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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 240

T7b_8.  Where specifically do you go when you find information about
         Online abstracts and indexes ?
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 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
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
  Online databases 37 27 10 37 0 13 8 16 6 8 9 8 1 5 1 0 20 18
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
F 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
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
  Search engine 31 24 7 31 0 15 9 7 4 4 8 8 1 6 0 0 27 3
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
Q
  Web directory/subject related web site 29 25 4 29 0 8 14 8 6 5 11 2 1 4 0 0 17 12
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
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 23 8 15 23 0 11 7 5 1 3 11 6 0 2 0 0 17 6
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
A
  Internet searches 19 15 5 19 0 6 10 3 4 3 6 3 1 2 0 0 14 6
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
  Online abstracting and indexing services 15 12 3 15 0 5 7 3 1 3 8 2 0 1 0 0 9 6
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
  E-mail listservs 5 5 0 5 0 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
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
  Online reference service 4 4 0 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1
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
  Department web page 3 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
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
  Online bookstore 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1.1 1.5 0 1.1 0 0 0 4 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.6
  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
LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT 58 50 7 58 0 18 18 22 5 13 13 13 2 10 1 0 47 11
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
B Q
  Campus library 50 43 6 50 0 14 16 20 5 11 11 12 2 7 0 0 41 9
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
B E Q
  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
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
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 4 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0
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
  Another library 4 4 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0
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
  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
  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
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
  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
  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 ASSISTANCE 39 32 7 39 0 13 16 10 4 9 8 11 1 6 0 0 29 10
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
  A librarian in your institution 30 24 6 30 0 7 15 8 4 7 8 9 0 3 0 0 21 9
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
  Colleagues inside your institution 14 13 1 14 0 9 2 4 1 4 0 6 1 3 0 0 13 1
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
  Colleagues outside your institution 8 8 0 8 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 7 1
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
  Professional meetings 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0.6 0.8 0 0.6 0 0 0 2.1 0 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9
  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
Personal office/Lab 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
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
Online (unspecified) 3 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
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
Students 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1.1 1.5 0 1.1 0 0 0 4 0 0 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 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 12 9 3 12 0 3 5 4 3 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 7 5
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
DK/Refused 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
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
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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