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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 305

T7sum_17.  News SUMMARY TABLE
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 News for teaching 291 214 76* 291 0** 116* 101* 74* 33* 47* 90* 50* 6** 62* 3** 0* 200 91*
ONLINE 198 150 49 198 0 73 71 54 24 31 64 31 5 42 2 0 137 61
68.2 69.9 63.4 68.2 0 63.2 70.4 73.1 73 66 70.8 62.2 80 67.2 73.3 0 68.7 67.2
  Web directory/subject related web site 75 59 16 75 0 17 33 25 12 12 17 13 3 17 1 0 48 27
25.9 27.7 21.1 25.9 0 14.6 33.1 34 37.8 25.5 18.8 26.7 55 26.9 33.3 0 24.1 30
E E J
    All sources of info 75 59 16 75 0 17 33 25 12 12 17 13 3 17 1 0 48 27
25.9 27.7 21.1 25.9 0 14.6 33.1 34 37.8 25.5 18.8 26.7 55 26.9 33.3 0 24.1 30
E E J
    preferred source of info 44 32 11 44 0 10 18 15 7 7 9 9 2 9 0 0 24 19
15.1 15.1 14.8 15.1 0 8.6 18.1 21 21.6 14.9 10.4 17.8 30 14.9 13.3 0 12.3 21.2
E
  Search engine 59 50 9 59 0 28 14 18 6 15 19 9 1 9 0 0 46 14
20.4 23.4 12.1 20.4 0 24.2 13.5 23.9 18.9 31.9 20.8 17.8 15 14.9 13.3 0 23 14.9
M
    All sources of info 59 50 9 59 0 28 14 18 6 15 19 9 1 9 0 0 46 14
20.4 23.4 12.1 20.4 0 24.2 13.5 23.9 18.9 31.9 20.8 17.8 15 14.9 13.3 0 23 14.9
M
    preferred source of info 36 28 8 36 0 18 9 10 2 10 15 6 0 4 0 0 28 8
12.5 13.2 10.6 12.5 0 15.3 8.6 13.5 5.4 21.3 16.7 11.1 5 6 0 0 14.3 8.7
HM
  Internet searches 39 25 14 39 0 18 14 7 4 1 15 8 1 10 1 0 24 15
13.4 11.5 18.6 13.4 0 15.7 13.9 9 10.8 2.1 16.7 15.6 10 16.4 26.7 0 12.1 16.1
I I I
    All sources of info 39 25 14 39 0 18 14 7 4 1 15 8 1 10 1 0 24 15
13.4 11.5 18.6 13.4 0 15.7 13.9 9 10.8 2.1 16.7 15.6 10 16.4 26.7 0 12.1 16.1
I I I
    preferred source of info 17 9 8 17 0 8 6 3 2 0 8 2 0 5 1 0 10 7
5.9 4.4 10.1 5.9 0 7.1 6 3.8 5.4 0 8.3 4.4 5 7.5 26.7 0 5.2 7.4
  Online databases 33 25 8 33 0 12 14 8 7 6 11 3 1 5 0 0 27 6
11.4 11.8 10.5 11.4 0 10.5 13.4 10.3 21.6 12.8 12.5 6.7 10 7.5 13.3 0 13.6 6.7
KM
    All sources of info 33 25 8 33 0 12 14 8 7 6 11 3 1 5 0 0 27 6
11.4 11.8 10.5 11.4 0 10.5 13.4 10.3 21.6 12.8 12.5 6.7 10 7.5 13.3 0 13.6 6.7
KM
    preferred source of info 20 15 5 20 0 5 11 5 3 4 9 1 0 3 0 0 17 4
7 7.2 6.4 7 0 4.2 10.4 6.6 8.1 8.5 10.4 2.2 5 4.5 0 0 8.3 4
  Your own institution's web site 17 13 4 17 0 7 8 2 2 0 9 3 0 2 0 0 11 6
5.7 5.9 5.4 5.7 0 5.8 8.1 2.4 5.4 0 10.4 6.7 5 3 0 0 5.3 6.7
I
    All sources of info 17 13 4 17 0 7 8 2 2 0 9 3 0 2 0 0 11 6
5.7 5.9 5.4 5.7 0 5.8 8.1 2.4 5.4 0 10.4 6.7 5 3 0 0 5.3 6.7
I
    preferred source of info 11 8 3 11 0 6 4 1 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 8 3
3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 0 4.9 4.2 1.2 2.7 0 8.3 2.2 5 1.5 0 0 3.9 3.3
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 8 2 6 8 0 1 7 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 4 4
2.7 1 7.8 2.7 0 0.8 7 0 2.7 0 2.1 6.7 0 3 0 0 2 4.3
A EG
    All sources of info 8 2 6 8 0 1 7 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 4 4
2.7 1 7.8 2.7 0 0.8 7 0 2.7 0 2.1 6.7 0 3 0 0 2 4.3
A EG
    preferred source of info 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
0.7 0.4 1.5 0.7 0 0.8 1.1 0 0 0 0 2.2 0 1.5 0 0 1 0
  Online reference service 7 7 0 7 0 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 2
2.6 3.5 0 2.6 0 3.2 0.9 3.8 5.4 4.3 0 0 0 6 0 0 2.8 2
J J
    All sources of info 7 7 0 7 0 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 2
2.6 3.5 0 2.6 0 3.2 0.9 3.8 5.4 4.3 0 0 0 6 0 0 2.8 2
J J
    preferred source of info 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
1 1.3 0 1 0 1.7 0 1.2 2.7 2.1 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 1.4 0
  Online abstracting and indexing services 4 3 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0 0.2 1.1 3.9 0 2.1 2.1 2.2 5 0 0 0 0.6 3.3
    All sources of info 4 3 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0 0.2 1.1 3.9 0 2.1 2.1 2.2 5 0 0 0 0.6 3.3
