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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 134 |
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R7c_11. Where do you prefer to find information
about research related |
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Proprietary software or application
? 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 Proprietary
software or application for research |
253 |
137 |
116 |
253 |
0** |
113* |
97* |
44* |
49* |
72* |
58* |
32** |
12* |
26** |
2** |
0* |
174 |
79* |
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ONLINE |
103 |
51 |
52 |
103 |
0 |
47 |
39 |
17 |
23 |
35 |
21 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
75 |
28 |
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40.6 |
37.3 |
44.6 |
40.6 |
0 |
41.3 |
40.9 |
38.3 |
46.4 |
48.6 |
35.5 |
27.6 |
41.9 |
32.1 |
71.4 |
0 |
43.1 |
35.3 |
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Search engine |
33 |
21 |
11 |
33 |
0 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
5 |
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12.8 |
15.4 |
9.8 |
12.8 |
0 |
12.3 |
10.9 |
18.5 |
8.9 |
18.1 |
12.9 |
6.9 |
11.6 |
14.3 |
7.1 |
0 |
15.9 |
6.1 |
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Internet searches |
24 |
7 |
17 |
24 |
0 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
5 |
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9.3 |
4.9 |
14.5 |
9.3 |
0 |
10.4 |
11.3 |
2 |
14.3 |
12.5 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
0 |
0 |
10.8 |
6.2 |
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Web directory/subject related web site |
18 |
12 |
6 |
18 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
6 |
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7.1 |
8.9 |
5 |
7.1 |
0 |
4.6 |
7.4 |
13.2 |
8.9 |
8.3 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
9.3 |
10.7 |
28.6 |
0 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
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Online databases |
14 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
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5.5 |
4.2 |
7.1 |
5.5 |
0 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
2 |
8.9 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
28.6 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
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Online library catalogues and finding aids |
7 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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2.7 |
0.6 |
5.1 |
2.7 |
0 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
0 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
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Online reference service |
4 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1.4 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
7.1 |
0 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
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Your own institution's web site |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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1.2 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
9.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
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HIJ |
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Online abstracting and indexing services |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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0.4 |
0 |
1 |
0.4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
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Department web page |
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 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
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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 |
83 |
44 |
39 |
83 |
0 |
39 |
31 |
13 |
16 |
25 |
17 |
10 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
32 |
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32.9 |
32 |
34 |
32.9 |
0 |
34.2 |
32.6 |
30.3 |
32.1 |
34.7 |
29 |
31 |
32.6 |
42.9 |
7.1 |
0 |
29.8 |
39.7 |
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Colleagues inside your institution |
59 |
25 |
34 |
59 |
0 |
29 |
22 |
8 |
11 |
19 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
20 |
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23.4 |
18.6 |
29.1 |
23.4 |
0 |
26 |
22.4 |
18.8 |
21.4 |
26.4 |
16.1 |
24.1 |
32.6 |
32.1 |
0 |
0 |
22.5 |
25.4 |
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A librarian in your institution |
16 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
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6.3 |
8.4 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
0 |
7.4 |
8 |
0 |
8.9 |
0 |
12.9 |
3.4 |
0 |
10.7 |
7.1 |
0 |
3.2 |
13.1 |
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Colleagues outside your institution |
7 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
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2.8 |
4.3 |
1 |
2.8 |
0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
9.2 |
1.8 |
6.9 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
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Professional meetings |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.4 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT |
27 |
17 |
9 |
27 |
0 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
8 |
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10.6 |
12.8 |
8 |
10.6 |
0 |
8.2 |
14.3 |
8.7 |
10.7 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
20.7 |
9.3 |
17.9 |
14.3 |
0 |
10.8 |
10.1 |
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Campus library |
13 |
8 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
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5.1 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
0 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
0 |
3.2 |
13.8 |
7 |
10.7 |
14.3 |
0 |
6.2 |
2.8 |
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Personal subscriptions to newspapers,
magazines and journals |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
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2 |
3.7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
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References cited in books or journal
articles |
5 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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1.9 |
2.7 |
1 |
1.9 |
0 |
0.8 |
3 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
7.1 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
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Another library |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
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1.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
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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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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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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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 |
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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) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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1.1 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
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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 |
31 |
20 |
11 |
31 |
0 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
9 |
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12.3 |
14.9 |
9.3 |
12.3 |
0 |
11.3 |
11 |
17.8 |
7.1 |
9.7 |
19.4 |
17.2 |
14 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
0 |
12.7 |
11.4 |
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DK/Refused |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
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2.4 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
0 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
0 |
1.4 |
6.5 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
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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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