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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 156
R7sum_14.  When you are doing research, how do you find information about
         Technical Reports ? 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 Technical Reports for research 242 128 114* 242 0** 117* 83* 41* 50* 53* 73* 19** 17* 28* 1** 0* 148 93*
ONLINE 196 107 89 196 0 94 69 33 38 40 60 17 13 27 1 0 119 77
81.1 83.8 78.1 81.1 0 80.2 83.6 78.9 75.4 75.5 82.1 88.2 77.6 96.7 87.5 0 80.4 82.3
HIL
  Online databases 60 34 26 60 0 29 18 13 11 13 24 3 2 6 1 0 40 20
25 26.8 23 25 0 24.7 21.9 32.1 22.8 24.5 33.3 17.6 12.1 20 37.5 0 26.9 22
L
    All sources of info 60 34 26 60 0 29 18 13 11 13 24 3 2 6 1 0 40 20
25 26.8 23 25 0 24.7 21.9 32.1 22.8 24.5 33.3 17.6 12.1 20 37.5 0 26.9 22
L
    preferred source of info 42 26 16 42 0 17 14 11 10 9 17 1 1 4 0 0 24 18
17.4 20.4 13.9 17.4 0 14.5 16.6 27.2 19.3 17 23.1 5.9 6.9 13.3 25 0 16.4 18.9
  Search engine 56 24 32 56 0 35 15 6 6 12 19 8 4 7 0 0 37 19
23.2 19.1 27.7 23.2 0 30 17.8 14.7 12.3 22.6 25.6 41.2 25.9 23.3 25 0 24.9 20.4
H
    All sources of info 56 24 32 56 0 35 15 6 6 12 19 8 4 7 0 0 37 19
23.2 19.1 27.7 23.2 0 30 17.8 14.7 12.3 22.6 25.6 41.2 25.9 23.3 25 0 24.9 20.4
H
    preferred source of info 30 11 19 30 0 23 5 2 4 6 13 3 1 3 0 0 18 12
12.4 8.6 16.7 12.4 0 19.4 6.4 4.6 7 11.3 17.9 17.6 6.9 10 0 0 12.3 12.6
FG
  Web directory/subject related web site 40 28 12 40 0 11 18 11 10 9 11 1 3 6 0 0 22 18
16.4 21.9 10.2 16.4 0 9.2 21.5 26.6 19.3 17 15.4 5.9 15.5 20 25 0 14.9 18.8
B E E
    All sources of info 40 28 12 40 0 11 18 11 10 9 11 1 3 6 0 0 22 18
16.4 21.9 10.2 16.4 0 9.2 21.5 26.6 19.3 17 15.4 5.9 15.5 20 25 0 14.9 18.8
B E E
    preferred source of info 19 13 6 19 0 4 8 7 6 4 2 1 1 5 0 0 10 10
8 10.5 5.2 8 0 3.2 10.2 17.4 12.3 7.5 2.6 5.9 6.9 16.7 25 0 6.5 10.3
E J
  Online library catalogues and finding aids 30 15 15 30 0 16 9 5 4 4 11 3 2 6 0 0 14 16
12.4 12 12.9 12.4 0 13.8 11 11.6 7 7.5 15.4 17.6 13.8 20 0 0 9.6 17
    All sources of info 30 15 15 30 0 16 9 5 4 4 11 3 2 6 0 0 14 16
12.4 12 12.9 12.4 0 13.8 11 11.6 7 7.5 15.4 17.6 13.8 20 0 0 9.6 17
    preferred source of info 22 10 12 22 0 13 5 4 3 4 8 3 1 4 0 0 11 12
9.3 8.2 10.5 9.3 0 11.1 6.6 9.4 5.3 7.5 10.3 17.6 6.9 13.3 0 0 7.3 12.3
  Internet searches 26 13 12 26 0 15 9 2 5 4 6 6 2 4 0 0 20 6
10.8 10.6 11 10.8 0 12.9 10.4 5.1 10.5 7.5 7.7 29.4 10.3 13.3 0 0 13.4 6.5
    All sources of info 26 13 12 26 0 15 9 2 5 4 6 6 2 4 0 0 20 6
10.8 10.6 11 10.8 0 12.9 10.4 5.1 10.5 7.5 7.7 29.4 10.3 13.3 0 0 13.4 6.5
    preferred source of info 14 8 6 14 0 6 7 1 4 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 9 5
5.7 6.2 5.1 5.7 0 4.8 8.6 2.4 7 1.9 5.1 17.6 1.7 6.7 0 0 5.8 5.5
  Your own institution's web site 22 12 10 22 0 10 10 1 7 3 4 0 5 4 0 0 17 5
9.2 9.5 8.8 9.2 0 8.8 12.6 3.5 14 5.7 5.1 0 27.6 13.3 0 0 11.5 5.5
IJ
    All sources of info 22 12 10 22 0 10 10 1 7 3 4 0 5 4 0 0 17 5
9.2 9.5 8.8 9.2 0 8.8 12.6 3.5 14 5.7 5.1 0 27.6 13.3 0 0 11.5 5.5
IJ
    preferred source of info 12 9 4 12 0 5 7 1 4 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 10 2
5.1 6.7 3.3 5.1 0 4.5 7.9 1.4 8.8 1.9 2.6 0 13.8 10 0 0 6.8 2.5
IJ
