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Dimensions and use of the scholarly information environment.
Question 7R [part 2]: Tables 119-180. 
Digital Library Federation.
Copyright, 2002, Council on Library and Information Resources.

Table 149

R7sum_13.  When you are doing research, how do you find information about
         Photographs, prints and other visual resources ? 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 Photographs, prints and other visual resources for research 205 94* 111* 205 0** 88* 83* 34* 48* 28** 55** 49* 12* 12** 1** 0* 127 77*
ONLINE 146 67 79 146 0 62 55 28 32 21 45 28 9 10 1 0 88 58
71.2 71.2 71.2 71.2 0 70.7 66.6 83.9 65.5 75 82.8 56.8 77.5 84.6 100 0 69.2 74.5
  Search engine 51 25 26 51 0 25 13 14 11 7 17 8 3 4 1 0 34 17
24.9 26.9 23.2 24.9 0 28 15.2 40.4 23.6 25 31 15.9 30 30.8 75 0 26.4 22.4
F
    All sources of info 51 25 26 51 0 25 13 14 11 7 17 8 3 4 1 0 34 17
24.9 26.9 23.2 24.9 0 28 15.2 40.4 23.6 25 31 15.9 30 30.8 75 0 26.4 22.4
F
    preferred source of info 27 11 16 27 0 18 3 6 5 3 13 1 2 2 1 0 18 9
13 11.5 14.3 13 0 19.9 4.2 16.9 10.9 10.7 24.1 2.3 15 15.4 75 0 14.1 11.2
F F K
  Online databases 40 14 26 40 0 15 19 7 9 8 9 8 3 4 0 0 21 19
19.7 15.1 23.7 19.7 0 16.7 22.9 19.9 18.2 28.6 17.2 15.9 22.5 30.8 0 0 16.5 25
    All sources of info 40 14 26 40 0 15 19 7 9 8 9 8 3 4 0 0 21 19
19.7 15.1 23.7 19.7 0 16.7 22.9 19.9 18.2 28.6 17.2 15.9 22.5 30.8 0 0 16.5 25
    preferred source of info 23 5 18 23 0 10 10 4 5 4 8 3 1 2 0 0 8 14
11.2 5.4 16.1 11.2 0 10.8 11.5 11.3 10.9 14.3 13.8 6.8 7.5 15.4 0 0 6.7 18.6
A P
  Web directory/subject related web site 32 24 8 32 0 9 9 14 6 4 9 10 1 1 0 0 21 11
15.5 25.4 7.1 15.5 0 10.4 10.7 40.8 12.7 14.3 17.2 20.5 10 7.7 0 0 16.2 14.4
B EF
    All sources of info 32 24 8 32 0 9 9 14 6 4 9 10 1 1 0 0 21 11
15.5 25.4 7.1 15.5 0 10.4 10.7 40.8 12.7 14.3 17.2 20.5 10 7.7 0 0 16.2 14.4
B EF
    preferred source of info 13 10 4 13 0 4 3 6 4 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 9 4
6.5 10.3 3.3 6.5 0 4.7 4 17.1 7.3 3.6 10.3 4.5 7.5 0 0 0 7.2 5.4
EF
  Internet searches 26 14 12 26 0 14 9 3 10 4 2 4 3 3 0 0 13 13
12.9 14.9 11.2 12.9 0 16.2 11.1 8.6 20 14.3 3.4 9.1 27.5 23.1 50 0 10.2 17.4
K
    All sources of info 26 14 12 26 0 14 9 3 10 4 2 4 3 3 0 0 13 13
12.9 14.9 11.2 12.9 0 16.2 11.1 8.6 20 14.3 3.4 9.1 27.5 23.1 50 0 10.2 17.4
K
    preferred source of info 14 10 4 14 0 7 4 3 4 3 0 2 1 3 0 0 10 4
6.9 10.3 4 6.9 0 7.9 5.1 8.6 9.1 10.7 0 4.5 12.5 23.1 25 0 8.1 4.9
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 24 7 17 24 0 7 15 3 4 4 9 6 1 0 0 0 17 7
11.9 7.7 15.4 11.9 0 7.7 17.6 8.6 9.1 14.3 17.2 11.4 7.5 0 0 0 13.5 9.2
    All sources of info 24 7 17 24 0 7 15 3 4 4 9 6 1 0 0 0 17 7
11.9 7.7 15.4 11.9 0 7.7 17.6 8.6 9.1 14.3 17.2 11.4 7.5 0 0 0 13.5 9.2
    preferred source of info 19 6 13 19 0 7 9 3 4 3 8 4 1 0 0 0 16 3
9.3 6.2 12 9.3 0 7.7 11.4 8.6 7.3 10.7 13.8 9.1 5 0 0 0 12.4 4.3
  Your own institution's web site 15 5 10 15 0 4 9 2 4 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 7 8
7.3 5.5 8.7 7.3 0 4.1 11.2 6 7.3 7.1 10.3 4.5 12.5 0 0 0 5.2 10.6
    All sources of info 15 5 10 15 0 4 9 2 4 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 7 8
7.3 5.5 8.7 7.3 0 4.1 11.2 6 7.3 7.1 10.3 4.5 12.5 0 0 0 5.2 10.6
    preferred source of info 6 1 5 6 0 1 5 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