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.1 0
  Your own personal electronic library/files 3 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1 0.5 2.5 1 0 1.6 0 1.4 0 2.1 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.1
    All sources of info 3 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1 0.5 2.5 1 0 1.6 0 1.4 0 2.1 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.1
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
1 1.3 0 1 0 1.3 1.3 0 0 2.1 0 0 15 1.5 0 0 1.3 0.3
    All sources of info 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
1 1.3 0 1 0 1.3 1.3 0 0 2.1 0 0 15 1.5 0 0 1.3 0.3
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
0.4 0.6 0 0.4 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.5 0 0 0.5 0.3
  Department web page 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
0.4 0.6 0 0.4 0 0 0.3 1.3 0 0 0 0 5 1.5 0 0 0.6 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
0.4 0.6 0 0.4 0 0 0.3 1.3 0 0 0 0 5 1.5 0 0 0.6 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.1 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
    All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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/PRINT 179 146 32 179 0 67 58 54 22 32 47 32 3 41 2 0 128 50
61.4 68.3 42 61.4 0 57.7 57.5 72.6 67.6 68.1 52.1 64.4 45 65.7 60 0 64.2 55.2
B
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers,  110 96 14 110 0 45 30 34 10 17 32 19 2 29 1 0 80 30
magazines and journals 37.8 44.7 18.5 37.8 0 39.1 29.9 46.5 29.7 36.2 35.4 37.8 35 46.3 53.3 0 39.9 33.2
B F
    All sources of info 110 96 14 110 0 45 30 34 10 17 32 19 2 29 1 0 80 30
37.8 44.7 18.5 37.8 0 39.1 29.9 46.5 29.7 36.2 35.4 37.8 35 46.3 53.3 0 39.9 33.2
B F
    preferred source of info 49 46 3 49 0 18 15 16 4 9 13 4 1 17 1 0 37 12
16.7 21.3 3.9 16.7 0 15.4 14.8 21.4 10.8 19.1 14.6 8.9 15 26.9 33.3 0 18.6 12.7
B K
  Campus library 90 73 17 90 0 32 30 28 15 18 24 17 1 14 1 0 66 24
31 34.1 22.3 31 0 27.6 29.8 38 45.9 38.3 27.1 33.3 25 22.4 20 0 33.2 26
M
    All sources of info 90 73 17 90 0 32 30 28 15 18 24 17 1 14 1 0 66 24
31 34.1 22.3 31 0 27.6 29.8 38 45.9 38.3 27.1 33.3 25 22.4 20 0 33.2 26
M
    preferred source of info 30 21 8 30 0 11 12 7 4 4 6 10 1 5 0 0 19 10
10.1 10 10.6 10.1 0 9.8 11.4 9 13.5 8.5 6.3 20 10 7.5 6.7 0 9.7 11.1
J
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 15 14 2 15 0 5 6 5 1 1 2 3 0 8 0 0 12 3
5.3 6.3 2.5 5.3 0 4.2 5.5 6.9 2.7 2.1 2.1 6.7 0 13.4 0 0 6.3 3.3
IJ
    All sources of info 15 14 2 15 0 5 6 5 1 1 2 3 0 8 0 0 12 3
5.3 6.3 2.5 5.3 0 4.2 5.5 6.9 2.7 2.1 2.1 6.7 0 13.4 0 0 6.3 3.3
IJ
    preferred source of info 7 5 2 7 0 2 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 5 2
2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 0 1.8 3.7 1.5 2.7 0 2.1 4.4 0 3 0 0 2.5 2.1
  References cited in books or journal articles 13 12 1 13 0 5 2 6 0 6 2 2 0 3 0 0 12 1
4.4 5.5 1.5 4.4 0 4.2 2.1 8 0 12.8 2.1 4.4 0 4.5 0 0 5.9 1.2
HJ
    All sources of info 13 12 1 13 0 5 2 6 0 6 2 2 0 3 0 0 12 1
4.4 5.5 1.5 4.4 0 4.2 2.1 8 0 12.8 2.1 4.4 0 4.5 0 0 5.9 1.2
HJ
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
0.3 0.4 0 0.3 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0.5 0
  Another library 6 6 0 6 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 0
2 2.7 0 2 0 1.8 1.9 2.6 0 2.1 4.2 0 0 1.5 6.7 0 2.9 0
    All sources of info 6 6 0 6 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 0
2 2.7 0 2 0 1.8 1.9 2.6 0 2.1 4.2 0 0 1.5 6.7 0 2.9 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5 4 1 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 0
1.6 1.8 1.2 1.6 0 1.6 2.9 0 0 2.1 2.1 0 0 3 0 0 2.4 0
    All sources of info 5 4 1 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 0
1.6 1.8 1.2 1.6 0 1.6 2.9 0 0 2.1 2.1 0 0 3 0 0 2.4 0
