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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 619

Q25_7. 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 Determining the quality/ credibility/ accuracy of information?  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 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0 0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0
Base - Total Responding 1074 295 369 664 410 436 301 337 161 148 357 197 38 125 12* 36* 591 484
Major Problem 115 31 38 69 46 42 39 35 15 11 32 21 4 25 1 6 73 43
10.7 10.5 10.3 10.4 11.3 9.5 13 10.3 9.3 7.4 8.9 10.8 10.7 20.1 6.9 16.7 12.3 8.8
HIJKLN
Minor Problem 474 130 146 277 197 188 123 163 70 70 167 77 17 56 3 13 261 213
44.1 44.3 39.6 41.7 48.1 43.1 40.9 48.3 43.7 47.3 46.8 39.2 44.3 44.8 27.8 36.1 44.2 44
B N N N N N
Not a Problem 485 134 185 318 167 207 139 140 76 67 158 99 17 44 8 17 257 228
45.1 45.3 50.1 47.9 40.6 47.4 46.1 41.4 47 45.3 44.2 50 45 35.1 65.3 47.2 43.5 47.2
D D M M HIJKLM

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