3.1 0.9 4.9 3.1 0 1.6 6 0 1.8 0 6.9 2.3 5 0 0 0 1.1 6.3
  Online abstracting and indexing services 7 3 4 7 0 1 5 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 5
3.4 3 3.8 3.4 0 1.1 6.3 2.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 2.3 2.5 7.7 0 0 1.7 6.2
    All sources of info 7 3 4 7 0 1 5 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 5
3.4 3 3.8 3.4 0 1.1 6.3 2.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 2.3 2.5 7.7 0 0 1.7 6.2
    preferred source of info 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1.1 0 2 1.1 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 3.4 0 2.5 0 0 0 0.2 2.4
  Online reference service 6 6 0 6 0 0 5 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0
2.7 5.9 0 2.7 0 0 5.6 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.4 0 0 7.7 0 0 4.4 0
B E
    All sources of info 6 6 0 6 0 0 5 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0
2.7 5.9 0 2.7 0 0 5.6 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.4 0 0 7.7 0 0 4.4 0
B E
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.4 0.9 0 0.4 0 0 1.1 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0
  Online bookstore 4 4 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1.8 4 0 1.8 0 0 2.3 5.6 0 0 6.9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
E
    All sources of info 4 4 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1.8 4 0 1.8 0 0 2.3 5.6 0 0 6.9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
E
    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
  Department web page 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1 0.9 1.1 1 0 1.3 1.1 0 3.6 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0.9 1.1
    All sources of info 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1 0.9 1.1 1 0 1.3 1.1 0 3.6 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0.9 1.1
    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 0.3 0.1 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0.2 0
  Your own personal electronic library/files 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0.9 0 1.7 0.9 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4
    All sources of info 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0.9 0 1.7 0.9 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4
    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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 97 57 40 97 0 32 43 22 24 15 15 31 5 7 0 0 58 40
47.4 60.8 36.2 47.4 0 36.7 51.7 65.3 49.1 53.6 27.6 63.6 45 53.8 25 0 45.2 51.1
B E
  Campus library 76 46 30 76 0 28 34 14 18 13 15 24 4 3 0 0 45 31
37.4 49.4 27.2 37.4 0 31.7 41.2 42.9 36.4 46.4 27.6 47.7 37.5 23.1 25 0 35.4 40.6
B
    All sources of info 76 46 30 76 0 28 34 14 18 13 15 24 4 3 0 0 45 31
37.4 49.4 27.2 37.4 0 31.7 41.2 42.9 36.4 46.4 27.6 47.7 37.5 23.1 25 0 35.4 40.6
B
    preferred source of info 27 15 12 27 0 10 14 3 4 5 4 12 1 1 0 0 17 9
13 16.1 10.5 13 0 11 16.6 9.6 7.3 17.9 6.9 25 10 7.7 0 0 13.5 12.2
H
  Another library 17 10 7 17 0 3 10 4 3 4 4 6 1 0 0 0 10 7
8.2 10.6 6.3 8.2 0 3.8 11.8 11.2 5.5 14.3 6.9 11.4 7.5 0 0 0 7.6 9.3
    All sources of info 17 10 7 17 0 3 10 4 3 4 4 6 1 0 0 0 10 7
8.2 10.6 6.3 8.2 0 3.8 11.8 11.2 5.5 14.3 6.9 11.4 7.5 0 0 0 7.6 9.3
    preferred source of info 5 1 4 5 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2
2.2 0.9 3.3 2.2 0 0.3 4.1 2.6 1.8 0 0 6.8 2.5 0 0 0 1.8 3
