308 
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 263

T7sum_11.  Proprietary software or application SUMMARY TABLE
Base Faculty Member Graduate Student Faculty / Graduate Student Under Graduate Student Public Private Liberal Arts Biological Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences Arts and Humanities Engineering Business Law Undecided Major Male Female
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
Base - USe Proprietary software or application for teaching 190 129 61* 190 0** 65* 62* 63* 29* 61* 34** 31** 14* 20** 1** 0* 144 46*
ONLINE 114 86 28 114 0 35 30 49 19 36 23 17 7 11 1 0 88 26
59.8 66.9 44.9 59.8 0 54.2 48 77.3 66.7 59 66.7 53.6 49 57.1 80 0 61.1 55.7
B EF
  Search engine 35 29 6 35 0 6 7 23 5 14 4 6 3 4 0 0 27 8
18.5 22.8 9.5 18.5 0 8.4 11.4 36 18.2 23 11.1 17.9 18.4 19 20 0 18.7 18
B EF
    All sources of info 35 29 6 35 0 6 7 23 5 14 4 6 3 4 0 0 27 8
18.5 22.8 9.5 18.5 0 8.4 11.4 36 18.2 23 11.1 17.9 18.4 19 20 0 18.7 18
B EF
    preferred source of info 20 16 4 20 0 2 4 15 3 7 4 3 1 2 0 0 14 6
10.4 12.6 5.8 10.4 0 2.7 5.7 23.1 9.1 11.5 11.1 10.7 8.2 9.5 0 0 9.5 13.3
EF
  Web directory/subject related web site 34 28 5 34 0 8 9 17 5 13 8 3 3 2 0 0 25 8
17.8 22.1 8.9 17.8 0 12.6 13.8 27.2 18.2 21.3 22.2 10.7 18.4 9.5 20 0 17.7 18
B E
    All sources of info 34 28 5 34 0 8 9 17 5 13 8 3 3 2 0 0 25 8
17.8 22.1 8.9 17.8 0 12.6 13.8 27.2 18.2 21.3 22.2 10.7 18.4 9.5 20 0 17.7 18
B E
    preferred source of info 17 15 2 17 0 4 5 8 3 5 4 2 2 2 0 0 14 4
9.2 11.9 3.5 9.2 0 5.9 8.4 13.3 9.1 8.2 11.1 7.1 12.2 9.5 20 0 9.6 7.7
  Internet searches 23 18 5 23 0 9 6 8 6 6 2 3 1 5 0 0 16 7
12.2 13.8 8.7 12.2 0 13.7 10.1 12.6 21.2 9.8 5.6 10.7 6.1 23.8 20 0 11.4 14.4
    All sources of info 23 18 5 23 0 9 6 8 6 6 2 3 1 5 0 0 16 7
12.2 13.8 8.7 12.2 0 13.7 10.1 12.6 21.2 9.8 5.6 10.7 6.1 23.8 20 0 11.4 14.4
    preferred source of info 12 8 4 12 0 6 2 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 8 4
6.3 6.2 6.6 6.3 0 9 3.8 6.1 15.2 3.3 5.6 3.6 4.1 9.5 20 0 5.7 8.2
I
  Your own institution's web site 17 8 9 17 0 7 6 5 3 4 6 3 1 1 0 0 13 4
9 6.2 15 9 0 10 9.7 7.4 9.1 6.6 16.7 10.7 4.1 4.8 0 0 9.2 8.6
    All sources of info 17 8 9 17 0 7 6 5 3 4 6 3 1 1 0 0 13 4
9 6.2 15 9 0 10 9.7 7.4 9.1 6.6 16.7 10.7 4.1 4.8 0 0 9.2 8.6
    preferred source of info 6 3 3 6 0 2 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0
3.4 2.5 5.4 3.4 0 2.4 4.8 3 6.1 4.9 0 3.6 4.1 0 0 0 4.5 0
  Online reference service 9 9 0 9 0 4 0 4 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 9 0
4.5 6.7 0 4.5 0 6.6 0 6.8 3 4.9 0 7.1 4.1 9.5 0 0 6 0
    All sources of info 9 9 0 9 0 4 0 4 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 9 0
4.5 6.7 0 4.5 0 6.6 0 6.8 3 4.9 0 7.1 4.1 9.5 0 0 6 0
    preferred source of info 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
1.5 2.2 0 1.5 0 4.3 0 0 3 1.6 0 0 0 4.8 0 0 2 0
  Online databases 8 6 2 8 0 4 0 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 1
4.3 4.9 3.1 4.3 0 6.5 0 6.3 6.1 3.3 5.6 3.6 2 4.8 20 0 5 2.2
    All sources of info 8 6 2 8 0 4 0 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 1
4.3 4.9 3.1 4.3 0 6.5 0 6.3 6.1 3.3 5.6 3.6 2 4.8 20 0 5 2.2
    preferred source of info 6 4 2 6 0 3 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 1
3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 0 5.1 0 4.5 3 3.3 5.6 0 2 4.8 20 0 3.6 2.2
  Department web page 8 4 4 8 0 4 4 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 4
4 2.9 6.3 4 0 6 6.1 0 3 0 16.7 3.6 0 0 0 0 2.6 8.4
    All sources of info 8 4 4 8 0 4 4 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 4
4 2.9 6.3 4 0 6 6.1 0 3 0 16.7 3.6 0 0 0 0 2.6 8.4
    preferred source of info 4 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
2 1.5 3.3 2 0 3.1 3 0 3 0 5.6 3.6 0 0 0 0 1.3 4.3
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 5 5 0 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
