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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 7R [part 1]: Tables 62-118. 
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 78

R7c_3.  Where do you prefer to find information about research related
         e-books ? Do you ...
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 research 58* 26** 31** 58* 0** 26** 26** 6** 13** 7** 15** 12** 4** 6** 1** 0* 44* 14**
ONLINE 38 16 22 38 0 18 16 4 8 5 11 6 3 5 0 0 29 9
65.8 59.2 71.4 65.8 0 71 60.9 65.2 60 71.4 75 45.5 78.6 83.3 66.7 0 65.4 67
  Search engine 13 8 4 13 0 2 8 3 3 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 11 2
22.2 31.6 14.2 22.2 0 8.5 29.5 49 20 42.9 37.5 0 14.3 16.7 0 0 24.5 14.8
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 10 3 7 10 0 6 4 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 8 2
17.3 10.7 22.8 17.3 0 23.5 15.1 0 13.3 14.3 25 18.2 7.1 16.7 0 0 18.1 14.8
  Online databases 6 2 4 6 0 5 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
10.3 8.1 12.1 10.3 0 18.2 4.9 0 13.3 14.3 12.5 9.1 0 0 33.3 0 11.1 7.6
  Your own institution's web site 4 0 4 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2
7.5 1.1 12.9 7.5 0 13.5 3.3 0 13.3 0 0 9.1 35.7 0 0 0 4.7 16.5
  Web directory/subject related web site 3 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0
4.6 0 8.4 4.6 0 5.5 4.6 0 0 0 0 9.1 14.3 16.7 0 0 6 0
  Internet searches 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
3.7 7.1 0.9 3.7 0 1.1 3.5 16.2 0 0 0 0 7.1 33.3 0 0 0.7 13.4
  Online bookstore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.3 0.6 0 0.3 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3 0 0.4 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
  Department web page 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT 6 5 2 6 0 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 2
11 18.1 5 11 0 9.6 10.4 19.5 13.3 14.3 12.5 9.1 14.3 0 0 0 9.2 16.5
  Campus library 6 5 2 6 0 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 2
11 18.1 5 11 0 9.6 10.4 19.5 13.3 14.3 12.5 9.1 14.3 0 0 0 9.2 16.5
  Another library 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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
  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 subscriptions to newspapers, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 magazines and journals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 6 2 4 6 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 1
10.2 8.4 11.6 10.2 0 19.3 3.5 0 0 0 0 36.4 7.1 16.7 33.3 0 10.2 10.2
  A librarian in your institution 4 2 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 1
7.7 8.4 7.1 7.7 0 13.8 3.5 0 0 0 0 27.3 0 16.7 33.3 0 7.6 8.1
  Colleagues inside your institution 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1.9 0 3.6 1.9 0 4.4 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 0 0 0 0 2.6 0
  Colleagues outside your institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.5 0 0.9 0.5 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.1 0 0 0 0 2.1
  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
  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
E-Journals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 2 2 4 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
6.3 6.7 6 6.3 0 0 10.4 15.3 20 14.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 6.3
DK/Refused 4 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
6.7 7.6 6 6.7 0 0 14.7 0 6.7 0 12.5 9.1 0 0 0 0 8.9 0
None/No preferences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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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