  Online abstracting and indexing services 19 12 7 19 0 7 10 2 4 4 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 8
7.8 9.5 5.9 7.8 0 5.9 12.1 4.6 8.8 7.5 10.3 0 17.2 0 0 0 7.3 8.6
M
    All sources of info 19 12 7 19 0 7 10 2 4 4 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 8
7.8 9.5 5.9 7.8 0 5.9 12.1 4.6 8.8 7.5 10.3 0 17.2 0 0 0 7.3 8.6
M
    preferred source of info 6 5 1 6 0 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
2.6 3.7 1.3 2.6 0 1.8 3.7 2.4 1.8 3.8 2.6 0 8.6 0 0 0 3.2 1.6
HM
  Online reference service 10 6 3 10 0 3 7 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 6
4 4.9 3 4 0 2.2 8.6 0 1.8 7.5 5.1 0 5.2 0 12.5 0 2.5 6.4
    All sources of info 10 6 3 10 0 3 7 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 6
4 4.9 3 4 0 2.2 8.6 0 1.8 7.5 5.1 0 5.2 0 12.5 0 2.5 6.4
    preferred source of info 5 2 3 5 0 1 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
2.2 1.5 3 2.2 0 1.1 4.9 0 0 5.7 2.6 0 1.7 0 12.5 0 0.9 4.3
  Department web page 5 2 3 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3
2 1.7 2.4 2 0 3.2 1.4 0 1.8 0 2.6 0 1.7 6.7 0 0 1.4 3
    All sources of info 5 2 3 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3
2 1.7 2.4 2 0 3.2 1.4 0 1.8 0 2.6 0 1.7 6.7 0 0 1.4 3
    preferred source of info 3 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1.1 0 2.4 1.1 0 1.6 1.1 0 1.8 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 2
  Your own personal electronic library/files 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 0.9 0 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 0 0 0 0 0.8 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.5 0.9 0 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 0 0 0 0 0.8 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
  E-mail listservs 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.4 0.7 0 0.4 0 0 0 2.1 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0
    All sources of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.4 0.7 0 0.4 0 0 0 2.1 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 107 60 47 107 0 45 38 24 21 25 30 10 8 11 1 0 82 25
44.1 46.9 40.9 44.1 0 38.5 45.5 57.3 42.1 47.2 41 52.9 50 40 50 0 55.3 26.3
Q
  Campus library 83 48 35 83 0 33 32 18 17 20 23 7 7 9 1 0 65 18
34.3 37.7 30.4 34.3 0 28.4 38.4 42.8 33.3 37.7 30.8 35.3 41.4 33.3 37.5 0 43.9 18.9
Q
    All sources of info 83 48 35 83 0 33 32 18 17 20 23 7 7 9 1 0 65 18
34.3 37.7 30.4 34.3 0 28.4 38.4 42.8 33.3 37.7 30.8 35.3 41.4 33.3 37.5 0 43.9 18.9
Q
    preferred source of info 32 15 16 32 0 15 10 6 7 10 6 3 3 3 0 0 26 6
13.1 11.9 14.4 13.1 0 12.9 12.6 14.7 14 18.9 7.7 17.6 15.5 10 12.5 0 17.4 6.2
Q
  References cited in books or journal articles 22 14 8 22 0 4 8 10 2 5 6 4 2 3 0 0 16 6
9 10.9 6.8 9 0 3.4 9.6 23.5 3.5 9.4 7.7 23.5 12.1 10 0 0 10.5 6.6
E
    All sources of info 22 14 8 22 0 4 8 10 2 5 6 4 2 3 0 0 16 6
9 10.9 6.8 9 0 3.4 9.6 23.5 3.5 9.4 7.7 23.5 12.1 10 0 0 10.5 6.6
E
    preferred source of info 9 5 4 9 0 2 2 5 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 7 1
3.6 3.7 3.4 3.6 0 2 1.9 11.6 0 3.8 5.1 5.9 5.2 3.3 0 0 5 1.4
EF H
  Another library 11 5 6 11 0 5 2 4 0 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 9 2
