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| T7b_14. 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 Technical Reports
for teaching |
137 |
109* |
28** |
137 |
0** |
58* |
50* |
29** |
26** |
27** |
39** |
12** |
9* |
21** |
1** |
0* |
101* |
36** |
| ONLINE |
106 |
85 |
21 |
106 |
0 |
41 |
38 |
27 |
21 |
20 |
32 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
74 |
31 |
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77.4 |
77.9 |
75.7 |
77.4 |
0 |
70 |
77 |
93.4 |
80 |
74.1 |
81 |
81.8 |
67.7 |
73.9 |
71.4 |
0 |
73.6 |
88.2 |
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| Search engine |
36 |
29 |
7 |
36 |
0 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
29 |
6 |
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26.1 |
26.2 |
25.4 |
26.1 |
0 |
26 |
19.6 |
37.5 |
13.3 |
29.6 |
38.1 |
18.2 |
29 |
17.4 |
42.9 |
0 |
29.1 |
17.6 |
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| Web directory/subject related web site |
28 |
27 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
8 |
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20.7 |
25.2 |
3.2 |
20.7 |
0 |
14 |
23.6 |
29.3 |
30 |
14.8 |
19 |
18.2 |
9.7 |
26.1 |
14.3 |
0 |
19.9 |
23 |
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| Online databases |
26 |
21 |
5 |
26 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
11 |
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18.7 |
19.1 |
17.4 |
18.7 |
0 |
13.4 |
22.8 |
22.5 |
33.3 |
14.8 |
14.3 |
18.2 |
9.7 |
17.4 |
28.6 |
0 |
14.6 |
30.5 |
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| Internet searches |
24 |
18 |
5 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
8 |
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17.3 |
16.7 |
19.5 |
17.3 |
0 |
13 |
20.3 |
20.9 |
3.3 |
11.1 |
28.6 |
27.3 |
16.1 |
17.4 |
0 |
0 |
15.8 |
21.7 |
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| Your own institution's web site |
12 |
9 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
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9.1 |
7.9 |
13.9 |
9.1 |
0 |
7.6 |
13.5 |
4.5 |
16.7 |
14.8 |
0 |
18.2 |
9.7 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
7.6 |
13.3 |
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| Online reference service |
6 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
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4.2 |
5.3 |
0 |
4.2 |
0 |
1.6 |
6 |
6.3 |
3.3 |
0 |
4.8 |
9.1 |
0 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
5.7 |
0 |
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| Online library catalogues and finding aids |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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3.5 |
4.2 |
1 |
3.5 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
10.1 |
0 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
0 |
9.7 |
4.3 |
14.3 |
0 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
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| Online abstracting and indexing services |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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3 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
3 |
0 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
3.3 |
0 |
7.4 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
4.1 |
0 |
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| Department web page |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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2.4 |
3.1 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.7 |
0 |
9.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
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| Online bookstore |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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2.3 |
2.8 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.8 |
0 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
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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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| 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 |
70 |
60 |
11 |
70 |
0 |
26 |
29 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
21 |
7 |
5 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
53 |
17 |
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51.5 |
55 |
37.8 |
51.5 |
0 |
44.6 |
59.3 |
52 |
46.7 |
44.4 |
52.4 |
54.5 |
51.6 |
60.9 |
85.7 |
0 |
52.5 |
48.5 |
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| Campus library |
56 |
49 |
7 |
56 |
0 |
22 |
21 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
43 |
13 |
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41.1 |
44.9 |
26.5 |
41.1 |
0 |
37.5 |
42.9 |
45.5 |
46.7 |
40.7 |
38.1 |
54.5 |
32.3 |
34.8 |
71.4 |
0 |
42.5 |
37.2 |
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| Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
14 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
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10.4 |
13.1 |
0 |
10.4 |
0 |
6.2 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
0 |
7.4 |
19 |
0 |
9.7 |
17.4 |
14.3 |
0 |
12.9 |
3.4 |
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| References cited in books or journal
articles |
11 |
8 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
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7.7 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
0 |
7.7 |
10.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
0 |
14.3 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
14.3 |
0 |
8.6 |
5.3 |
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| Personal subscriptions to newspapers, |
9 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
| magazines and journals |
6.6 |
8.3 |
0 |
6.6 |
0 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
0 |
9.1 |
12.9 |
21.7 |
14.3 |
0 |
8 |
2.6 |
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| Another library |
6 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
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4.4 |
5.5 |
0 |
4.4 |
0 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
9.7 |
6.7 |
0 |
9.5 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
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| Physical bookstore |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.7 |
0 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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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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0.2 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
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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0.2 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
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31 |
23 |
8 |
31 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
9 |
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22.7 |
21.4 |
27.7 |
22.7 |
0 |
21 |
29.9 |
13.7 |
23.3 |
25.9 |
19 |
45.5 |
29 |
8.7 |
28.6 |
0 |
21.9 |
25.1 |
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| A librarian in your institution |
18 |
14 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
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13.3 |
12.7 |
15.5 |
13.3 |
0 |
11.6 |
17 |
10.2 |
13.3 |
7.4 |
19 |
27.3 |
16.1 |
0 |
28.6 |
0 |
10.6 |
21.1 |
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| Colleagues inside your institution |
13 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
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9.6 |
7.9 |
16.4 |
9.6 |
0 |
7.7 |
15.1 |
4.1 |
13.3 |
11.1 |
0 |
27.3 |
16.1 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
9.9 |
9 |
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| Colleagues outside your institution |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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3.3 |
4.2 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0.5 |
6 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
0 |
9.1 |
6.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
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| Professional meetings |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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2.4 |
3.1 |
0 |
2.4 |
0 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
0 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
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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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0.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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| Online (unspecified) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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1.6 |
1 |
4 |
1.6 |
0 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
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| Author |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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1.4 |
1.7 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
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| Students |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.7 |
0.9 |
0 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
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| Personal office/Lab |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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| Other |
13 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
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9.4 |
11.2 |
2.1 |
9.4 |
0 |
6.6 |
14.2 |
6.5 |
10 |
7.4 |
0 |
9.1 |
16.1 |
26.1 |
0 |
0 |
9.7 |
8.5 |
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| DK/Refused |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14.3 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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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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