  References cited in books or journal articles 14 10 4 14 0 5 7 2 5 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 8 6
6.9 11 3.4 6.9 0 5.5 8.9 5.5 10.9 3.6 3.4 4.5 7.5 23.1 0 0 6.6 7.3
B
    All sources of info 14 10 4 14 0 5 7 2 5 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 8 6
6.9 11 3.4 6.9 0 5.5 8.9 5.5 10.9 3.6 3.4 4.5 7.5 23.1 0 0 6.6 7.3
B
    preferred source of info 3 1 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 0 1.3 2.5 0 5.5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.5 3.4
K
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 9 7 2 9 0 4 4 2 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7 3
4.6 7.9 1.8 4.6 0 4.3 4.3 6.1 10.9 0 0 4.5 0 15.4 0 0 5.3 3.4
    All sources of info 9 7 2 9 0 4 4 2 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7 3
4.6 7.9 1.8 4.6 0 4.3 4.3 6.1 10.9 0 0 4.5 0 15.4 0 0 5.3 3.4
    preferred source of info 5 3 2 5 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 2
2.4 3.1 1.8 2.4 0 2.3 2.1 3.3 3.6 0 0 4.5 0 7.7 0 0 2.5 2.3
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers, magazines and journals 9 9 0 9 0 2 3 4 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4
4.2 9.3 0 4.2 0 2.6 3.2 11.2 12.7 0 0 4.5 2.5 0 0 0 3.4 5.7
B
    All sources of info 9 9 0 9 0 2 3 4 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4
4.2 9.3 0 4.2 0 2.6 3.2 11.2 12.7 0 0 4.5 2.5 0 0 0 3.4 5.7
B
    preferred source of info 4 4 0 4 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
1.9 4.1 0 1.9 0 1.3 1.1 5.2 7.3 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 1.6 2.3
B
  Physical bookstore 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1
1.6 3.6 0 1.6 0 2.5 1.4 0 0 0 0 6.8 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.4
    All sources of info 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1
1.6 3.6 0 1.6 0 2.5 1.4 0 0 0 0 6.8 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.4
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 1.2 0 0.5 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 0.9 0
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
1 0.9 1 1 0 0 1.4 2.6 1.8 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 0.7 1.4
    All sources of info 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
1 0.9 1 1 0 0 1.4 2.6 1.8 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 0.7 1.4
    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
  Printed library catalogues and finding aids 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0.9 2 0 0.9 0 0 0 5.6 0 0 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0
EF
    All sources of info 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0.9 2 0 0.9 0 0 0 5.6 0 0 3.4 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0
EF
    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 70 35 34 70 0 30 28 11 13 10 13 25 5 4 0 0 48 22
34 37.6 31 34 0 34.5 34.2 32.2 27.3 35.7 24.1 50 40 30.8 25 0 37.6 28
H
  Colleagues inside your institution 45 25 20 45 0 18 19 7 9 5 9 16 3 3 0 0 29 15
21.8 26.3 18 21.8 0 20.5 23.6 20.6 18.2 17.9 17.2 31.8 25 23.1 0 0 23 19.8
    All sources of info 45 25 20 45 0 18 19 7 9 5 9 16 3 3 0 0 29 15
21.8 26.3 18 21.8 0 20.5 23.6 20.6 18.2 17.9 17.2 31.8 25 23.1 0 0 23 19.8
    preferred source of info 16 8 8 16 0 6 8 2 3 2 4 4 1 2 0 0 13 3
7.8 8.6 7.1 7.8 0 7 9.4 5.7 5.5 7.1 6.9 9.1 10 15.4 0 0 10 4.1
  A librarian in your institution 32 15 17 32 0 14 13 4 4 5 6 15 2 1 0 0 24 8