4.6 3.9 5.4 4.6 0 4.6 2.3 9.2 0 5.7 5.1 11.8 1.7 6.7 0 0 6.1 2.3
    All sources of info 11 5 6 11 0 5 2 4 0 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 9 2
4.6 3.9 5.4 4.6 0 4.6 2.3 9.2 0 5.7 5.1 11.8 1.7 6.7 0 0 6.1 2.3
    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
  Your own personal physical library/files/bookshelves 11 3 8 11 0 10 1 0 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
4.5 2.6 6.6 4.5 0 8.5 1.1 0 5.3 0 7.7 11.8 1.7 0 0 0 6 2
F
    All sources of info 11 3 8 11 0 10 1 0 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
4.5 2.6 6.6 4.5 0 8.5 1.1 0 5.3 0 7.7 11.8 1.7 0 0 0 6 2
F
    preferred source of info 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.4 0 0.8 0.4 0 0.7 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0
  Personal subscriptions to newspapers, magazines and journals 10 7 3 10 0 6 1 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 9 1
4 5.4 2.5 4 0 5 1.1 7.3 3.5 3.8 5.1 11.8 0 0 0 0 6 0.9
    All sources of info 10 7 3 10 0 6 1 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 9 1
4 5.4 2.5 4 0 5 1.1 7.3 3.5 3.8 5.1 11.8 0 0 0 0 6 0.9
    preferred source of info 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0.7 1.4 0 0.7 0 0 1.1 2.1 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0.9
  Printed abstracting and indexing services 8 5 3 8 0 4 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 2
3.3 3.8 2.7 3.3 0 3.2 3.8 2.4 3.5 3.8 2.6 0 1.7 6.7 12.5 0 4.1 1.9
    All sources of info 8 5 3 8 0 4 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 2
3.3 3.8 2.7 3.3 0 3.2 3.8 2.4 3.5 3.8 2.6 0 1.7 6.7 12.5 0 4.1 1.9
    preferred source of info 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0 1.5 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 3.3 0 0 1.2 0
  Physical bookstore 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0.8 0 1.7 0.8 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    All sources of info 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0.8 0 1.7 0.8 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 59 28 30 59 0 29 24 6 13 9 15 7 6 8 1 0 36 23
24.3 22.3 26.5 24.3 0 24.6 28.5 14.6 26.3 17 20.5 35.3 34.5 30 37.5 0 24.1 24.5
I
  Colleagues inside your institution 38 15 23 38 0 21 13 4 8 6 8 6 4 7 0 0 24 14
15.8 11.7 20.5 15.8 0 17.8 16.1 9.8 15.8 11.3 10.3 29.4 22.4 26.7 0 0 16.1 15.5
    All sources of info 38 15 23 38 0 21 13 4 8 6 8 6 4 7 0 0 24 14
15.8 11.7 20.5 15.8 0 17.8 16.1 9.8 15.8 11.3 10.3 29.4 22.4 26.7 0 0 16.1 15.5
    preferred source of info 11 2 9 11 0 8 3 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 6
4.5 1.6 7.8 4.5 0 6.5 4 0 5.3 5.7 2.6 11.8 6.9 0 0 0 3.4 6.3
A
  A librarian in your institution 26 18 9 26 0 14 10 2 4 3 9 4 3 3 1 0 17 9
10.9 13.7 7.7 10.9 0 12.1 11.8 5.6 7 5.7 12.8 23.5 15.5 10 37.5 0 11.4 10.1
    All sources of info 26 18 9 26 0 14 10 2 4 3 9 4 3 3 1 0 17 9
10.9 13.7 7.7 10.9 0 12.1 11.8 5.6 7 5.7 12.8 23.5 15.5 10 37.5 0 11.4 10.1
    preferred source of info 4 2 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 0 1.7 2.6 0 0 0 5.1 0 1.7 0 12.5 0 1.6 2
  Colleagues outside your institution 12 9 4 12 0 4 5 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 8 5
5.1 6.8 3.1 5.1 0 3.1 6.6 7.5 7 1.9 2.6 11.8 10.3 6.7 0 0 5.1 5
