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Table 240 |
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| T7b_8. Where specifically do you go when you find
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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 Online abstracts
and indexes for teaching |
173 |
126 |
47* |
173 |
0** |
68* |
58* |
47* |
26** |
29** |
58* |
32** |
5** |
20** |
2** |
0* |
120* |
53* |
| ONLINE |
152 |
108 |
44 |
152 |
0 |
64 |
48 |
40 |
25 |
25 |
53 |
26 |
4 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
104 |
48 |
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87.6 |
85.5 |
93 |
87.6 |
0 |
92.8 |
83 |
85.7 |
93.3 |
86.2 |
90.3 |
79.3 |
88.2 |
86.4 |
100 |
0 |
86.1 |
90.9 |
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| Online databases |
37 |
27 |
10 |
37 |
0 |
13 |
8 |
16 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
18 |
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21.6 |
21.8 |
21 |
21.6 |
0 |
18.5 |
14.2 |
35.2 |
23.3 |
27.6 |
16.1 |
24.1 |
11.8 |
22.7 |
44.4 |
0 |
16.3 |
33.6 |
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F |
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P |
| Your own institution's web site |
32 |
18 |
14 |
32 |
0 |
18 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
12 |
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18.3 |
14.2 |
29.3 |
18.3 |
0 |
26.1 |
12.1 |
14.7 |
20 |
10.3 |
19.4 |
17.2 |
35.3 |
22.7 |
11.1 |
0 |
16.7 |
22.1 |
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| Search engine |
31 |
24 |
7 |
31 |
0 |
15 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
3 |
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17.7 |
18.8 |
14.5 |
17.7 |
0 |
22.4 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
16.7 |
13.8 |
12.9 |
24.1 |
17.6 |
27.3 |
22.2 |
0 |
22.8 |
5.9 |
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| Web directory/subject related web site |
29 |
25 |
4 |
29 |
0 |
8 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
12 |
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16.9 |
20.2 |
8.3 |
16.9 |
0 |
11.5 |
23.4 |
17 |
23.3 |
17.2 |
19.4 |
6.9 |
11.8 |
18.2 |
22.2 |
0 |
14.5 |
22.5 |
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| Online library catalogues and finding aids |
23 |
8 |
15 |
23 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
6 |
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13.2 |
6.5 |
31.1 |
13.2 |
0 |
16 |
12.2 |
10.6 |
3.3 |
10.3 |
19.4 |
17.2 |
5.9 |
9.1 |
0 |
0 |
14.3 |
10.9 |
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A |
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| Internet searches |
19 |
15 |
5 |
19 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
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11.2 |
11.6 |
10.3 |
11.2 |
0 |
8.7 |
17.6 |
7.1 |
16.7 |
10.3 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
23.5 |
9.1 |
0 |
0 |
11.4 |
10.9 |
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| Online abstracting and indexing services |
15 |
12 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
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8.5 |
9.3 |
6.3 |
8.5 |
0 |
7.5 |
11.7 |
6.2 |
3.3 |
10.3 |
12.9 |
6.9 |
0 |
4.5 |
11.1 |
0 |
7.2 |
11.4 |
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| E-mail listservs |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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2.6 |
3.6 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
5.4 |
0 |
1.9 |
6.7 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
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| Online reference service |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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2.3 |
3.1 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
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| Department web page |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1.7 |
0.8 |
4 |
1.7 |
0 |
2.7 |
0 |
2.1 |
0 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
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| Online bookstore |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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1.1 |
1.5 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.6 |
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| Your own personal electronic library/files |
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 |
58 |
50 |
7 |
58 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
22 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
47 |
11 |
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33.5 |
40.1 |
15.8 |
33.5 |
0 |
26.4 |
31.5 |
46.3 |
20 |
44.8 |
22.6 |
41.4 |
47.1 |
50 |
33.3 |
0 |
39 |
21 |
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B |
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Q |
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| Campus library |
50 |
43 |
6 |
50 |
0 |
14 |
16 |
20 |
5 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
9 |
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28.7 |
34.5 |
13.4 |
28.7 |
0 |
20.1 |
28 |
42.2 |
20 |
37.9 |
19.4 |
37.9 |
41.2 |
36.4 |
22.2 |
0 |
33.9 |
16.8 |
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B |
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E |
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Q |
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| References cited in books or journal
articles |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
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2.8 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
0 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
2 |
3.3 |
0 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
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| Printed abstracting and indexing services |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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2.3 |
3.2 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
3.1 |
0 |
4.1 |
0 |
6.9 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
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| Another library |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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2 |
2.8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.3 |
0 |
0 |
11.1 |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
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| Personal subscriptions to newspapers, |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| magazines and journals |
1.8 |
2.5 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
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| Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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1.8 |
2.4 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.1 |
11.1 |
0 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
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| Printed library catalogues and finding aids |
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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| Physical bookstore |
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 |
39 |
32 |
7 |
39 |
0 |
13 |
16 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
10 |
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22.6 |
25.3 |
15.2 |
22.6 |
0 |
18.5 |
28.3 |
21.4 |
16.7 |
31 |
12.9 |
34.5 |
23.5 |
27.3 |
11.1 |
0 |
24 |
19.3 |
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| A librarian in your institution |
30 |
24 |
6 |
30 |
0 |
7 |
15 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
9 |
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17.5 |
19.4 |
12.4 |
17.5 |
0 |
10.9 |
25.3 |
17.4 |
13.3 |
24.1 |
12.9 |
27.6 |
5.9 |
13.6 |
11.1 |
0 |
17.5 |
17.4 |
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| Colleagues inside your institution |
14 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
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8.3 |
10.4 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
0 |
12.5 |
2.9 |
8.9 |
3.3 |
13.8 |
0 |
17.2 |
23.5 |
13.6 |
0 |
0 |
11.2 |
1.9 |
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| Colleagues outside your institution |
8 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
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4.5 |
6.2 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
0 |
6.9 |
17.6 |
9.1 |
0 |
0 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
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| Professional meetings |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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0.6 |
0.8 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
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| Another institution's librarian |
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 office/Lab |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1.7 |
2.3 |
0 |
1.7 |
0 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
6.7 |
0 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
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| Online (unspecified) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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1.6 |
0.7 |
4 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
4.8 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
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| Students |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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1.1 |
1.5 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0 |
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| Author |
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 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
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6.9 |
7.1 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
0 |
4.4 |
8.8 |
8.2 |
10 |
10.3 |
3.2 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
9.1 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
9 |
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| DK/Refused |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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1.2 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
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| None/No preference |
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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