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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 626

Q25_14. 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 Your own comfort level with electronic 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 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.1 0.3 0 0.1 0 0 0.3 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0
Base - Total Responding 1075 295 370 665 410 436 301 338 161 149 357 197 38 125 12* 36* 592 484
Major Problem 53 20 11 31 22 24 12 16 9 7 13 17 1 4 0 2 28 24
4.9 6.6 3 4.6 5.4 5.6 4 4.8 5.5 4.7 3.7 8.5 2.3 3 1.4 5.6 4.7 5.1
B JLM
Minor Problem 240 62 71 133 107 98 59 83 33 32 75 57 6 26 2 8 111 129
22.3 20.9 19.2 20 26 22.5 19.5 24.5 20.8 21.5 21.1 29 16 20.9 13.9 22.2 18.7 26.7
BC LN P
Not a Problem 783 214 288 502 282 314 230 239 119 110 269 123 31 95 10 26 453 330
72.8 72.4 77.9 75.4 68.6 71.9 76.5 70.7 73.8 73.8 75.3 62.5 81.7 76.1 84.7 72.2 76.6 68.3
D D K K K K K K Q

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