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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 13: Tables 549-580
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 579
Q13A/B 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 - Total Respondents 1391 426 427 853 537 546 375 469 190 242 404 251 55 191 15* 43* 791 600
Medium 
  Important (4,5) 761 227 252 479 283 321 211 228 115 116 229 138 28 109 9 18 422 339
54.7 53.2 58.9 56.1 52.6 58.9 56.4 48.6 60.6 47.9 56.7 54.9 50.3 57.1 56.8 41.9 53.3 56.6
G G IL
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 609 184 193 376 233 242 167 199 89 95 177 114 23 84 8 19 354 255
43.8 43.1 45.1 44.1 43.3 44.4 44.6 42.5 46.8 39.3 43.7 45.5 42.9 43.9 54.5 44.2 44.8 42.5
I
Speed of delivery 
  Important (4,5) 1026 313 327 640 386 407 290 329 147 170 297 171 41 154 11 34 567 458
73.8 73.5 76.4 75 71.8 74.5 77.4 70 77.3 70.2 73.5 68.3 74.1 81 75 79.1 71.7 76.4
G K IK
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 574 186 182 368 205 222 165 186 85 100 158 85 24 99 7 15 329 244
41.2 43.6 42.6 43.1 38.3 40.7 44.1 39.6 44.9 41.3 39.1 33.9 43.9 51.7 50 34.9 41.6 40.7
K K IJK K
Ease of access 
  Important (4,5) 1235 384 385 769 465 488 334 413 172 210 359 220 51 170 14 39 682 553
88.8 90.1 90.2 90.1 86.7 89.4 89.1 87.9 90.7 86.8 88.8 87.5 92.6 89.3 92 90.7 86.2 92.2
P
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 655 188 209 397 258 274 180 200 99 106 190 112 26 96 8 19 376 279
47.1 44.2 48.9 46.5 48 50.2 48.1 42.7 51.9 43.8 47 44.6 46.6 50.2 55.7 44.2 47.6 46.4
G
Quality 
  Important (4,5) 1268 384 397 781 487 501 341 425 175 213 376 232 49 172 13 38 723 545
91.2 90.1 92.9 91.5 90.6 91.8 91 90.5 92.1 88 93 92.4 88.9 90.2 88.6 88.4 91.4 90.9
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 713 199 241 440 273 282 200 232 93 114 229 124 26 95 10 21 398 315
51.3 46.8 56.4 51.6 50.8 51.6 53.2 49.4 49.1 47.1 56.7 49.6 48.1 49.8 65.9 48.8 50.3 52.6
A I HIKLM
Update frequency 
  Important (4,5) 898 260 317 577 321 390 244 264 129 140 269 148 36 139 13 24 502 396
64.6 61.1 74.2 67.6 59.7 71.5 65 56.1 68.1 57.9 66.5 58.9 65.1 73.2 84.1 55.8 63.5 65.9
AD D G G IK IK HIJKL
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 580 164 199 362 217 232 167 181 91 97 160 94 21 88 10 19 338 242
41.7 38.4 46.5 42.4 40.5 42.6 44.4 38.4 47.7 40.1 39.5 37.5 38.1 46.3 65.9 44.2 42.7 40.3
A K HIJKLM
Delivery frequency 
  Important (4,5) 589 163 187 349 239 233 164 191 85 84 190 97 20 88 7 17 311 278
42.3 38.2 43.7 40.9 44.5 42.7 43.7 40.7 44.9 34.7 47 38.8 36 46.3 45.5 39.5 39.3 46.3
I IL IL P
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 475 152 137 289 186 177 144 153 68 79 133 84 18 73 6 14 285 190
34.1 35.7 32.1 33.9 34.5 32.5 38.5 32.6 35.6 32.6 33 33.5 33.3 38 38.6 32.6 36 31.7
Search functions 
  Important (4,5) 1095 323 368 691 404 444 306 345 147 184 335 196 42 147 12 33 611 484
78.7 75.8 86.2 81 75.1 81.4 81.6 73.4 77.3 76 82.8 78.1 76.2 77.1 78.4 76.7 77.3 80.7
AD D G G
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 587 161 196 357 230 234 170 183 84 91 179 102 22 81 8 20 335 252
42.2 37.8 45.9 41.8 42.8 42.8 45.4 39 44.4 37.6 44.2 40.6 40.2 42.4 54.5 46.5 42.4 42
A IKL
Coverage period 
