Dimensions and use of the scholarly
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Question 7R [part 2]: Tables
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Digital Library Federation. |
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Copyright, 2002, Council on
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Table 120 |
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R7c_9. Where do you prefer to find information
about research related |
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Online databases, data sets or data
sources ? Do you ... |
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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 databases,
data sets or data sources for research |
324 |
162 |
162 |
324 |
0** |
143 |
131 |
50* |
49* |
63* |
98* |
62* |
15* |
33* |
5** |
0* |
200 |
124* |
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ONLINE |
219 |
103 |
115 |
219 |
0 |
98 |
83 |
37 |
40 |
39 |
60 |
44 |
12 |
21 |
3 |
0 |
131 |
87 |
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67.5 |
63.9 |
71.1 |
67.5 |
0 |
68.5 |
63.8 |
74.4 |
80.4 |
61.9 |
61.5 |
70.9 |
80.4 |
65.7 |
60.7 |
0 |
65.6 |
70.6 |
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IJ |
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Online databases |
43 |
19 |
25 |
43 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
30 |
14 |
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13.4 |
11.5 |
15.3 |
13.4 |
0 |
12.5 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
19.6 |
15.9 |
7.7 |
10.9 |
13.7 |
20 |
21.4 |
0 |
15 |
10.9 |
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Online library catalogues and finding aids |
42 |
16 |
26 |
42 |
0 |
23 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
17 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
16 |
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12.8 |
9.7 |
16 |
12.8 |
0 |
16.4 |
9.5 |
11.6 |
14.3 |
9.5 |
17.3 |
14.5 |
11.8 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
12.6 |
13.2 |
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Your own institution's web site |
41 |
21 |
20 |
41 |
0 |
14 |
19 |
7 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
21 |
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12.7 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
12.7 |
0 |
10.1 |
14.9 |
14.7 |
16.1 |
6.3 |
13.5 |
12.7 |
11.8 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
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Search engine |
31 |
17 |
15 |
31 |
0 |
14 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
11 |
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9.7 |
10.3 |
9.1 |
9.7 |
0 |
10 |
9.1 |
10.2 |
3.6 |
14.3 |
5.8 |
16.4 |
15.7 |
5.7 |
14.3 |
0 |
10.1 |
9 |
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H |
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Web directory/subject related web site |
29 |
17 |
12 |
29 |
0 |
12 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
12 |
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9.1 |
10.8 |
7.3 |
9.1 |
0 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
11.9 |
10.7 |
6.3 |
11.5 |
7.3 |
5.9 |
8.6 |
14.3 |
0 |
8.5 |
10.1 |
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Internet searches |
20 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
0 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
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6.2 |
4.5 |
7.8 |
6.2 |
0 |
10.1 |
3.5 |
2 |
7.1 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
15.7 |
5.7 |
3.6 |
0 |
5.4 |
7.5 |
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Online abstracting and indexing services |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
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2 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
0 |
0 |
3.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
1 |
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J |
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JK |
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Online reference service |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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0.9 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
7.1 |
0 |
1 |
0.8 |
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Department web page |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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0.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
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Online 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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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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PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
44 |
22 |
22 |
44 |
0 |
24 |
15 |
5 |
4 |
13 |
13 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
21 |
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13.6 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
13.6 |
0 |
16.9 |
11.1 |
10.5 |
8.9 |
20.6 |
13.5 |
9.1 |
5.9 |
20 |
10.7 |
0 |
11.7 |
16.7 |
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Colleagues inside your institution |
18 |
7 |
12 |
18 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
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5.7 |
4.1 |
7.3 |
5.7 |
0 |
7.4 |
4.5 |
4 |
5.4 |
12.7 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0 |
8.6 |
3.6 |
0 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
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KL |
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A librarian in your institution |
16 |
7 |
9 |
16 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
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4.8 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
0 |
7 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
3.9 |
8.6 |
7.1 |
0 |
2.3 |
8.9 |
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Colleagues outside your institution |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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1.6 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
0 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
0 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
0 |
2 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
0 |
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Another institution's librarian |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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0.9 |
1.9 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.4 |
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P |
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Professional meetings |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
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LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT |
28 |
16 |
12 |
28 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
4 |
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8.7 |
10.2 |
7.3 |
8.7 |
0 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
7.1 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
9.6 |
10.9 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
10.7 |
0 |
12.1 |
3.3 |
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Campus library |
19 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
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5.9 |
7 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
0 |
3.4 |
9 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
7.9 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
3.6 |
0 |
8.1 |
2.4 |
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Printed abstracting and indexing services |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
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References cited in books or journal
articles |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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0.6 |
0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
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Personal subscriptions to newspapers,
magazines and journals |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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0.6 |
1.2 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
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Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.3 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
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Another library |
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 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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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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Online (unspecified) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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0.6 |
0 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0 |
1.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
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E-Journals |
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 |
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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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 |
16 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
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5 |
7 |
3.1 |
5 |
0 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
9.6 |
5.5 |
2 |
0 |
7.1 |
0 |
6.3 |
3 |
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DK/Refused |
15 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
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4.5 |
5.4 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
0 |
3.5 |
6.7 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
6.3 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
10.7 |
0 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
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None/No preferences |
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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