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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 630
Q25. MINOR PROBLEM SUMMARY TABLE
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 - Total Respondents 1076 296 370 666 410 436 302 338 162 149 357 197 38 125 12* 36* 592 484
Knowing what's available 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
Finding information 488 149 165 314 174 187 146 155 84 64 154 90 17 62 4 13 260 228
45.4 50.3 45 47.4 42.3 43 48.5 45.9 52.2 43 43.2 45.7 43.5 50.4 32.4 36.1 44 47.2
N N
Determining the quality/ credibility/ 474 130 146 277 197 188 123 163 70 70 167 77 17 56 3 13 261 213
 accuracy of information 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
Accessing information once you find what you want 458 142 154 296 163 181 133 144 76 63 154 86 16 46 2 15 250 209
42.7 48.2 41.7 44.5 39.6 41.6 44.1 42.7 47 42.3 43.2 44 42.7 36.6 19.4 41.7 42.2 43.2
D N N N N N N
Being able to compare across information  420 109 139 248 171 169 114 137 70 55 130 75 15 56 4 16 226 194
alternatives, e.g. library vs. web sites 39.4 37.6 37.9 37.8 42.1 39.3 38 40.8 43.2 36.9 36.9 38.7 41.3 44.8 29.2 44.4 38.3 40.9
N N
Having sufficient training on how to search 413 130 132 262 151 155 123 135 62 61 126 86 16 45 4 13 241 172
 for information 38.4 43.8 35.9 39.4 36.7 35.7 40.7 39.8 38 41.2 35.3 43.8 42 35.8 34.7 36.1 40.6 35.6
Getting information in a timely manner 412 121 133 253 158 163 108 140 60 59 154 71 14 40 3 11 227 185
38.4 40.9 36.1 38.3 38.5 37.6 36 41.4 37 39.9 43.4 35.8 38.8 32.1 20.8 30.6 38.3 38.4
N N MN N N
Having enough time 404 77 151 227 176 160 100 144 54 55 139 77 11 46 5 17 216 188
37.6 25.9 40.9 34.2 43 36.7 33.1 42.7 33.2 37.2 38.9 39.2 29.2 36.6 41.7 47.2 36.5 38.9
A AC F
All information at my institution is not available from  391 83 139 222 169 167 99 124 67 58 128 59 15 47 3 14 211 180
different locations within the institution 36.7 28.9 37.6 33.8 41.5 39 33.1 37.1 42 39.2 36 30.6 39.7 38.3 24.6 38.9 36 37.6
A AC KN N N
Having access to all information from one place 365 90 134 224 141 152 96 118 56 61 130 50 13 39 3 13 199 167
34 30.6 36.3 33.8 34.5 34.8 31.9 34.9 35 41.2 36.3 25.6 33.8 31.3 26.4 36.1 33.6 34.5
KN K
Having training and advice about the effective use 362 124 108 232 130 134 108 120 50 55 115 69 16 44 3 10 212 150
 of online information sources 33.7 42.2 29.3 35 31.7 31 35.8 35.4 31 36.9 32.1 35.6 42.6 35.1 25 27.8 35.8 31.1
BD HN
Having to go to a library 333 102 123 224 108 141 101 91 54 48 113 55 14 36 3 10 189 144
30.9 34.3 33.2 33.7 26.4 32.3 33.4 26.9 33.2 32.2 31.6 27.8 36.6 29.1 25 27.8 31.9 29.7
D D
Having people who can help you find information or  284 90 102 192 91 112 92 79 45 37 100 50 12 30 3 7 145 139
who search for information for you 26.5 30.6 27.8 29 22.3 26 30.6 23.4 27.7 24.8 27.9 26 30.8 23.9 26.4 20 24.6 28.8
D D
Your own comfort level with electronic information 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 being able to log onto the library's website  192 33 79 112 80 83 54 55 31 23 58 46 5 22 3 4 88 104
(lines busy, site down, etc.) 17.9 11.3 21.4 16.9 19.4 19.1 18.1 16.2 19.1 15.4 16.3 23.3 13.1 18 23.6 11.1 14.8 21.7
A A L P
Not enough access to networked computers 186 36 79 115 71 86 58 43 28 20 62 45 6 20 2 3 88 98
17.3 12.3 21.3 17.3 17.4 19.6 19.2 12.7 17.4 13.4 17.4 22.7 16.8 16.4 12.5 8.3 14.9 20.3
A G G I P

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