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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 289

T7b_15.  Where specifically do you go when you find information about
         Pre-prints ?
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 Pre-prints for teaching 84* 71* 13** 84* 0** 32** 34** 18** 16** 21** 21** 11** 3** 12** 1** 0* 62* 22**
ONLINE 50 43 8 50 0 24 15 12 8 14 11 9 1 7 0 0 39 11
59.9 59.8 60.4 59.9 0 75.9 42.9 63.5 50 66.7 54.5 80 50 53.8 66.7 0 62.6 52.3
  Web directory/subject related web site 18 16 2 18 0 7 5 6 2 6 6 2 0 2 0 0 15 3
21.1 22.3 14.7 21.1 0 21.6 14.4 32.7 11.1 28.6 27.3 20 10 15.4 0 0 24.1 12.6
  Search engine 13 12 1 13 0 7 5 1 2 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 11 2
15.3 16.6 7.8 15.3 0 22.1 14.4 5 11.1 19 18.2 20 0 7.7 33.3 0 17.4 9.1
  Your own institution's web site 12 7 5 12 0 9 2 1 1 1 2 6 0 3 0 0 7 5
14.4 9.7 41.1 14.4 0 28.9 5.9 5 5.6 4.8 9.1 50 0 23.1 0 0 11.8 22
  Online databases 6 6 0 6 0 2 0 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0
7.3 8.2 2.3 7.3 0 6.7 0.9 20.4 11.1 14.3 0 10 10 0 0 0 9.9 0
  Internet searches 5 4 1 5 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2
5.8 5.6 6.9 5.8 0 11.7 3.5 0 11.1 4.8 0 0 10 15.4 0 0 4.9 8.6
  Online reference service 3 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
3.3 3.9 0 3.3 0 2.9 5.5 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 7.7 0 0 1.5 8.6
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 3 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
3.1 3.2 2.3 3.1 0 0 7.6 0 5.6 0 0 10 20 0 0 0 2.7 4
  Department web page 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2.2 0 14.7 2.2 0 5.9 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.6
  Your own personal electronic library/files 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.5 0.2 8.8 1.5 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 33.3 0 2.1 0
  Online abstracting and indexing services 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.2 1.4 0 1.2 0 0 0 5.4 0 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 0
  E-mail listservs 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 bookstore 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 FACILITIES/PRINT 44 41 3 44 0 15 18 12 5 12 13 8 1 5 0 0 37 8
52.4 57.1 25.8 52.4 0 46.9 51.9 62.6 33.3 57.1 63.6 70 40 38.5 0 0 58.6 34.6
  Campus library 28 25 3 28 0 12 9 8 4 8 6 6 1 5 0 0 23 6
33.6 35 25.8 33.6 0 37.5 25.6 41.5 22.2 38.1 27.3 50 30 38.5 0 0 36.4 25.4
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers,  11 10 1 11 0 4 6 1 1 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 10 1
magazines and journals 12.8 13.5 8.8 12.8 0 12.9 16.6 5.4 5.6 9.5 27.3 20 0 0 0 0 15.9 4
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 7 6 1 7 0 1 2 4 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 0
8.5 8.5 8.8 8.5 0 3.5 6.4 21 0 9.5 18.2 10 10 0 0 0 11.5 0
  References cited in books or journal articles 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
3.7 4.4 0 3.7 0 3.1 3.3 5.4 0 9.5 0 10 0 0 0 0 5 0
  Printed library catalogues and finding aids 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3.3 3.9 0 3.3 0 0 8.1 0 5.6 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 0 4.4 0
  Physical bookstore 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1.3 1.6 0 1.3 0 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 5.1
  Another library 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.2 1.4 0 1.2 0 0 0 5.4 0 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.2 1.4 0 1.2 0 0 2.9 0 0 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 0
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE 35 26 9 35 0 13 15 8 5 7 13 6 1 3 0 0 27 9
42.1 36.7 72.3 42.1 0 40.2 43.9 41.9 33.3 33.3 63.6 50 50 23.1 33.3 0 42.8 40
  Colleagues inside your institution 23 14 9 23 0 11 7 5 5 3 9 3 1 1 0 0 15 8
27.1 19.1 72.3 27.1 0 33.4 21.8 26.1 33.3 14.3 45.5 30 30 7.7 0 0 24.2 35.4
  A librarian in your institution 12 11 1 12 0 3 6 3 0 3 2 4 1 2 0 0 12 0
14.2 15.2 8.8 14.2 0 10.7 16.6 15.9 0 14.3 9.1 40 20 15.4 33.3 0 19.2 0
  Colleagues outside your institution 12 12 0 12 0 6 4 2 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
13.7 16.1 0 13.7 0 18.1 11.1 10.8 0 19 36.4 0 0 0 0 0 13.9 13.2
  Professional meetings 3 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3.8 4.4 0 3.8 0 3.1 6.4 0 0 4.8 9.1 0 10 0 0 0 5.1 0
  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
Online (unspecified) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.3 1.6 0 1.3 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 1.8 0
Students 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.2 0.2 0 0.2 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3 0 0.3 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
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
Other 12 10 2 12 0 5 5 2 2 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 10 2
14.2 14 15.7 14.2 0 16.4 14 10.8 11.1 23.8 9.1 20 0 7.7 33.3 0 16 9.1
DK/Refused 3 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
3.2 2.5 6.9 3.2 0 5.7 0 4.8 11.1 0 0 0 0 7.7 0 0 1.5 8
None/No preference 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

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