15.6 16 15.2 15.6 0 16 16.2 13 7.3 17.9 10.3 29.5 17.5 7.7 25 0 19.1 9.7
H
    All sources of info 32 15 17 32 0 14 13 4 4 5 6 15 2 1 0 0 24 8
15.6 16 15.2 15.6 0 16 16.2 13 7.3 17.9 10.3 29.5 17.5 7.7 25 0 19.1 9.7
H
    preferred source of info 8 1 7 8 0 5 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 5 3
4.1 1.2 6.5 4.1 0 6.1 3.5 0 1.8 3.6 3.4 6.8 2.5 7.7 0 0 4 4.2
  Colleagues outside your institution 12 8 4 12 0 2 7 3 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 7
6 8.6 3.8 6 0 2 9 8.9 9.1 7.1 3.4 6.8 5 0 0 0 4.5 8.4
    All sources of info 12 8 4 12 0 2 7 3 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 6 7
6 8.6 3.8 6 0 2 9 8.9 9.1 7.1 3.4 6.8 5 0 0 0 4.5 8.4
    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
  Another institution's librarian 3 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
1.5 2.1 1 1.5 0 0 2.7 2.6 1.8 0 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.1
    All sources of info 3 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
1.5 2.1 1 1.5 0 0 2.7 2.6 1.8 0 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 1.8 1.1
    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
  Professional meetings 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.6 0.9 0.3 0.6 0 1.3 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0.9 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.6 0.9 0.3 0.6 0 1.3 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0.9 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
Online (unspecified) 5 2 3 5 0 1 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
2.4 2 2.6 2.4 0 1 4.8 0 3.6 3.6 3.4 0 0 0 25 0 2.3 2.4
  All sources of info 5 2 3 5 0 1 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
2.4 2 2.6 2.4 0 1 4.8 0 3.6 3.6 3.4 0 0 0 25 0 2.3 2.4
  preferred source of info 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9 0 1 1.2 0 1.8 3.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 0
E-Journals 3 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1.5 0.9 2.1 1.5 0 0 3.8 0 1.8 7.1 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 2.3 0.4
  All sources of info 3 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1.5 0.9 2.1 1.5 0 0 3.8 0 1.8 7.1 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 2.3 0.4
  preferred source of info 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 0 0.9 0.5 0 0 1.2 0 0 3.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0
Personal office/lab 3 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
1.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 0 0 3.6 0 0 0 3.4 2.3 0 0 0 0 0.9 2.4
  All sources of info 3 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
1.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 0 0 3.6 0 0 0 3.4 2.3 0 0 0 0 0.9 2.4
  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 29 18 11 29 0 15 12 2 8 3 6 10 2 0 0 0 16 13
14 18.9 9.8 14 0 16.9 14.3 5.2 16.4 10.7 10.3 20.5 15 0 25 0 12.3 16.7
  All sources of info 24 13 11 24 0 13 10 2 7 3 6 7 2 0 0 0 14 11
11.9 14.4 9.8 11.9 0 14.7 11.6 5.2 14.5 10.7 10.3 13.6 15 0 25 0 10.7 13.8
  preferred source of info 16 10 6 16 0 8 7 2 5 1 4 6 1 0 0 0 9 7
7.9 11.1 5.2 7.9 0 8.8 8 5.2 10.9 3.6 6.9 11.4 5 0 0 0 7.1 9.3
DK/Refused 8 5 3 8 0 4 2 2 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 3
4.1 5.5 3 4.1 0 4.7 3 5.6 5.5 10.7 0 4.5 5 0 0 0 4.4 3.7

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