2.7 3.8 0.5 2.7 0 1.7 3.5 3 0 0 11.1 3.6 2 0 0 0 3.6 0
    All sources of info 5 5 0 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
2.7 3.8 0.5 2.7 0 1.7 3.5 3 0 0 11.1 3.6 2 0 0 0 3.6 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.2 0 0.5 0.2 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.2 0
  Your own personal electronic library/files 3 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
1.6 0.9 3.1 1.6 0 3.3 1.5 0 0 0 5.6 0 2 4.8 0 0 1.3 2.6
    All sources of info 3 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
1.6 0.9 3.1 1.6 0 3.3 1.5 0 0 0 5.6 0 2 4.8 0 0 1.3 2.6
    preferred source of info 3 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
1.6 0.9 3.1 1.6 0 3.3 1.5 0 0 0 5.6 0 2 4.8 0 0 1.3 2.6
  Online abstracting and indexing services 3 3 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1.5 2.2 0 1.5 0 0 3 1.6 0 1.6 5.6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    All sources of info 3 3 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1.5 2.2 0 1.5 0 0 3 1.6 0 1.6 5.6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    preferred source of info 3 3 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1.5 2.2 0 1.5 0 0 3 1.6 0 1.6 5.6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Online bookstore 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.6 0.9 0 0.6 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 0 0 0 0 0.8 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.6 0.9 0 0.6 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 3.6 0 0 0 0 0.8 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  E-mail listservs 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 0.8 0 0.5 0 0 0 1.6 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 0.8 0 0.5 0 0 0 1.6 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE 90 55 35 90 0 32 31 27 10 34 15 18 6 7 1 0 72 18
47.4 42.5 57.6 47.4 0 49.3 49.8 42.9 33.3 55.7 44.4 57.1 42.9 33.3 80 0 49.9 39.6
H
  Colleagues inside your institution 79 47 32 79 0 29 25 25 9 31 13 15 5 6 0 0 61 17
41.4 36.2 52.4 41.4 0 44.1 40.5 39.5 30.3 50.8 38.9 46.4 36.7 28.6 40 0 42.8 37.2
    All sources of info 79 47 32 79 0 29 25 25 9 31 13 15 5 6 0 0 61 17
41.4 36.2 52.4 41.4 0 44.1 40.5 39.5 30.3 50.8 38.9 46.4 36.7 28.6 40 0 42.8 37.2
    preferred source of info 51 27 25 51 0 18 18 15 7 21 6 11 3 4 0 0 42 10
27.1 20.8 40.2 27.1 0 27.5 29.6 24.2 24.2 34.4 16.7 35.7 18.4 19 20 0 29 21.1
A
  Colleagues outside your institution 22 20 2 22 0 6 5 11 4 11 2 3 1 1 0 0 15 8
11.8 15.9 3.1 11.8 0 9.6 8.5 17.1 12.1 18 5.6 10.7 10.2 4.8 20 0 10.2 16.6
B
    All sources of info 22 20 2 22 0 6 5 11 4 11 2 3 1 1 0 0 15 8
11.8 15.9 3.1 11.8 0 9.6 8.5 17.1 12.1 18 5.6 10.7 10.2 4.8 20 0 10.2 16.6
B
    preferred source of info 4 4 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
1.9 2.8 0 1.9 0 2.2 3.5 0 3 1.6 0 3.6 4.1 0 0 0 2.5 0
  A librarian in your institution 15 11 3 15 0 6 3 6 0 4 4 6 0 1 0 0 14 1
7.7 8.9 5.2 7.7 0 8.5 4.8 9.7 0 6.6 11.1 17.9 0 4.8 40 0 9.4 2.4
    All sources of info 15 11 3 15 0 6 3 6 0 4 4 6 0 1 0 0 14 1
7.7 8.9 5.2 7.7 0 8.5 4.8 9.7 0 6.6 11.1 17.9 0 4.8 40 0 9.4 2.4
    preferred source of info 3 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0 1.4 3 0 0 0 5.6 0 0 4.8 0 0 2 0
  Professional meetings 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
1.6 2.3 0 1.6 0 0.4 0.9 3.4 0 1.6 0 3.6 6.1 0 0 0 2.1 0
    All sources of info 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
1.6 2.3 0 1.6 0 0.4 0.9 3.4 0 1.6 0 3.6 6.1 0 0 0 2.1 0
    preferred source of info 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
0.9 1.3 0 0.9 0 0 0.9 1.8 0 0 0 3.6 4.1 0 0 0 1.2 0
I
  Another institution's librarian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LIBRARY/PRINT 52 40 12 52 0 18 11 23 4 21 8 8 5 7 0 0 42 10
27.5 31.2 19.8 27.5 0 28.2 17.1 37.1 15.2 34.4 22.2 25 32.7 33.3 40 0 29.3 21.9
