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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question T7: Tables 190-308 
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 205

T7b_3.  Where specifically do you go when you find information about
         e-books ?
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 e-books for teaching 40* 27** 13** 40* 0** 16** 14** 10** 6** 5** 11** 12** 3** 2** 0** 0* 30** 11**
ONLINE 33 24 9 33 0 13 12 8 6 4 9 10 3 1 0 0 26 7
83.1 87.4 73.8 83.1 0 79.3 89.5 80.1 100 80 83.3 81.8 81.8 50 50 0 87.5 70.5
  Search engine 10 7 3 10 0 4 5 1 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 7 3
25.3 27 21.7 25.3 0 26.2 34.9 10.9 57.1 0 16.7 27.3 9.1 50 50 0 24.5 27.4
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 9 5 3 9 0 4 2 2 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 7 1
21.8 19.3 27.2 21.8 0 26.9 17.6 19.4 14.3 20 33.3 18.2 27.3 0 0 0 24.8 13.4
  Web directory/subject related web site 8 7 1 8 0 2 2 4 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 8 0
19.9 27 4.6 19.9 0 11.8 14.3 40 0 0 33.3 27.3 27.3 0 0 0 27 0
  Online databases 6 6 0 6 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
14.6 20.4 2.3 14.6 0 8.1 17.6 20.6 0 40 16.7 9.1 27.3 0 0 0 16 10.7
  Internet searches 5 3 2 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 2
12 9.2 18 12 0 12.6 20.1 0 14.3 20 0 9.1 27.3 50 0 0 9.4 19
  Your own institution's web site 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2.9 0 9.2 2.9 0 5.5 2.1 0 14.3 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 3.9 0
  Department web page 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2.8 4.1 0 2.8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 3.8 0
  Online reference service 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 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
  Online 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
  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 13 8 5 13 0 6 4 3 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 11 2
32.4 27.9 41.9 32.4 0 37.7 26.9 31.5 28.6 80 16.7 36.4 27.3 0 0 0 37.5 17.9
  Colleagues inside your institution 7 4 2 7 0 2 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0
16.8 15.6 19.3 16.8 0 12.6 26.9 9.7 28.6 60 0 9.1 27.3 0 0 0 22.8 0
  A librarian in your institution 6 3 3 6 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 2
15.5 12.3 22.6 15.5 0 25.1 0 21.8 0 20 16.7 27.3 0 0 0 0 14.7 17.9
  Colleagues outside your institution 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 8.8 0 6 0 7 9.3 0 0 20 0 9.1 9.1 0 0 0 8.1 0
  Another institution's librarian 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2.8 4.1 0 2.8 0 0 0 10.9 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 3.8 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 10 8 2 10 0 3 2 5 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 9 1
24.8 30 13.7 24.8 0 17 16.8 47.9 0 40 33.3 18.2 27.3 50 50 0 29.5 11.6
  Campus library 7 5 2 7 0 3 0 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 7 0
17.8 19.7 13.7 17.8 0 17 3.3 38.9 0 40 16.7 18.2 27.3 0 50 0 23.2 2.8
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers,  4 4 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
magazines and journals 9.4 13.7 0 9.4 0 0 13.5 18.3 0 0 33.3 0 0 0 0 0 12.7 0
  Another library 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
3.5 5.1 0 3.5 0 1.8 0 10.9 0 0 0 9.1 9.1 0 0 0 4.8 0
  Physical bookstore 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2.5 3.6 0 2.5 0 0 0 9.7 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 0
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
2.3 3.4 0 2.3 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 8.8
  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
Students 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.7 1.1 0 0.7 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 1 0
Online (unspecified) 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 office/Lab 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
Author 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 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4.7 3.6 6.9 4.7 0 5.5 7.2 0 14.3 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 0
DK/Refused 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
None/No preference 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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