  Important (4,5) 742 255 236 491 251 309 210 223 108 115 241 114 28 111 10 15 428 314
53.4 59.8 55.3 57.5 46.7 56.5 56.1 47.5 56.9 47.5 59.5 45.5 51.9 58 65.9 34.9 54.1 52.3
D D D G G IK IK IK IKL
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 421 124 131 254 166 170 118 132 68 75 113 66 15 66 7 11 242 179
30.2 29 30.6 29.8 30.9 31.2 31.6 28.1 35.6 31 27.9 26.3 27 34.6 47.7 25.6 30.6 29.8
K HIJKLM
Geographic coverage 
  Important (4,5) 430 137 132 269 161 169 122 140 50 61 150 86 9 57 5 12 250 180
31 32.2 30.9 31.6 30 31 32.4 29.8 26.4 25.2 37.2 34.4 16.4 29.8 33 27.9 31.6 30.1
L L HIL IL L L
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 421 131 129 260 161 167 124 129 60 76 120 71 13 62 7 12 242 179
30.3 30.7 30.2 30.5 29.9 30.7 33.1 27.6 31.5 31.4 29.8 28.1 24.3 32.7 44.3 27.9 30.6 29.8
HIJKL
Subject coverage 
  Important (4,5) 1160 368 373 742 419 468 319 373 163 198 338 207 45 160 13 36 639 521
83.4 86.4 87.4 86.9 77.9 85.8 85 79.5 85.6 81.8 83.7 82.6 82 83.9 86.4 83.7 80.8 86.9
D D D G P
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 666 194 209 403 262 254 178 234 102 136 167 108 23 97 10 24 373 293
47.9 45.6 48.9 47.3 48.9 46.5 47.4 49.9 53.7 56.2 41.4 42.9 41.3 50.7 63.6 55.8 47.2 48.8
JKL JKL JKLM
Search options 
  Important (4,5) 1042 308 334 642 400 424 292 326 143 184 305 177 42 149 12 30 576 466
74.9 72.4 78.1 75.2 74.4 77.7 77.7 69.4 75.5 76 75.3 70.5 76.2 78 81.8 69.8 72.9 77.6
G G K
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 596 169 190 359 236 240 169 186 89 95 160 109 23 89 8 23 328 267
42.8 39.6 44.6 42.1 44 44 45.2 39.6 46.8 39.3 39.5 43.3 42.9 46.8 51.1 53.5 41.5 44.6
Display options 
  Important (4,5) 446 128 155 284 162 193 130 123 65 64 128 85 19 68 4 12 251 194
32 30.1 36.3 33.2 30.2 35.3 34.7 26.2 34.3 26.4 31.6 33.9 35.4 35.6 28.4 27.9 31.8 32.4
G G I I
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 443 136 140 276 167 178 127 138 63 75 115 87 18 62 5 17 257 186
31.8 32 32.7 32.3 31.1 32.6 33.9 29.4 33.3 31 28.4 34.8 32.3 32.7 36.4 39.5 32.5 31
Support 
  Important (4,5) 723 232 191 423 299 268 173 282 99 111 205 151 25 97 7 28 392 331
52 54.5 44.7 49.6 55.7 49 46 60.1 51.9 45.9 50.7 60.3 46 50.7 46.6 65.1 49.5 55.2
B BC EF IJLMN
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 499 140 142 282 217 189 132 178 71 75 150 95 19 67 6 15 280 219
35.8 32.9 33.2 33 40.4 34.6 35.2 37.9 37.5 31 37.2 37.9 33.9 35.1 40.9 34.9 35.4 36.5
ABC
Use privileges 
  Important (4,5) 802 255 250 505 297 319 227 257 121 130 237 137 27 116 10 24 444 358
57.7 59.7 58.6 59.2 55.3 58.3 60.5 54.6 63.9 53.7 58.6 54.5 49.7 61 63.6 55.8 56.2 59.7
IKL L L
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 501 141 156 297 205 206 126 170 75 84 130 100 15 72 6 20 288 214
36.1 33 36.5 34.8 38.1 37.7 33.6 36.1 39.4 34.7 32.1 39.7 28 37.6 42 46.5 36.4 35.7
L L L L
Printing and downloading 
  Important (4,5) 1144 352 364 716 428 461 313 371 162 199 331 193 48 169 12 31 634 511
82.3 82.5 85.3 83.9 79.8 84.5 83.3 78.9 85.2 82.2 81.9 76.8 86.8 88.8 81.8 72.1 80.2 85.1
D G K K K P
  Meeting Needs (4,5) 711 209 204 413 298 280 179 253 97 131 190 128 28 103 8 26 422 289
51.1 49.1 47.7 48.4 55.5 51.2 47.6 53.8 50.9 54.1 47 50.9 51.9 54.1 54.5 60.5 53.4 48.2
BC

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