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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 7R [part 2]: Tables 119-180. 
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 127
R7c_10.  Where do you prefer to find information about research related
         Manuscripts and other primary source documents ? Do you ...
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 Manuscripts and other primary source documents 343 224 119* 343 0** 135 147 61* 73* 63* 117* 47* 14* 25** 5** 0* 233 110*
 for research
ONLINE 185 114 70 185 0 81 63 41 50 40 58 16 7 10 3 0 126 59
53.9 51.1 59.1 53.9 0 60.1 42.8 66.8 68.7 63.5 50 33.3 53.2 40.7 70.4 0 54.1 53.5
F F JK K
  Online databases 54 35 20 54 0 23 19 13 18 12 15 6 1 2 1 0 38 16
15.8 15.5 16.4 15.8 0 16.8 12.7 21.4 24.1 19 12.9 11.9 6.4 7.4 29.6 0 16.4 14.7
L
  Web directory/subject related web site 28 19 10 28 0 9 14 5 8 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 22 7
8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 0 6.9 9.7 8 10.8 14.3 8.1 2.4 6.4 0 3.7 0 9.3 6.2
K
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 24 10 13 24 0 11 7 6 4 2 9 6 1 2 0 0 9 15
6.9 4.6 11.3 6.9 0 8.1 4.9 9.2 4.8 3.2 8.1 11.9 10.6 7.4 0 0 4 13.3
A P
  Search engine 22 15 7 22 0 12 4 6 5 7 6 1 1 2 1 0 18 4
6.5 6.7 6 6.5 0 9.2 2.8 9.3 7.2 11.1 4.8 2.4 4.3 7.4 14.8 0 7.9 3.5
F
  Internet searches 20 12 8 20 0 9 8 3 4 4 11 0 1 1 0 0 14 7
5.9 5.5 6.7 5.9 0 7 5.4 4.9 4.8 6.3 9.7 0 4.3 3.7 0 0 5.9 5.9
K
  Your own institution's web site 20 12 8 20 0 8 10 2 9 0 6 0 3 3 0 0 13 7
5.9 5.4 6.8 5.9 0 6 6.9 3.1 12 0 4.8 0 19.1 11.1 7.4 0 5.7 6.3
IK IJK
  Online abstracting and indexing services 10 8 1 10 0 4 0 5 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 3
2.8 3.7 0.9 2.8 0 3.3 0.2 7.8 2.4 4.8 1.6 4.8 2.1 0 7.4 0 2.7 2.9
F
  Online reference service 6 3 3 6 0 4 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1
1.8 1.3 2.6 1.8 0 2.8 0.2 3.1 2.4 4.8 0 0 0 3.7 7.4 0 2.2 0.8
J
  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
  Department web page 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
  Your own personal electronic library/files 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 87 61 25 87 0 29 44 13 12 12 30 20 3 7 1 0 63 23
25.2 27.4 21.1 25.2 0 21.6 29.9 21.8 16.9 19 25.8 42.9 25.5 29.6 22.2 0 27.1 21.2
HI
  Campus library 59 38 21 59 0 21 29 9 8 9 21 15 1 5 1 0 41 18
17.2 16.9 17.6 17.2 0 15.3 19.6 15.5 10.8 14.3 17.7 31 10.6 18.5 14.8 0 17.4 16.6
HIL
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 10 9 1 10 0 3 7 0 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 10 0
2.9 3.9 0.8 2.9 0 2 4.8 0 1.2 1.6 4.8 2.4 8.5 0 0 0 4.2 0
HI
  References cited in books or journal articles 7 4 3 7 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 3
2.1 1.8 2.6 2.1 0 2.4 2 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.6 4.8 2.1 3.7 0 0 1.8 2.7
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers, magazines and journals 6 6 0 6 0 0 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0
1.6 2.5 0 1.6 0 0.1 2.5 2.9 3.6 0 1.6 0 0 3.7 3.7 0 2.4 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
0.8 1.2 0 0.8 0 0.8 1 0.3 0 0 0 4.8 2.1 0 3.7 0 0.7 1
J HJ
  Another library 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
0.6 1 0 0.6 0 0.9 0 1.6 0 1.6 0 0 2.1 3.7 0 0 0.6 0.8
HJ
  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 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 27 20 7 27 0 7 15 5 3 5 13 3 1 2 0 0 15 12
7.8 8.8 6 7.8 0 5.1 10.3 7.9 3.6 7.9 11.3 7.1 6.4 7.4 0 0 6.5 10.6
  A librarian in your institution 12 10 2 12 0 2 8 2 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 7 5
3.5 4.5 1.6 3.5 0 1.4 5.6 3.1 1.2 1.6 6.5 4.8 2.1 0 0 0 3 4.4
  Colleagues inside your institution 8 3 5 8 0 5 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4
2.4 1.4 4.4 2.4 0 3.7 1.6 1.6 1.2 4.8 1.6 2.4 4.3 3.7 0 0 1.9 3.7
  Colleagues outside your institution 6 6 0 6 0 0 5 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
1.6 2.5 0 1.6 0 0 3.2 1.6 1.2 1.6 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2.5
  Professional meetings 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
0.3 0.4 0 0.3 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 0 0 0.4 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) 6 4 2 6 0 0 6 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 2
1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 0 0.1 4.1 0 1.2 0 3.2 2.4 2.1 0 3.7 0 1.9 1.7
E
Author 3 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0 1.3 0.6 0 3.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 1.6
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
E-Journals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 18 12 5 18 0 7 10 1 1 4 6 3 1 3 0 0 18 0
5.1 5.4 4.5 5.1 0 5.1 6.5 1.6 1.2 6.3 4.8 7.1 6.4 11.1 0 0 7.5 0
H Q
DK/Refused 15 10 4 15 0 9 5 1 4 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 6 9
4.3 4.6 3.5 4.3 0 6.5 3.2 1.8 4.8 3.2 1.6 7.1 6.4 11.1 3.7 0 2.6 7.9
P
None/No preferences 4 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1.1 0 3.2 1.1 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.4
A P

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