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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 297

T7c_16.  Where do you prefer to get information about teaching related
         Dissertations ?
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 Dissertations for teaching 83* 60* 23** 83* 0** 33** 34** 16** 11** 14** 23** 25** 4** 7** 0** 0* 60* 23**
ONLINE 37 26 11 37 0 14 12 11 6 8 9 11 2 1 0 0 27 10
45.2 43.9 48.6 45.2 0 42.7 35.7 69.8 58.3 57.1 41.7 45.5 40 14.3 0 0 45.6 44.1
  Online databases 13 8 5 13 0 4 5 3 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 9 3
15.1 12.5 22 15.1 0 13.1 14.8 19.8 8.3 14.3 16.7 22.7 6.7 0 0 0 15.4 14.5
  Your own institution's web site 6 3 2 6 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 1
6.7 5.5 10.1 6.7 0 4.3 6.8 11.5 8.3 0 8.3 9.1 13.3 0 0 0 7.5 4.8
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 5 3 2 5 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 2
6.5 5.8 8.3 6.5 0 9.3 2.6 8.6 16.7 0 8.3 4.5 13.3 0 0 0 5.6 8.6
  Search engine 4 3 1 4 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
4.8 5 4.4 4.8 0 3.1 0 18.4 8.3 14.3 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 6.7 0
  Internet searches 4 4 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1
4.7 6.5 0 4.7 0 8.9 3 0 0 21.4 0 0 0 14.3 0 0 4.9 4.3
  Web directory/subject related web site 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
3.5 4.8 0 3.5 0 3.1 0 11.5 0 7.1 8.3 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 8.1
  Online abstracting and indexing services 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.4 1.9 0 1.4 0 0.9 2.6 0 8.3 0 0 0 6.7 0 0 0 2 0
  Your own personal electronic library/files 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.4 1.9 0 1.4 0 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 1.9 0
  Department web page 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1.1 0 3.9 1.1 0 0 2.6 0 8.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.8
  Online reference service 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 19 15 4 19 0 8 9 2 2 2 4 7 2 3 0 0 13 6
22.7 25.2 16 22.7 0 25.1 25.7 11.5 16.7 14.3 16.7 27.3 40 42.9 0 0 21.4 25.8
  Campus library 9 6 3 9 0 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 4 4
10.4 10.1 11.1 10.4 0 12.9 7.3 11.5 8.3 7.1 8.3 13.6 33.3 0 0 0 7.5 17.7
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 3 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
3.8 5.3 0 3.8 0 3.1 6.4 0 0 7.1 8.3 0 6.7 0 0 0 2.2 8.1
  References cited in books or journal articles 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
2.5 3.4 0 2.5 0 0 6.1 0 0 0 0 4.5 0 14.3 0 0 3.4 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
2.5 1.5 4.9 2.5 0 2.8 3.3 0 0 0 0 4.5 0 14.3 0 0 3.4 0
  Another library 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
2.2 3 0 2.2 0 2.8 2.6 0 8.3 0 0 0 0 14.3 0 0 3 0
  Printed library catalogues and finding aids 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.4 1.9 0 1.4 0 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 1.9 0
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers,  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
magazines and journals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Physical 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
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE 17 11 6 17 0 6 10 1 1 2 9 3 1 1 0 0 12 5
20.7 18.7 26.1 20.7 0 19.2 29 6.9 8.3 14.3 41.7 13.6 13.3 14.3 0 0 20.1 22.3
  Colleagues inside your institution 7 3 4 7 0 3 4 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 4
8.6 5.2 17.8 8.6 0 10.4 11.2 0 8.3 7.1 16.7 0 13.3 14.3 0 0 5.2 17.4
  A librarian in your institution 6 4 2 6 0 2 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 0
7.2 6.9 8.3 7.2 0 5.7 8.9 6.9 0 0 16.7 9.1 0 0 0 0 10.1 0
  Colleagues outside your institution 4 4 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
4.8 6.7 0 4.8 0 3.1 8.9 0 0 7.1 8.3 4.5 0 0 0 0 4.8 4.8
  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
  Professional meetings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
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
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
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 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
2.9 2.1 4.9 2.9 0 0 4.2 6.1 0 7.1 0 4.5 6.7 0 0 0 4 0
DK/Refused 7 6 1 7 0 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 2
8.5 10 4.4 8.5 0 13.1 5.4 5.7 16.7 7.1 0 9.1 0 28.6 100 0 8.8 7.8
None 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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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