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.3 0.5 0 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0.4 0.6 0 0.4 0 0.2 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.5 0 0 0.1 1
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0.4 0.6 0 0.4 0 0.2 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.5 0 0 0.1 1
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0.3 0.4 0 0.3 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 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
    All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 42 24 18 42 0 22 13 8 4 7 15 8 1 7 0 0 31 11
14.6 11.3 23.8 14.6 0 18.8 12.8 10.5 13.5 14.9 16.7 15.6 10 11.9 6.7 0 15.7 12.2
A
  Colleagues inside your institution 28 18 11 28 0 16 9 3 3 4 9 7 1 5 0 0 22 6
9.7 8.2 13.7 9.7 0 13.8 9.2 3.9 8.1 8.5 10.4 13.3 10 7.5 6.7 0 10.9 7
G
    All sources of info 28 18 11 28 0 16 9 3 3 4 9 7 1 5 0 0 22 6
9.7 8.2 13.7 9.7 0 13.8 9.2 3.9 8.1 8.5 10.4 13.3 10 7.5 6.7 0 10.9 7
G
    preferred source of info 15 5 11 15 0 9 5 1 1 2 4 6 0 3 0 0 10 6
5.3 2.2 13.7 5.3 0 7.9 5.1 1.4 2.7 4.3 4.2 11.1 5 4.5 0 0 4.9 6.1
A
  A librarian in your institution 17 10 8 17 0 9 4 5 2 4 8 1 0 3 0 0 13 5
6 4.5 10.1 6 0 7.6 3.7 6.6 5.4 8.5 8.3 2.2 0 4.5 6.7 0 6.3 5.1
    All sources of info 17 10 8 17 0 9 4 5 2 4 8 1 0 3 0 0 13 5
6 4.5 10.1 6 0 7.6 3.7 6.6 5.4 8.5 8.3 2.2 0 4.5 6.7 0 6.3 5.1
    preferred source of info 9 2 7 9 0 5 2 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 5 4
3 0.9 8.8 3 0 4.2 1.9 2.6 0 2.1 6.3 2.2 0 1.5 0 0 2.5 4.1
A
  Colleagues outside your institution 9 9 0 9 0 4 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 0
2.9 4 0 2.9 0 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.7 6.4 4.2 0 0 1.5 0 0 4.3 0
    All sources of info 9 9 0 9 0 4 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 0
2.9 4 0 2.9 0 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.7 6.4 4.2 0 0 1.5 0 0 4.3 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.3 0.4 0 0.3 0 0 0 1.2 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.3 0.4 0 0.3 0 0 0 1.2 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.3 0.4 0 0.3 0 0 0 1.2 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 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
    All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 5 3 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
1.6 1.3 2.5 1.6 0 1.6 2.8 0 0 0 4.2 0 0 1.5 0 0 0.9 3.1
  All sources of info 5 3 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
1.6 1.3 2.5 1.6 0 1.6 2.8 0 0 0 4.2 0 0 1.5 0 0 0.9 3.1
  preferred source of info 5 3 2 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
1.6 1.3 2.5 1.6 0 1.6 2.8 0 0 0 4.2 0 0 1.5 0 0 0.9 3.1
Personal office/lab 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0.3 0 1.2 0.3 0 0 0.9 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  All sources of info 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0.3 0 1.2 0.3 0 0 0.9 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  preferred source of info 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0.3 0 1.2 0.3 0 0 0.9 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Students 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
  All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  preferred source of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 37 30 7 37 0 19 12 7 3 8 8 8 1 10 0 0 24 13
12.9 14 9.8 12.9 0 16.2 11.8 9.1 8.1 17 8.3 15.6 15 16.4 13.3 0 12 14.7
  All sources of info 36 28 7 36 0 19 10 7 3 8 6 8 1 10 0 0 24 12
12.2 13.1 9.8 12.2 0 16.2 9.9 9.1 8.1 17 6.3 15.6 15 16.4 13.3 0 12 12.7
  preferred source of info 17 14 3 17 0 9 4 4 3 3 2 4 0 5 0 0 12 5
5.9 6.4 4.4 5.9 0 7.9 4.2 5.1 8.1 6.4 2.1 8.9 5 7.5 6.7 0 6 5.6
DK/Refused 21 17 4 21 0 8 5 9 4 5 6 2 0 5 0 0 14 8
7.4 8.1 5.1 7.4 0 6.8 4.8 11.8 10.8 10.6 6.3 4.4 0 7.5 13.3 0 6.9 8.4

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