I
    All sources of info 12 9 4 12 0 4 5 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 8 5
5.1 6.8 3.1 5.1 0 3.1 6.6 7.5 7 1.9 2.6 11.8 10.3 6.7 0 0 5.1 5
I
    preferred source of info 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
0.2 0.5 0 0.2 0 0.2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 0 0 0 0.4 0
HIJ
  Professional meetings 6 4 2 6 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 3
2.6 3.3 1.8 2.6 0 1.8 2.8 4.6 5.3 0 2.6 0 5.2 3.3 0 0 2.4 3
I
    All sources of info 6 4 2 6 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 3
2.6 3.3 1.8 2.6 0 1.8 2.8 4.6 5.3 0 2.6 0 5.2 3.3 0 0 2.4 3
I
    preferred source of info 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0 0.2 2.1 0 3.5 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 0.8 0.9
  Another institution's librarian 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
1.3 2.2 0.3 1.3 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 2.6 0 1.7 3.3 0 0 2.1 0
    All sources of info 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0
1.3 2.2 0.3 1.3 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 2.6 0 1.7 3.3 0 0 2.1 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) 7 3 4 7 0 2 5 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
3 2.4 3.7 3 0 1.8 6.1 0 1.8 3.8 5.1 0 3.4 0 0 0 2.3 4
  All sources of info 7 3 4 7 0 2 5 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
3 2.4 3.7 3 0 1.8 6.1 0 1.8 3.8 5.1 0 3.4 0 0 0 2.3 4
  preferred source of info 4 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
1.8 0.2 3.7 1.8 0 1.8 2.8 0 0 3.8 2.6 0 3.4 0 0 0 1.1 3.1
H
E-Journals 3 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1.1 1.5 0.8 1.1 0 0.7 2.3 0 1.8 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 2
  All sources of info 3 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1.1 1.5 0.8 1.1 0 0.7 2.3 0 1.8 0 2.6 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 2
  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 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.4 0 0.8 0.4 0 0 1.1 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0
  All sources of info 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0.4 0 0.8 0.4 0 0 1.1 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 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 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
0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.5 0 0.1 0
  All sources of info 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.5 0 0.1 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 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.5 0 0.1 0
Other 27 13 15 27 0 16 11 0 4 4 8 3 3 5 0 0 15 12
11.2 9.8 12.8 11.2 0 13.9 13.1 0 8.8 7.5 10.3 17.6 19 16.7 0 0 10.4 12.6
G G
  All sources of info 24 11 13 24 0 14 10 0 4 4 8 3 3 3 0 0 13 11
10 8.4 11.7 10 0 12 12 0 7 7.5 10.3 17.6 17.2 10 0 0 9 11.6
G G
  preferred source of info 6 3 3 6 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 3
2.7 2.4 3 2.7 0 4.5 1.4 0 3.5 3.8 0 0 5.2 6.7 0 0 2.5 3
J J
DK/Refused 12 10 2 12 0 5 4 3 2 4 4 0 1 2 0 0 8 4
5 7.6 2 5 0 4.1 5.3 6.8 3.5 7.5 5.1 0 3.4 6.7 0 0 5.5 4

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