Dimensions and use of the scholarly
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Table 390 |
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S7c_11. Where do you prefer to find information
about course related |
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Proprietary software or application
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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 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
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Base - Use Proprietary
software or application |
314 |
0** |
140 |
140 |
174 |
144 |
76* |
94* |
43* |
47* |
86* |
53* |
24* |
45* |
3** |
13* |
178 |
136 |
for coursework |
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ONLINE |
142 |
0 |
57 |
57 |
84 |
71 |
32 |
39 |
12 |
21 |
45 |
25 |
11 |
20 |
2 |
6 |
82 |
59 |
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45 |
0 |
40.9 |
40.9 |
48.4 |
49.2 |
41.6 |
41.5 |
28.6 |
44.7 |
52.2 |
46.8 |
45.2 |
43.7 |
61.1 |
46.2 |
46 |
43.7 |
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H |
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Search engine |
49 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
40 |
24 |
8 |
17 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
27 |
22 |
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15.7 |
0 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
22.9 |
16.9 |
10.9 |
17.7 |
10.2 |
12.8 |
15.2 |
19.1 |
15.5 |
14.6 |
11.1 |
38.5 |
15.1 |
16.4 |
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BC |
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Your own institution's web site |
24 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
9 |
17 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
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7.7 |
0 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
5.2 |
11.6 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
10.6 |
8.7 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
5.6 |
0 |
6.3 |
9.4 |
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F |
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Online databases |
16 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
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5.1 |
0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
7.3 |
0 |
4.3 |
10.9 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
38.9 |
0 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
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Internet searches |
14 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
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4.5 |
0 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
1.2 |
2 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
8.5 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
0 |
0 |
5.1 |
3.7 |
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Online library catalogues and finding aids |
14 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
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4.3 |
0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4 |
3.8 |
2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
8.5 |
6 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
7.7 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
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Web directory/subject related web site |
9 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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2.8 |
0 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
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Department web page |
8 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
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2.5 |
0 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
4.4 |
0 |
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D |
D |
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G |
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Q |
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Online reference service |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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1 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
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Your own personal electronic library/files |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.7 |
0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
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Online abstracting and indexing services |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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0.6 |
0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0 |
1.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
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Online bookstore |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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E-mail listservs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
124 |
0 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
50 |
34 |
40 |
22 |
21 |
26 |
20 |
9 |
20 |
1 |
4 |
63 |
61 |
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39.4 |
0 |
44.3 |
44.3 |
35.4 |
34.5 |
44.9 |
42.3 |
51 |
44.7 |
30.4 |
38.3 |
38.1 |
45.8 |
16.7 |
30.8 |
35.2 |
44.8 |
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J |
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Faculty members inside your institution |
73 |
0 |
40 |
40 |
33 |
28 |
20 |
25 |
12 |
13 |
17 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
44 |
28 |
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23.1 |
0 |
28.4 |
28.4 |
18.8 |
19.2 |
26 |
26.6 |
28.6 |
27.7 |
19.6 |
17 |
28.6 |
27.1 |
11.1 |
15.4 |
24.8 |
20.9 |
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A librarian in your institution |
32 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
22 |
11 |
8 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
19 |
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10.1 |
0 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
12.4 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
13.7 |
8.2 |
6.4 |
8.7 |
14.9 |
1.2 |
16.7 |
5.6 |
15.4 |
6.9 |
14.3 |
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L |
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L |
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Other students inside your institution |
16 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
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5.2 |
0 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
2 |
12.2 |
10.6 |
0 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
7.4 |
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J |
J |
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J |
J |
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Another institution's librarian |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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0.9 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Other students outside your institution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
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Faculty members outside your institution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Professional meetings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT |
25 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
8 |
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8.1 |
0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
9.4 |
8.4 |
5.4 |
9.7 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
6 |
6.2 |
11.1 |
15.4 |
9.7 |
6 |
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Campus library |
19 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
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6.1 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
8.1 |
5.6 |
3.8 |
8.7 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
11.1 |
7.7 |
6.2 |
6 |
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References cited in books or journal
articles |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.7 |
0 |
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Physical bookstore |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.6 |
0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
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Printed library catalogues and finding aids |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.7 |
0.6 |
0 |
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Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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Printed abstracting and indexing services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Personal subscriptions to newspapers, |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
magazines and journals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Another library |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Online (unspecified) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.5 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
0 |
5.6 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
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E-journals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Other |
7 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
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2.1 |
0 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
0 |
2 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
0 |
7.1 |
0 |
5.6 |
0 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
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KM |
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DK/Refused |
15 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
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4.6 |
0 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
12.2 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
0 |
7.7 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
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None |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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0.3 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
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