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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 7S: Tables 318-436. 
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 418

S7c_15.  Where do you prefer to find information about course related
         Pre-prints ? Do you ...
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 - Use Pre-prints for coursework 120* 0** 68* 68* 52* 61* 29** 30** 17** 19** 45** 10** 6** 18** 1** 4* 69* 51*
ONLINE 55 0 32 32 23 24 13 18 12 11 13 4 3 8 0 3 29 27
46.2 0 47.1 47.1 45 39.5 46 60.2 73.7 57.9 29.2 44.4 45.5 47.4 16.7 75 41.8 52
  Search engine 17 0 7 7 11 6 0 11 4 0 8 1 1 3 0 1 10 7
14.3 0 9.6 9.6 20.5 10.2 1 35.5 21.1 0 16.7 11.1 18.2 15.8 0 25 14.5 13.9
  Your own institution's web site 10 0 4 4 6 3 3 4 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 6 5
8.7 0 6.1 6.1 12.2 5.4 11 13.4 0 21.1 4.2 11.1 9.1 10.5 0 25 8 9.7
  Online databases 10 0 10 10 0 6 4 0 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 6
8 0 14 14 0 9.4 13.2 0 10.5 26.3 4.2 0 0 5.3 0 0 5.7 11.1
D D
  Internet searches 7 0 4 4 3 5 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4
5.6 0 5.3 5.3 5.9 7.9 6.3 0 21.1 5.3 0 0 4.5 10.5 0 0 4.5 7
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 4 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
3.5 0 4.3 4.3 2.5 3.1 3.6 4.3 5.3 0 4.2 0 4.5 0 16.7 25 4.7 2
  Web directory/subject related web site 4 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2
3.2 0 2.6 2.6 4 0 6.1 6.9 10.5 0 0 11.1 0 5.3 0 0 2.6 3.9
  Online abstracting and indexing services 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 1.7 1.7 0 1.4 1 0 5.3 0 0 0 4.5 0 0 0 0.4 1.7
  Online reference service 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
0.9 0 1.6 1.6 0 0 3.9 0 0 0 0 11.1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2
  Department web page 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.8 0 1.5 1.5 0 1.6 0 0 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0
  Online bookstore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.2 0 0.4 0.4 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 0.6
  E-mail listservs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Your own personal electronic library/files 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE 37 0 22 22 15 20 8 9 4 6 15 2 3 6 0 1 25 12
30.5 0 32.2 32.2 28.3 32.5 27.9 28.9 21.1 31.6 33.3 22.2 45.5 31.6 33.3 25 36.3 22.7
  Faculty members inside your institution 21 0 15 15 6 13 6 2 4 4 6 2 2 3 0 0 11 9
17.2 0 21.7 21.7 11.3 21 20.2 6.5 21.1 21.1 12.5 22.2 36.4 15.8 16.7 0 16.4 18.4
  A librarian in your institution 13 0 5 5 9 7 0 7 0 1 9 0 0 2 0 1 12 2
11.2 0 7.2 7.2 16.5 11.1 0 22.4 0 5.3 20.8 0 0 10.5 16.7 25 16.7 3.7
  Other students inside your institution 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
2.1 0 3.2 3.2 0.6 0.5 7.7 0 0 5.3 0 0 9.1 5.3 0 0 3.2 0.6
  Faculty members outside your institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Another institution's librarian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other students outside your institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Professional meetings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT 12 0 9 9 3 3 5 3 0 2 6 2 1 1 1 0 8 4
9.9 0 12.7 12.7 6.3 5.2 19 10.9 0 10.5 12.5 22.2 9.1 5.3 50 0 11 8.5
  Campus library 12 0 9 9 3 3 5 3 0 2 6 2 1 1 1 0 8 4
9.9 0 12.7 12.7 6.3 5.2 19 10.9 0 10.5 12.5 22.2 9.1 5.3 50 0 11 8.5
  Another library 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Printed library catalogues and finding aids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  References cited in books or journal articles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Physical bookstore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  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
  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
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Online (unspecified) 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
3.1 0 0 0 7.3 6.1 0 0 0 0 8.3 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 3.7
BC
E-journals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 8 0 6 6 2 7 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 5
6.4 0 8.1 8.1 4 10.6 3.9 0 5.3 0 8.3 11.1 0 10.5 0 0 4.1 9.4
DK/Refused 5 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 2
3.9 0 0 0 9.1 6.1 3.2 0 0 0 8.3 0 0 5.3 0 0 4.1 3.7
BC
None 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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