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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 14: Tables 580; 583-587
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 580

Q14a. On average, about how many hours did you yourself spend each week
      week obtaining, reviewing, and analyzing information from all sources
      to assist you in your (teaching or research/studies)?
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 3234 930 1056 1986 1248 1336 872 1026 465 511 993 600 125 406 32 102 1823 1411
5 hours or less 783 176 203 378 405 301 174 308 122 127 211 150 33 99 5 36 431 352
24.2 18.9 19.2 19.1 32.4 22.5 20 30 26.3 24.9 21.2 25 26.7 24.3 16.2 35.3 23.6 24.9
ABC EF JN N N JN N
6 - 10 hours 871 259 249 508 363 341 225 306 116 162 241 159 34 121 6 33 494 377
26.9 27.9 23.6 25.6 29.1 25.5 25.8 29.8 25 31.7 24.2 26.5 27 29.7 18.8 32.4 27.1 26.7
B BC E HJN N N N
11 - 20 hours 891 289 292 580 311 377 245 269 136 133 297 159 33 105 10 18 512 379
27.6 31 27.6 29.2 24.9 28.2 28.1 26.2 29.4 26 29.9 26.5 26.3 25.9 30.4 17.6 28.1 26.9
D D
Over 20 hours 658 195 309 504 154 303 223 132 89 87 235 124 24 78 11 10 373 285
20.3 21 29.2 25.4 12.3 22.7 25.6 12.9 19.1 17 23.7 20.7 19.1 19.2 34 9.8 20.5 20.2
D AD D G G I HIJKLM
DK/REF 30 11 4 15 15 14 5 11 1 2 9 8 1 4 0 5 12 18
0.9 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.5 4.9 0.7 1.3
H
Median 9.9 11.78 14.35 14.13 9.23 11.41 14 9.42 9.91 9.29 13.58 9.88 9.49 9.78 17.1 7.28 9.94 9.86
HIJKM HIJKLM
Mean 15.48 15.79 19.22 17.62 12.04 16.57 17.59 12.24 15.07 14.25 16.78 15.82 14.68 14.89 20.97 10.04 15.51 15.42
D AD D G G HILM HIJKLM
Standard Deviation 13.68 11.93 16.67 14.75 10.95 14.79 15.02 9.91 15 12.56 13.63 14.4 13.26 12.92 16.26 8.36 13.46 13.98
Standard Error 0.24 0.39 0.49 0.32 0.32 0.4 0.49 0.33 0.65 0.56 0.6 0.63 0.64 0.62 1.18 0.85 0.31 0.39

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