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| R7b_15. When you are doing research, how 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 Pre-prints for
research |
158 |
91* |
67* |
158 |
0** |
65* |
65* |
29** |
38* |
57* |
30** |
11** |
7** |
15** |
1** |
0* |
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48* |
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| ONLINE |
104 |
57 |
47 |
104 |
0 |
43 |
40 |
21 |
25 |
39 |
21 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
64 |
39 |
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65.4 |
62.2 |
69.6 |
65.4 |
0 |
66.4 |
61.9 |
70.9 |
65.1 |
68.4 |
68.8 |
60 |
65.2 |
50 |
100 |
0 |
58.2 |
82.1 |
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| Online databases |
28 |
13 |
15 |
28 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
8 |
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17.7 |
14.1 |
22.4 |
17.7 |
0 |
16.8 |
20.4 |
13.4 |
11.6 |
19.3 |
31.3 |
20 |
8.7 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
17.8 |
17.3 |
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| Web directory/subject related web site |
27 |
17 |
11 |
27 |
0 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
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17.2 |
18.4 |
15.7 |
17.2 |
0 |
19.5 |
12.2 |
23.3 |
18.6 |
15.8 |
31.3 |
0 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
50 |
0 |
11 |
31.7 |
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| Search engine |
23 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
7 |
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14.4 |
12.7 |
16.6 |
14.4 |
0 |
18.4 |
9.1 |
17.2 |
7 |
12.3 |
18.8 |
30 |
17.4 |
18.7 |
25 |
0 |
13.9 |
15.6 |
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| Internet searches |
15 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
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9.5 |
7.8 |
11.8 |
9.5 |
0 |
14.1 |
6.1 |
6.9 |
14 |
8.8 |
12.5 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
8.6 |
11.6 |
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| Online library catalogues and finding aids |
13 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
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8 |
6.3 |
10.2 |
8 |
0 |
5.1 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
9.3 |
5.3 |
12.5 |
10 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
7.1 |
10 |
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| Your own institution's web site |
11 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
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7 |
8.1 |
5.5 |
7 |
0 |
10.6 |
5.1 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
0 |
10 |
21.7 |
31.2 |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
8.1 |
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| Online reference service |
10 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
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6.3 |
8.5 |
3.4 |
6.3 |
0 |
9.5 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
20 |
0 |
12.5 |
25 |
0 |
7.2 |
4.3 |
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| Online abstracting and indexing services |
9 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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5.6 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
0 |
1.5 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
9.3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.6 |
8.2 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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1.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
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| Department web page |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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1.3 |
1 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
0 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1.9 |
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| Online bookstore |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.6 |
1.1 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
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 |
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| PERSONAL ASSISTANCE |
66 |
37 |
29 |
66 |
0 |
24 |
31 |
12 |
17 |
21 |
13 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
17 |
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41.7 |
40.9 |
42.8 |
41.7 |
0 |
36.9 |
47.5 |
39.7 |
44.2 |
36.8 |
43.8 |
50 |
43.5 |
43.7 |
25 |
0 |
44.2 |
35.8 |
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| Colleagues inside your institution |
38 |
18 |
20 |
38 |
0 |
17 |
16 |
5 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
11 |
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24.3 |
20.1 |
29.9 |
24.3 |
0 |
26.6 |
25.5 |
16.4 |
27.9 |
21.1 |
25 |
30 |
30.4 |
18.7 |
25 |
0 |
24.4 |
24 |
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| A librarian in your institution |
23 |
14 |
9 |
23 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
6 |
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14.7 |
15.5 |
13.7 |
14.7 |
0 |
9.6 |
18.8 |
17 |
9.3 |
12.3 |
18.8 |
30 |
26.1 |
12.5 |
25 |
0 |
15.7 |
12.4 |
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| Colleagues outside your institution |
22 |
16 |
6 |
22 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
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13.8 |
17.8 |
8.4 |
13.8 |
0 |
17.7 |
13.2 |
6.5 |
18.6 |
10.5 |
18.8 |
10 |
0 |
12.5 |
25 |
0 |
16.2 |
8.2 |
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| Professional meetings |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
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4.3 |
7.4 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
3 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12.5 |
0 |
0 |
6.1 |
0 |
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B |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.8 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
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| LIBRARY FACILITIES/PRINT |
53 |
40 |
12 |
53 |
0 |
17 |
23 |
13 |
10 |
19 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
10 |
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33.2 |
44.2 |
18.4 |
33.2 |
0 |
26.7 |
35.3 |
43.1 |
25.6 |
33.3 |
31.3 |
40 |
60.9 |
37.5 |
50 |
0 |
38.5 |
20.8 |
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B |
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35 |
24 |
11 |
35 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
10 |
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22.3 |
26.9 |
16 |
22.3 |
0 |
20.1 |
20.8 |
30.1 |
23.3 |
24.6 |
12.5 |
20 |
52.2 |
18.7 |
25 |
0 |
23.1 |
20.2 |
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| Personal subscriptions to newspapers,
magazines and journals |
10 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
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6 |
10.5 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1.5 |
7.4 |
13 |
4.7 |
7 |
12.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.6 |
0 |
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B |
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| References cited in books or journal
articles |
8 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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5.1 |
7.4 |
1.9 |
5.1 |
0 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
9.7 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
0 |
8.7 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
5.3 |
4.6 |
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| Your own personal physical
library/files/bookshelves |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
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4.5 |
7.8 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
10 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.4 |
0 |
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B |
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7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
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4.2 |
4 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
0 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18.7 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
4 |
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| Printed library catalogues and finding aids |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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1.2 |
2.1 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.7 |
0 |
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| Printed abstracting and indexing services |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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1.1 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0 |
2 |
0.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
4.3 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
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| Physical bookstore |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.8 |
1.4 |
0 |
0.8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
0 |
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| Online (unspecified) |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
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3.9 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
0 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
3.8 |
4 |
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4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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2.7 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
0 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
7 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1.9 |
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| E-journals |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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2 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
9.7 |
0 |
0 |
6.3 |
0 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
2.8 |
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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0.2 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0 |
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| Other |
20 |
14 |
6 |
20 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
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12.7 |
15.7 |
8.5 |
12.7 |
0 |
13.6 |
10.1 |
16.4 |
20.9 |
10.5 |
6.3 |
0 |
21.7 |
18.7 |
0 |
0 |
12.5 |
13 |
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| DK/Refused |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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3.2 |
5.6 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
0 |
1.8 |
12.5 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.6 |
0 |
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| None/No preferences |
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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3.1 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
3.1 |
0 |
6.2 |
0 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5.8 |
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