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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 25: tables 613-630
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 620

Q25_8. In general, to what extent do you consider the following factors to cause barriers or problems to getting information you need for your [job/studies]?
       What about Knowing what's available?  Would you say this is a major problem, minor problem or not a problem?
Base Faculty Member Graduate Student Faculty / Graduate Student Under Graduate Student Public Private Liberal Arts Biological Sciences Physical Sciences Social Sciences Arts & 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 - Version 5/6 respondents 1076 296 370 666 410 436 302 338 162 149 357 197 38 125 12* 36* 592 484
Don't Know 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.1 0.4 0 0.2 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0.2 0
Base - Total Responding 1075 295 370 665 410 435 302 338 162 149 357 196 38 125 12* 36* 591 484
Major Problem 195 67 64 131 63 87 56 52 28 31 58 37 8 25 1 6 112 82
18.1 22.8 17.3 19.7 15.4 20 18.6 15.3 17.4 20.8 16.3 18.9 20.6 20.1 9.7 16.7 19 17
D
Minor Problem 531 153 180 333 198 198 154 179 74 76 180 91 19 65 6 20 296 235
49.4 51.9 48.8 50.1 48.2 45.5 51.1 52.9 45.7 51 50.5 46.3 49.6 52.2 48.6 55.6 50 48.7
Not a Problem 349 74 126 200 149 150 91 108 60 42 118 68 11 34 5 10 183 166
32.5 25.3 34 30.1 36.4 34.6 30.3 31.8 37 28.2 33.2 34.9 29.8 27.6 41.7 27.8 31 34.4
A A IM

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