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Table 162 |
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| R7c_15. Where do you prefer to find information
about research related |
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| Pre-prints ? 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 |
79 |
39 |
40 |
79 |
0 |
35 |
29 |
16 |
17 |
32 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
47 |
32 |
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50.1 |
42.7 |
60 |
50.1 |
0 |
53.4 |
44.8 |
54.3 |
44.2 |
56.1 |
50 |
50 |
43.5 |
43.7 |
75 |
0 |
42.4 |
67.9 |
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| Online databases |
17 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
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10.5 |
6.7 |
15.6 |
10.5 |
0 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
3.4 |
11.6 |
14 |
12.5 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
10.7 |
10 |
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| Web directory/subject related web site |
16 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
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9.8 |
10.9 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
0 |
10.3 |
3.4 |
23.3 |
7 |
12.3 |
18.8 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.2 |
16.1 |
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| Search engine |
12 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
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7.3 |
3.7 |
12.1 |
7.3 |
0 |
11.7 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
12.5 |
20 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
25 |
0 |
6.2 |
9.8 |
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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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| Your own institution's web site |
8 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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5.3 |
6.4 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
0 |
6.4 |
5.1 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
31.2 |
0 |
0 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
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| Internet searches |
7 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
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4.6 |
3.6 |
5.8 |
4.6 |
0 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
6.9 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
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| Online library catalogues and finding aids |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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3.6 |
2 |
5.8 |
3.6 |
0 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
0 |
0 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
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| Online reference service |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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2.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
0 |
3.4 |
0 |
3.9 |
0 |
3.5 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
2.4 |
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| Department web page |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.7 |
0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0 |
1.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| E-mail listservs |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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0.6 |
1 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.9 |
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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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| 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 |
38 |
21 |
17 |
38 |
0 |
14 |
18 |
6 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
8 |
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24.3 |
23.5 |
25.3 |
24.3 |
0 |
22.3 |
28.3 |
19.6 |
34.9 |
21.1 |
18.8 |
10 |
13 |
37.5 |
0 |
0 |
27.2 |
17.4 |
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| Colleagues inside your institution |
15 |
5 |
11 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
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9.6 |
5.2 |
15.6 |
9.6 |
0 |
9.2 |
12.9 |
3 |
20.9 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
4.3 |
12.5 |
0 |
0 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
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| Colleagues outside your institution |
9 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
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6 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
6 |
0 |
8.8 |
4.5 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
6.3 |
0 |
0 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
7.7 |
1.9 |
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| A librarian in your institution |
9 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
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5.7 |
6.8 |
4.2 |
5.7 |
0 |
2.8 |
8.1 |
6.9 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
12.5 |
0 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
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| Professional meetings |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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3 |
5.2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12.5 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
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 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
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9.2 |
11.8 |
5.6 |
9.2 |
0 |
7.5 |
9.1 |
13 |
7 |
8.8 |
6.3 |
30 |
21.7 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
10.9 |
5.2 |
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| Campus library |
8 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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4.9 |
6 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
0 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
20 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.2 |
4.2 |
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| References cited in books or journal
articles |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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1.6 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
6.5 |
0 |
0 |
6.3 |
0 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.6 |
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| Personal subscriptions to newspapers,
magazines and journals |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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1.3 |
2.2 |
0 |
1.3 |
0 |
0 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
3.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
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| Printed abstracting and indexing services |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
0.4 |
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| Another library |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.6 |
0 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
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 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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| 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) |
5 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
0 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
4 |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
0 |
4.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
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| E-Journals |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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0.6 |
1 |
0 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Other |
8 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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5 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
5 |
0 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
0 |
7 |
5.3 |
0 |
10 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0 |
0 |
5.6 |
3.7 |
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| DK/Refused |
10 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
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6.4 |
10.8 |
0.4 |
6.4 |
0 |
7.8 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
0 |
3.5 |
25 |
0 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.1 |
0 |
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B |
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Q |
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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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