F
  Campus library 35 23 12 35 0 11 6 17 3 16 6 8 2 1 0 0 28 7
18.4 18 19.4 18.4 0 17.6 10.1 27.5 9.1 26.2 16.7 25 12.2 4.8 20 0 19.4 15.4
F
    All sources of info 35 23 12 35 0 11 6 17 3 16 6 8 2 1 0 0 28 7
18.4 18 19.4 18.4 0 17.6 10.1 27.5 9.1 26.2 16.7 25 12.2 4.8 20 0 19.4 15.4
F
    preferred source of info 9 0 8 9 0 6 3 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 3
4.5 0.1 13.8 4.5 0 8.8 4.7 0 0 4.9 11.1 3.6 4.1 0 20 0 3.8 6.9
A G
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 20 19 0 20 0 6 4 10 2 7 4 2 1 4 0 0 17 2
10.3 15.1 0.5 10.3 0 8.9 6.9 15.2 6.1 11.5 11.1 7.1 8.2 19 0 0 12.2 4.7
B
    All sources of info 20 19 0 20 0 6 4 10 2 7 4 2 1 4 0 0 17 2
10.3 15.1 0.5 10.3 0 8.9 6.9 15.2 6.1 11.5 11.1 7.1 8.2 19 0 0 12.2 4.7
B
    preferred source of info 9 9 0 9 0 4 4 1 0 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 9 0
4.7 6.7 0.5 4.7 0 5.6 6.9 1.6 0 3.3 5.6 3.6 8.2 14.3 0 0 6 0.6
H
  References cited in books or journal articles 6 6 0 6 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
3.2 4.8 0 3.2 0 2.1 1.4 6.2 6.1 4.9 0 0 2 4.8 20 0 2.4 6
    All sources of info 6 6 0 6 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
3.2 4.8 0 3.2 0 2.1 1.4 6.2 6.1 4.9 0 0 2 4.8 20 0 2.4 6
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0.7 1 0 0.7 0 0.4 0 1.6 0 1.6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.2 2.2
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers, 6 6 0 6 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0
 magazines and journals 3.1 4.5 0 3.1 0 3.2 0.5 5.5 3 3.3 0 0 14.3 4.8 0 0 3.9 0.6
I
    All sources of info 6 6 0 6 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0
3.1 4.5 0 3.1 0 3.2 0.5 5.5 3 3.3 0 0 14.3 4.8 0 0 3.9 0.6
I
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.6 0.9 0 0.6 0 0 0 1.9 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.8 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
1 1.4 0 1 0 1.4 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 0 0 1.3 0
    All sources of info 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
1 1.4 0 1 0 1.4 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 0 0 1.3 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Another library 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0 0.9 0 1.4 3 0 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0.4 1.9
I
    All sources of info 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0 0.9 0 1.4 3 0 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0.4 1.9
I
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Physical bookstore 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0.5 0.7 0 0.5 0 0 0 1.4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0.5 0.7 0 0.5 0 0 0 1.4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Printed library catalogues and finding aids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0.1 0
    All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0.1 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal office/lab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Online (unspecified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Students 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Author 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 37 31 6 37 0 8 12 17 8 14 4 4 4 3 0 0 26 11
19.6 24.5 9.6 19.6 0 12.9 19.7 26.6 27.3 23 11.1 14.3 30.6 14.3 0 0 18 24.8
B
  All sources of info 37 31 6 37 0 8 12 17 8 14 4 4 4 3 0 0 26 11
19.5 24.2 9.6 19.5 0 12.5 19.7 26.6 27.3 23 11.1 14.3 28.6 14.3 0 0 17.8 24.8
B
  preferred source of info 23 19 4 23 0 7 8 8 4 8 2 4 3 2 0 0 13 10
12.2 14.7 7 12.2 0 10.3 13.7 12.9 15.2 13.1 5.6 14.3 18.4 9.5 0 0 9 22.3
P
DK/Refused 16 11 5 16 0 7 4 5 2 5 2 3 1 3 0 0 9 7
8.2 8.5 7.7 8.2 0 10.1 6.9 7.7 6.1 8.2 5.6 10.7 6.1 14.3 0 0 6 15.1

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